Just a thought

First the egyptians were persecuting the israelites and then the Israelites broke free and began dominating and taking over the promised land, then they started fighting among themselves, the love of the world crept in and they started straying from God's original plan. Then came saducees, pharisees and the various sects not mentioned in the old testament. And then the nation called israel was destroyed and its people were scattered...

Now what do we have? After the death and resurrection of Christ, the church was persecuted but still thrived and grew, then came the times of the spanish inquisition where people where killed in the name of God, the church has split up into various segments with they all fighting among themselves, the world has crept in as well with the people that claim to call on the name of God not living a life not much different from the world. Solomon says that what has been will surely be again, there is nothing new under d sun, israel has been persecuted again and have fought and conquered for their land and are still fighting for it. Will the church learn from them? Would we in our individual lives learn from them?

If my people will humble themselves and pray and then turn from their wicked ways, God says he will hear from heaven and He will heal not the people but their land...
Just a thought...