Zero Congressional Democrats Attend Embassy Dedication in Jerusalem

Two unique facts about Israel they came back to their own land and they spoke their original language. The fact that Israel spoke Hebrew was the only time in history a conquered people returned to their own language and only the third time in history that a conquered people returned to their own land.

Never before in human history has a people group lived on a specific region of land, and then were forcibly removed from that land, but returned to the same piece of land 70 years later — only to be forcibly removed again and scattered to the ends of the earth — to then return again to the same piece of real estate 2000 years later. Those returning are not only of the same blood line, but hold to the same religious scriptures and customs as their ancient ancestors. No people group in earth’s history even comes close to this. When ancient civilizations like the Roman Empire would conquer a region, they would take the captives and spread them throughout their Empire, knowing that within a couple generations that family would assimilate into their new culture. The Jewish people are the only ancient people group in history to retain their identity while away from their original homeland.

Hebrew is the only language on earth that was considered a “dead language” that has been revived for a common unifying language. Not Latin or Aramaic or any other ancient language in history, but Hebrew. Today, it’s being studied by millions and is the national language of the Jewish people.

So what makes Israel unique and why should we take a closer look? At the very least, we cannot say that Israel is just like every other nation, but consider there is something Sovereign at work. The only thing that ties these four points together is the Jewish people are the only family that the God of the Bible is said to have made an everlasting covenant with. What is happening right now with the land of Israel was foretold by the prophet Ezekiel, when “My People Israel” (Ezekiel 36:8-12) return to the land. The only language in history to ever be revived was the Israel’s native tongue and is also the original language of 2/3 of the Bible, which is was also written by Jews. All of these are culminating in our day and we are watching a nation do things that no other nation have done before — come back to their land, their language, and their heritage — but this is not so we look at Israel but to God.