born again OP-ED: On ISRAEL's territory

The LORD tells Moses:

Exodus 3:17

King James Version

17 And I have said, I will bring you up

out of the affliction of Egypt

unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites,

and the Amorites, and the Perizzites,

and the Hivites, and the Jebusites,

unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

How big was the original land given by GOD to Abraham?

What was the full extent of Israel's land?

How far did her land go?

Nothing like the Bible to prove GOD's WORD.

And to prove the extent of Israel's territory.

Which many contest to this day.

And yet, a born again turns to Scripture.

We are "Berean" in our approach.

We are taught by the HOLY SPIRIT.

We want GOD to always have the last say.

We abide by His WORD.

In "The LORD's land", we quoted Christian Answers here:

"The full territory promised as an inheritance to the seed of Abraham (Genesis 15:18-21; Numbers 34:1-12) was much greater than just the land of Canaan. It was bounded on the east by the Euphrates River, on the west by the Mediterranean Sea, on the north by the “entrance of Hamath,” and on the south by the “river of Egypt” (apparently the Nile River). This extent of territory, about 60,000 square miles, was eventually conquered by King David, and was ruled over also by his son King Solomon (2 Samuel 8; 1 Chronicles 18; 1 Kings 4:1; 1 Kings 4:21)."

In detail, using the excerpt, and verses, supplied:

"The full territory promised

as an inheritance to the seed of Abraham"

Genesis 15:18-21

King James Version

18 In the same day

the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying,

Unto thy seed have I given this land,

from the river of Egypt

unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites,

and the Kadmonites,

20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites,

and the Rephaims,

21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites,

and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

Numbers 34:1-12

King James Version

34 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Command the children of Israel,

and say unto them,

When ye come into the land of Canaan;

(this is the land that shall fall unto you

for an inheritance,

even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

3 Then your south quarter shall be from the

wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom,

and your south border shall be

the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

4 And your border shall turn

from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim,

and pass on to Zin:

and the going forth thereof shall be

from the south to Kadeshbarnea,

and shall go on to Hazaraddar,

and pass on to Azmon:

5 And the border shall fetch a compass

from Azmon unto the river of Egypt,

and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

6 And as for the western border,

ye shall even have the great sea for a border:

this shall be your west border.

7 And this shall be your north border:

from the great sea ye shall point out

for you mount Hor:

8 From mount Hor ye shall point out

your border unto the entrance of Hamath;

and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:

9 And the border shall go on to Ziphron,

and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan:

this shall be your north border.

10 And ye shall point out your east border

from Hazarenan to Shepham:

11 And the coast shall go down

from Shepham to Riblah,

on the east side of Ain;

and the border shall descend,

and shall reach unto the side of the sea

of Chinnereth eastward:

12 And the border shall go down to Jordan,

and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea:

this shall be your land

with the coasts thereof round about.

"It was bounded on the east by the Euphrates River,

on the west by the Mediterranean Sea,

on the north by the “entrance of Hamath,”

and on the south by the “river of Egypt”

(apparently the Nile River)."

"This extent of territory, about 60,000 square miles,

was eventually conquered by King David,

and was ruled over also by his son King Solomon."

2 Samuel 8

1 Chronicles 18

1 Kings 4:1

King James Version

4 So king Solomon was king

over all Israel.

1 Kings 4:21

King James Version

21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms

from the river unto the land of the Philistines,

and unto the border of Egypt:

they brought presents, and served Solomon

all the days of his life.

Christian Answers tells us more:

"This vast empire was The Promised Land, and Canaan was only a part of it, terminating in the north at the southern extremity of the Lebanon range, and in the south in the wilderness of Paran, thus extending in all to about 144 miles in length. Its average breadth was about 60 miles from the Mediterranean on the west to beyond the Jordan. During the reign of King Solomon, Israel actually had control of most of this area."

"The Promised Land includes not only ancient Canaan, modern Israel, Gaza and other Palestinian lands, but also parts of modern day Turkey, Syria, and Jordan and possibly some of Egypt."

From all that, we gather that Israel should have at least 60,000 square miles.

Today, here's the reality:

"Israel's area is approximately 20,770 km2 (8,019 sq mi), which includes 445 km2 (172 sq mi) of inland water.[1][2][3] Israel stretches 424 km (263 mi) from north to south, and its width ranges from 114 km (71 mi) at its widest point to 10 km (6.2 mi) at its narrowest point.[3] It has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 26,352 km2 (10,175 sq mi)."

-- "Geography of Israel" (Wikipedia)

What happened to the difference of 51,981 square miles?

How the evil in people want more of what's left.

Not even wanting to acknowledge her statehood.

All who have sought Israel's destruction will answer to GOD.

She has been cheated of her GOD-given land, and rightful heritage.

People have not honored GOD's covenant with Abraham.

They've divided up GOD's land.

Obviously, they don't honor Israel.

They've oppressed her too much, too long.

Neither do they honor the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

As JESUS said: