By Jan Markell
July 31, 2012
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The Olympics are a little microcosm of the world. The entire 2012 event is hostile to Israel. We can start with Israel’s capital, Jerusalem. It was handed over to “Palestine” at the start of the Olympics. Then the International Olympic Committee (IOC) moved Jerusalem to her proper place — Israel — but then got cold feet! To avoid all conflict, the IOC removed the name of the capitals of all participating nationsso they could be seen as politically correct.
It is impossible to read the Old Testament and conclude anything other than the fact that God chose the nation of Israel and her people, the Jews, to be His chosen nation through whom He would accomplish His chosen task of walking among His created order. This experience was realized just for a brief time in the Garden of Eden, but with the sin of Adam and Eve, the experience was lost, and the waiting for a Redeemer, the anointed Messiah to remedy the problem, began. Through time, God chose Abraham and promised through him a great nation, one that would bless all the families of the world. It was through this nation that God’s Messiah would establish God’s presence among men once again. 