In Defense of Israel, Revised: The Bible's Mandate for Supporting the Jewish State (Revised)

by John Hagee

Book Overview

Why is the Middle East in such turmoil?
Is the modern State of Israel in the plan of God?
Can and should Christians do more than pray for Israel?
Does God's Word contain instructions to Christians regarding the treatment of Jewish people?

In the near-thirty years John Hagee has been a lover of Israel, he has grappled with each of these questions. Most Christians today don't know much about the Jewish faith or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599792109
• ISBN13: 9781599792101
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Charisma House
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

In Defense Of Israel

Written clearly and defended Biblically by Renowned author John Hagee. I learned so much more than I've ever read before about world history. Including the history of Israel. All in the first 3 chapters. Everyone should read this book. Christian's and secular critics who oppose Israel.

Book Review

Great book. Gives a small clue as to why the Islam faith has such a hard time with Israel.

this is a hogwash book if you don't believe the bible to 100% true, but...

if you DO believe the Bible to be the LIVING, BREATHING, WORD of GOD - then this book is dead on!!!!! The only complaint I have about it, which John Hagee admitted himself later, was improper terminology when he stated that Jesus did not come to be the "Messiah" for Israel. This is "technically" inaccurate... Jesus did come to be the "REINING Messiah" here on earth for Israel in His 1st coming, but He DID come to be the "Messiah" over death, hell, and the grave. Jesus WILL, however, come again to be the reining Messiah here on earth, in Israel, at a later date... The BIBLE clearly teaches this... If the reader does not accept this as a fact, then he does not acknowledge the Bible as the Word of God!!! Just from personal experience over how my life has been blessed this last year, I can testify that Genesis 12:3 is an eternal covenant between the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob... Most Jews today DON'T accept Jesus as Messiah; therefore, they, for a time, have been cut off spiritually - this is actually a benefit for us gentiles (those not Jewish in the flesh). Matthew 25:40, I don't care how it's misquoted in churches, is LITERALLY out of the Greek translation talking about how the gentile nations treated Jesus' "brethern" in the flesh (Jewish people)- not any beggar on the street. On the flip side, I can absolutely see how, if you DON'T accept the Bible to be God's Word, people hate Jewish people because many of them are wealthy, greedy people... However, it is not for their sake we as Christians should go out of our way to bless them; we should actually bless them out of being selfish on our own part and hold the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to His covenant in Genesis 12:3 and "get our piece of the pie" - to quote a certain presidential candidate!!!

Classic Hagee

I really love John HAgee, though I may not agree with all his views he is an awesome crusader for Christ. Many times people disagree with and author and then classify him or her as the enemie..now that is idiotic-we all wont agree all the time! John Hagee has great sermons and great ethic as a Christian pastor-he is NOT GOD! just a pastor feeding the flock..hte sheep of the pasture of the Ultimate Lamb Of God Jesus Christ.I never looka t any pastor as a all-knowing entity there human like the rest of us! prone to error and mistake-but I love his views on Isreal and the Jews they are indeed the way to find salvation-Jesus said "Salvation is of the Jews" the Jews produced the sinless Son Of The Almighty threw the virgin birth--(by the way those who discredit virgin births need only google the term virgin birth and will see how possible it is! But this was no "ordinary" if you will virgin Birth-this was a pregnancy spawned by the very Spirit of God-anyways..this is a great book-ilove John Hagee!!

Very informative!

I would have to say that this is the most accurate book concerning Israel I have ever read. Although I don't agree with Hagee in some of his beliefs on other Biblical and religious subjects, this is a must read to understand Israel and the jewish people and our relationship with them as gentiles and christians.

John Hagee, In Defense of Israel

I am not the type that goes out and buys every book and I do not fall for every gimmick. This book is excellent. The term he uses for Messiah is used in his case as one who comes to deliver like Moses did when he came to deliver the children of Israel from Egyptian bondage. The Jews in the days of Jesus would gladly have accepted Jesus as Messiah if He would have been the type of Messiah they were expecting, that is one who would deliver them from the Roman oppression. Jesus did refuse to be that kind of Messiah. He is going to be that kind of Messiah the second time around. John Hagee never once says that Jesus did not come to save the Jews from sin or become a savior. His use of the term Messiah is not as savior but as one who takes over and delivers from their enemies like he will do at the second coming. We have to actually read the book to understand his full meaning. We can't review this book by just listening to the promotion video. I am not endorsing all John Hagee preaches or teaches but this book is okay and is not heresy or anti-christ in any way. Everything he says about the early persecution of the Jews is very true. I didn't get that from Hagee alone but from reading history. The Jews did very little persecution compared to the the persecution done to them.