What is it about Israel that is so special? How has she survived millennia of persecution and oppression? Why is she once again the central focus of world attention and politics? Could this be the time when the Father restores the kingdom to her? Israel is the delight of God's heart, the apple of His eye, His firstborn son (Ex 4:22), His sovereign choice, His special possession, and His eternal dwelling and glory (Is 46:13). She is the focus of Scripture, the burden of the prophets and the tears of the Messiah.
