Ezekiel 38-39 by Thomas Ice
Twice Israel and Jerusalem are said in Ezekiel to dwell at the center of the earth. "Thus says the Lord God, 'This is Jerusalem; I have set her at the center of the nations, with lands around her'" (Ezek. 5:5). Rabbi Fisch says, "Following Ezekiel, Dante places Jerusalem at the centre of the world, with the Ganges as the extreme east and the pillars of Hercules as the extreme west." Israel and its chief city Jerusalem was created by God and placed in the center of the earth so that she could be alight to the nations as the Lord desired to use her to spread His message across the globe...
Series:Ezekiel 38 & 39
