A Donkey of A Man
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hundreds of Hamas fighters firing rockets and mortar shells captured the headquarters of the Fatah-allied security forces in northern Gaza on Tuesday, scoring a key victory in the bloody battle for control of the seaside strip.
Both sides said Gaza had descended into civil war, as the death toll from two days of Palestinian fighting reached 37.
Tuesday’s battles marked a turning point, with Hamas moving systematically to seize Fatah positions in what some in the Islamic militant group said would be a decisive phase in the yearlong power struggle. The confrontations became increasingly brutal in recent days, with some killed execution-style in the streets, others in hospital shootouts or thrown off rooftops. By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writer
Do you remember what the angel said about the descendants of Ishmael? “He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
Can you imagine a society run by the Palestinians? Can you picture anything but guns, terror, fighting, deceitfulness and ruin coming from the Gaza Strip? Is it within the realm of possibility that a sane society can come forth from a place where hate is taught in the schools, in the homes and in the Mosques? Is this what Washington thinks can happen in the Biblical land called Israel? If so, they are not paying attention to the past or the present.
There will never be peace in the land of Israel even though we are told to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” I also know everyone is not going to accept Jesus Christ as the true Messiah of God. But that does not stop me from praying for that to happen. So, we pray for peace. But in our heart, we know it is not forthcoming. That is, until the time Jesus comes and sets His foot upon the Mt. of Olives.