By: Dale Weckbacher
Genesis 12:3
I will bless those
who bless you,
And I will curse him
who curses you;
And in you all the
families of the earth shall be blessed."
NKJV
History is full of examples of
nations deciding not to lend support to the Jews and the Nation of Israel and
not coincidentally, in my belief, this decision is followed by the fall of
these nations from power. For example,
the Nation of Spain in the later part of the fifteenth century was the world’s
prominent power. In fact, Christopher
Columbus sailed and discovered the New World under the Spanish flag. However, at the same time of Columbus’
journey, Spain was committing atrocious acts against the Jews during the
Spanish Inquisition. Less than 100 years
later, the Spanish Armada, the most powerful navy in the world, was rendered utterly
powerless, completing Spain’s fall from power.
(1)
After the Holocaust, the nation of
Germany was a divided nation. Its
agricultural production was 35 percent of what it was prior to World War II and
Germany was required to cede 25 percent of its pre-Anschluss territory to
Poland and the Soviet Union. In
addition, both Western Allies and the Soviet Union used German POW’s in forced
labor. (1)
However, the Nation of Germany has
experienced reunification and financial prosperity in recent years. In what many believe is not a coincidence,
this reunification and prosperity occurred soon after Germany’s Christians made
repentance and restitution for the atrocities of the Holocaust. (1) The question we must ask ourselves is this,
do these two examples of the fall of a nation and the example of the turnaround
of a nation provide examples of the validity of the prophecy of Genesis
12:3. We also must ask ourselves whether
Genesis 12:3 is a guideline for how nations of the world should treat Israel
and the Jews.
The nuclear deal with Iran is
complete (2) and thanks to the recently
passed Corker bill, instead of the Senate voting for the agreement as a treaty
requiring 2/3 vote for approval, the agreement will take effect unless Congress
disapproves it. In other words, with the
cloture rules in the Senate, passage of legislation disapproving of the deal
will require 60 votes and should they attain the 60 votes, 67 votes will be
necessary to override a promised presidential veto. (3)
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime
Minister of Israel came out and condemned the deal claiming it was a “bad
mistake of historic proportions” that would allow “aggression and terror” to
continue. (4) Prime Minister Netanyahu
went on to say that the deal provides “a sure path to nuclear weapons,” (4) nuclear weapons in the most dangerous part
of the world. It is understandable that
Prime Minister Netanyahu has concerns for Iran has repeatedly chanted death to
Israel (5) and if they acquire nuclear
weapons, is rightfully concerned Iran will not hesitate to use these weapons on
Israel.
However, the question citizens of
the United States must ask themselves is that with the United States leading
the charge to make this deal, is the United States going down the same path as
Spain and Germany. Like Spain prior to
the Spanish Inquisition, the United States is a world power with the most
powerful military in the world. Much of
this rise to power is the result, in my opinion, of the godly founding of the
nation as seen in the Declaration of Independence. (6) In
addition, the United States has traditionally been a supporter of Israel and seen
by many as Israel’s last remaining ally.
(1)
With the signing and almost
certain congressional failure to disapprove the deal, we must now wonder if the
United States will lose the blessings it has enjoyed from God and instead fall
under the curse promised in Genesis 12:3 as a result of ratifying this bad
deal. Since Scripture is always true and
reliable because it is the Word of God, sadly the answer is yes. However, as we observed with Germany, it is
not too late to reverse course and once again fall under the umbrella of God’s
blessing by praying and urging lawmakers to overwhelmingly disapprove of this
deal.
Even though this may seem
impossible, we have a God that can perform miracles and we must pray for one here. The Corker bill passed with an overwhelming
majority demonstrating that at times this divided Congress can agree. Next year is also an election year with many
congresspersons and senators coming up for reelection. By expressing our disapproval of this bad
deal, we may sway enough Senators and Representatives into voting to disapprove
this deal and override any veto out of fear of losing their reelection
bids.
Genesis 12:3 is clear, God blesses
those nations that bless Israel, and curses those that do not. Let us insure the United States does not
change sides on this issue by flooding the phone lines and email servers of
Congress with calls to disapprove of this bad and dangerous deal.
1. Bernis, Jonathan.
A Rabbi Looks at the Last Days. Bloomington MN 55438 : Chosen
Books, 2013.
2. Sanger, Michael R.
Gordon and David E. Deal Reached on Iran Nuclear Program; Limits on Fuel
Would Lessen With Time. mobile.nytimes.com. [Online] The New York Times,
July 14, 2015. [Cited: July 19, 2015.] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-deal-is-reached-after-long-negotiations.html.
3. Thiessen, Marc A.
Kill Corkers Disasterous Iran Bill. www.washingtonpost.com. [Online] The
Washington Post, April 27, 2015. [Cited: July 19, 2015.]
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kill-corkers-disastterous-iran-bill/2015/04/27/643be5ba-ecdd-11e4-8abc-d6aa3bad79dd_story.html.
4. Dearden, Lizzie.
Iran Nuclear Deal: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Condemns 'Bad Mistake of
Historic Proportions'. www.independent.co.uk. [Online] The Independent,
July 14, 2015. [Cited: July 19, 2015.]
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-nuclear-deal-benjamin-netanyahu-condemns-bad-mistake-of-historic-proportions-10386944.html.
5. AP, Times of Israel
Staff and AFP. Amid Chants of 'Death to Israel,' Iran Leader Calls for
'Win-Win' nuke deal. www.timesofisrael.com. [Online] The Times of
Israel, February 11, 2015. [Cited: July 19, 2015.]
6. ushistory.org.
The Declaration of Independence. www.ushistory.org. [Online]
Ushistory.org. [Cited: July 19, 2015.]
www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm.
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