Why Israel is special to us?
About 80% of our Bible is about Israel. Our faith has its roots dug deeply into Israel's soil. Our Lord walked there. The prophets preached there. Jesus started His Church there. The Apostles took the Great Commission to the world from there. And of course the Scriptures were given by God to His choice leaders there. The nation, Israel, itself is a miracle too. A miracle is that it even survives in the midst of the Islamic Middle East. The cell phone was developed in Israel by Israelis working for Motorola. Voice mail technology was developed in Israel by Israelis working for Microsoft and Cisco. Instant Messenger for America Online was developed in 1996 by four young Israelis. Israel has the largest number of NASDAQ listed companies outside the United States and Canada. Israel has the highest number of scientists and technicians per capita in the workforce. One hundred forty five out of every ten thousand Israelis are employed in these technical professions. Israel is the only cou...