Iran and its proxies promised to strike Israel, but they have yet to do so. Is God protecting his chosen nation and people?

From All Israel News. Why hasn’t the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hezbollah, its terror proxy army in Lebanon, launched thousands of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and suicide drones at Israel?

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For weeks, the Israeli military has been on the highest possible alert. …

Yet, so far, the attack has not come.

Why not?

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER SPEAKS OF “DIVINE WRATH” 

Ever since Fuad Shukr, the #2-ranking Hezbollah leader, was assassinated in his apartment in Beirut — and Ismail Haniyeh, the #1 top leader of Hamas, was assassinated in Tehran on July 31 — Israel’s mortal enemies have been vowing revenge.

In his Aug. 1 speech, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s top leader, vowed to punish Israel terribly.

“Our response is coming, Allah willing,” Nasrallah declared. Because the “precious blood” of his deputy, Fuad Shukr, has been shed, “the resistance [Hezbollah’s army] cannot — no matter what the consequences — remain idle.” …

For his part, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – Iran’s so-called “Supreme Leader” – went even further.

Not only did he vow to inflict revenge on Israel, he declared that the Iranian regime would experience “divine wrath” if it even hesitated to retaliate for the deaths of its top terror proxy leaders.

WHAT, THEN, IS TAKING SO LONG?

Many Israelis, as well as many Palestinians, and Arabs throughout the Epicenter, are baffled that apocalypse-level attacks have not yet come.

What’s taking so long? …

Has the Supreme Leader of Iran ordered Nasrallah to attack and Nasrallah is hesitating, or outright refusing?

Or is it the Ayatollah Khamenei who is hesitating to give the order, either to Hezbollah or to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps?

It would seem more likely that Khamenei and Nasrallah are hesitating than that their subordinates are not obeying direct orders to unleash hell on “the Zionist entity.”

To be sure, it’s possible that both are using these weeks to prepare for a massive strike, or just a limited one.

It’s also possible that as they prepare for their revenge option, Khamenei and Nasrallah believe they are inflicting sufficient psychological and economic damage on Israel by having the threat of a massive missile attack looming …

IS GOD HIMSELF THWARTING THE ATTACK?

While all these are possible, there is another possibility that Christians should consider.

Perhaps God Himself is supernaturally thwarting Iran and Hezbollah from taking their revenge.

Perhaps the fact that (as of the publication of this column) no massive attack has come, is powerful evidence that the prayers of millions of Evangelicals and other Christians for “the peace of Jerusalem” are working. …

II KINGS 6: THE STORY OF GOD SUPERNATURALLY THWARTING AN ATTACK FROM SYRIA

Throughout the Bible, we read of multiple occasions when God supernaturally thwarts attacks against Israel.

In II Kings, chapter six, for example, we read the story of the king of Aram (the ancient name for the lands that are modern-day Syria) plotting to attack and destroy Israel.

Yet time after time, the scriptures tell us that God told the Hebrew prophet Elisha exactly what location the Aramean military forces would be coming to.

Elisha, in turn, told the king of Israel, who promptly ordered Israel’s army to those locations to block an Aramean invasion. …

So, the king of Aram orders his army to hunt down and assassinate Elisha.

But this plot, too, God foils. …

WHAT THREE LESSONS SHOULD WE TAKE AWAY TODAY?

I believe there are three important lessons that we should take away from these biblical stories for our situation today.

First, God loves to hear and respond favorably to the faithful, earnest, and unceasing prayers and fasting, and the heartfelt praise and worship of His people. So, let us keep praying for the God of Israel to thwart the evil plans of Israel’s enemies and pray for the safety and salvation of Israel.

Second, God does not want us to cower in fear but to live with great trust and confidence in His care and protection. So, let us keep turning to Him, keep reading His Word, and keep focusing on His promises to guard and watch over us.

Third, God may choose in His sovereign will to let our enemies attack — but He promises never to leave or forsake His true children, He promises those who love and serve him with their whole hearts that in the end justice will be done, and He promises that Israel’s enemies will be vanquished in the end. So, even if He allows Iran and Hezbollah and others to attack, let’s not panic. Let’s keep trusting Him and asking Him to show us how we can be a light for Jesus Christ in the darkness. …

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(Excerpt from All Israel News. Photo Credit: Jonny Gios on Unsplash)