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April 29, 2022
The Holocaust: An Attempt to Stop God
Holocaust Remembrance Day is being observed this week in Israel and around the world. It is a painful day, and our hearts should break over the senseless death and carnage the Jewish people suffered. Be certain of this one thing: God did not cause it. Evil men empowered by Satan did. They wanted to stop what God had promised and had already begun—the return of the Jewish people to their homeland. But evil failed, and just three years after the end of WWII the State of Israel was born.
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Well Holocaust Remembrance Day is being observed this week in Israel and around
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00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:11,640
the world. It is a very painful time for the Jewish people and it's one that
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00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:17,400
often elicits questions about where was God in the Holocaust. I just want to take
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00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:22,160
a quick moment and share a thought with you today. So welcome to this week's
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00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,360
Shabbat Shalom devotional. When I try to share just a little inspiration and
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00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:32,520
bring a little peace to the close of your very busy week. You know the Holocaust
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00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:38,220
is not a subject that can be covered in a three-minute devotional nor is this
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00:00:38,220 --> 00:00:45,120
depressing subject one that is usually used to bring inspiration or peace. But I
9
00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:50,680
want to share just one thought with you that actually you might actually find to
10
00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:56,760
be encouraging. You know the Holocaust happened within a certain context and
11
00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:03,440
that is when it begins to make sense. When we understand the context was the
12
00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:08,640
return of the Jewish people to their ancient homeland and the founding of the
13
00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:13,400
state of Israel. God had been at work for several hundred years getting
14
00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:20,280
everything in place. One of the pieces was the birth of the Zionist movement
15
00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:25,800
under the leadership of Theodore Herzl and he organized the very first
16
00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:34,240
Zionist Congress in 1897 and at that Congress he stated almost prophetically
17
00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:41,280
that within 50 years they would have a Jewish state. Now as those 50 years began
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00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:48,240
to tick by the rise of the Nazi movement in Germany resulted in World War II and
19
00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:55,240
not only the murder of six million Jews but actually 50 million people died in
20
00:01:55,240 --> 00:02:02,280
the carnage of World War II. It was evil men at their worst and they destroyed
21
00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:09,360
Europe and themselves in the quest to rid the world of the Jewish people. Now my
22
00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:16,200
personal opinion is this was just the devil's attempt to stop the Jewish
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00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:23,080
return to their ancient homeland. The good news is that the Holocaust could not
24
00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:32,280
stop God. Just three years after the end of World War II Israel was born. Now my
25
00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:38,240
heart breaks for the death and the carnage that evil caused but be certain
26
00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:47,080
God did not cause it. Evil men empowered by Satan himself wanted to stop God and
27
00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:53,920
what he had promised to do and what he had set in motion to do but they failed.
28
00:02:53,920 --> 00:03:01,120
When the 50 years was up almost to the very day the United Nations voted to
29
00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:07,720
allow the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine and six months later the state
30
00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:14,520
of Israel was born. Not only was Herzl prophetic but the ancient Hebrew
31
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prophet Ezekiel described the situation perfectly in his vision of the valley of
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00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:28,880
dry bones. I believe this prophecy was God's way of letting us know he had seen
33
00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:36,240
it coming all along but in the end he would restore his people to their
34
00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:44,400
ancient homeland and breathe life in them again. Evil would not win. This weekend
35
00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:51,240
as you take a little Shabbat rest take a look at Ezekiel 37 the valley of dry
36
00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:58,920
bones and realize we serve a God that is so great and he sees the end from the
37
00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,840
beginning. May that bring you a little bit of inspiration and a little bit of
38
00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:16,800
peace at the end of this week and I wish you Shabbat Shalom.
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,960
Well Holocaust Remembrance Day is being observed this week in Israel and around
2
00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:11,640
the world. It is a very painful time for the Jewish people and it's one that
3
00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:17,400
often elicits questions about where was God in the Holocaust. I just want to take
4
00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:22,160
a quick moment and share a thought with you today. So welcome to this week's
5
00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,360
Shabbat Shalom devotional. When I try to share just a little inspiration and
6
00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:32,520
bring a little peace to the close of your very busy week. You know the Holocaust
7
00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:38,220
is not a subject that can be covered in a three-minute devotional nor is this
8
00:00:38,220 --> 00:00:45,120
depressing subject one that is usually used to bring inspiration or peace. But I
9
00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:50,680
want to share just one thought with you that actually you might actually find to
10
00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:56,760
be encouraging. You know the Holocaust happened within a certain context and
11
00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:03,440
that is when it begins to make sense. When we understand the context was the
12
00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:08,640
return of the Jewish people to their ancient homeland and the founding of the
13
00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:13,400
state of Israel. God had been at work for several hundred years getting
14
00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:20,280
everything in place. One of the pieces was the birth of the Zionist movement
15
00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:25,800
under the leadership of Theodore Herzl and he organized the very first
16
00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:34,240
Zionist Congress in 1897 and at that Congress he stated almost prophetically
17
00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:41,280
that within 50 years they would have a Jewish state. Now as those 50 years began
18
00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:48,240
to tick by the rise of the Nazi movement in Germany resulted in World War II and
19
00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:55,240
not only the murder of six million Jews but actually 50 million people died in
20
00:01:55,240 --> 00:02:02,280
the carnage of World War II. It was evil men at their worst and they destroyed
21
00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:09,360
Europe and themselves in the quest to rid the world of the Jewish people. Now my
22
00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:16,200
personal opinion is this was just the devil's attempt to stop the Jewish
23
00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:23,080
return to their ancient homeland. The good news is that the Holocaust could not
24
00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:32,280
stop God. Just three years after the end of World War II Israel was born. Now my
25
00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:38,240
heart breaks for the death and the carnage that evil caused but be certain
26
00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:47,080
God did not cause it. Evil men empowered by Satan himself wanted to stop God and
27
00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:53,920
what he had promised to do and what he had set in motion to do but they failed.
28
00:02:53,920 --> 00:03:01,120
When the 50 years was up almost to the very day the United Nations voted to
29
00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:07,720
allow the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine and six months later the state
30
00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:14,520
of Israel was born. Not only was Herzl prophetic but the ancient Hebrew
31
00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:21,840
prophet Ezekiel described the situation perfectly in his vision of the valley of
32
00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:28,880
dry bones. I believe this prophecy was God's way of letting us know he had seen
33
00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:36,240
it coming all along but in the end he would restore his people to their
34
00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:44,400
ancient homeland and breathe life in them again. Evil would not win. This weekend
35
00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:51,240
as you take a little Shabbat rest take a look at Ezekiel 37 the valley of dry
36
00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:58,920
bones and realize we serve a God that is so great and he sees the end from the
37
00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,840
beginning. May that bring you a little bit of inspiration and a little bit of
38
00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:16,800
peace at the end of this week and I wish you Shabbat Shalom.
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