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Introduction to Chapters 39
and 40: The Galilee October 1, 2024 October 1, 2024 was the start of a New Stage of
the War between Israel and Hezbollah, part of the Axis of
Evil who shares a Border with Israel in Israel’s Northernmost Borders. This new stage of the war will usher in a
New Type of War, “Trial by Combat,” that will forever alter the
way Israel will fight their wars in the Middle East. A new type of war that could reshape a new
Middle East “Trial by Combat” is a Type of
“Spiritual Warfare” – a
Religious War that is Fought on the Battlefield where God Decides who wins! Neither Spiritual Battles nor Religious Wars can be Settled via
Diplomatic Means! That’s why the UN
was unable to enforce Resolution 1701 and why Hezbollah refused to abide by
UN Resolution 1701 because the conflicts between Hezbollah and Israel are
Spiritual. Spiritual Battles can only
be Settled via “Spiritual Warfare,”
hence, “Trial by Combat” by taking
the Battle to the Battlefield! Exodus
14:13-14; Joshua 5:13-15Judges 11; Isaiah 58:15-21; Ephesians 6; Revelation 12 What
is “Trial by Combat”: Trial
by Combat is referring to a legal matter that is settled on the battlefield
because the legal matter cannot be settled in the courts or by “Diplomatic”
means. For example, UN Resolution
1701that was voted on and passed by the United Nations, including the United
States, in 2006 was the UN’s “Diplomatic” solution to the conflict between
Hezbollah and Israel; however, the UN has never been able to enforce
Resolution 1701! Hence, Israel’s
decision to take the battle with Hezbollah to the battlefield! Trial by Combat is an ancient belief dating back to the days of
Jephthah who judged Israel for six years.
When the Ammonite King accused Israel of stealing land from the Ammonites
and Jephthah was unable to settle the disagreement via Diplomatic means –
Jephthah appealed to Israel’s Judge, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to
decide whose cause was righteous – Israel’s claim that the land in question
belonged to Israel or the Ammonites who were accusing the Israelites of
stealing their land. (Judges 11) Judges 11:26-27 26 “Israel has been living here for 300
years, inhabiting Heshbon and its surrounding settlements, all the way to
Aroer and its settlements, and in all the towns along the Arnon River. Why
have you made no effort to recover it before now? 27 Therefore, I have not sinned against you. Rather, you have wronged me by
attacking me. Let the LORD, who
is judge, decide today which of us is right—Israel or Ammon.” NLT Thus, to fight a battle via “Trial by Combat” means that
Jephthah believed that the battle between Israel and the Ammonites was a
spiritual conflict that could only be decided by the God of Israel. Jephthah believed that God would decide the
outcome of war on the battlefield and if Israel’s cause was a righteous
cause, then God would rule in Israel’s favor. And, so it is today!
Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has crossed over
Lebanon’s Borders to settle the differences between Lebanon and Israel on the
battleground inside Lebanon’s borders. In the following two chapters I provide a Biblical basis as to
why October 1, 2024 was a notable moment, an extraordinary moment, in
Israel’s History when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced to the
World that since they had not been able to settle their differences with
Hezbollah through Diplomatic means, specifically UN Resolution 1701, then
Israel would settle their differences with Hezbollah on the Battlefield
inside Lebanon’s Borders – in
essence Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was declaring that Israel
would settle their differences via “Trial
by Combat.” Chapter 39 and Chapter 40 are an in-depth account of “Trial by
Combat,” including here in America, as the concept of “Trial by Combat” was a
belief embraced by the Confederates who fought in America’s Civil War. And, who can forget on January 6, 2021 when President Trump and his personal attorney,
Rudy Giuliani, encouraged the thousands of
Trump supporters who had gathered for Trump’s rally in front of the White
House to “Fight like Hell” and settle the question of who won the 2020
Presidential Election via “Trial by
Combat.” Needless to say,
“Trial by Combat” is no stranger to America either literally or in theory. |