From the River to the Sea [Excerpts]

The boundaries of the Nation of Israel by covenant from YHWH were and still are “From the river to the sea.” From time to time in the nation’s history God removed them from the land due to disobedience, or idolatry, etc. but always had them return. The last time the Israelis were dispersed from the land was in A.D. 70.

Ironically, the expression “From the river to the sea” has become a very popular slogan for Israel’s surrounding nations. We have been hearing that slogan frequently even in our own nation, especially on college campuses – but with an ironic evil twist. The expression is not being voiced by the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Israel but rather from the enemies of Israel – who are demanding to rid the “promised land” of God’s covenant people, Israel.

How can people not see the evil irony of this demand?

The updated Hamas version, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” has a sort of a ring to it and markets well, especially among those who know relatively little about history, and even less about biblical history or the dark spiritual nature of the conflict. The current version of this “from the river to the sea” chant of course does not come from the word of God. It is instead a modified version from the 2017 Hamas Charter (the original Hamas Charter was done in 1988). The first line of Article 2 begins:

"Palestine, which extends from the River Jordan in the east to the Mediterranean in the west.

"Hamas does not recognize the reestablishment of the Nation of Israel in 1948 and in Article 5 claims: The Palestinian identity is authentic and timeless; it is passed from generation to generation.

"The evidence seems to demonstrate this claim is not true. “Palestine and the Palestinians (1948–67)” points out: the idea that Palestinians form a distinct people is relatively recent. The Arabs living in Palestine had never had a separate state. Until the establishment of Israel, the term Palestinian was used by Jews and foreigners to describe the inhabitants of Palestine and had only begun to be used by the Arabs themselves at the turn of the 20th century."

To our knowledge, there is no archaeological history that would support the claim that any Palestinian identity existed and has been “passed from generation to generation.” On the other hand, there is a great deal of evidence that attests to Jewish history in the land dating back thousands of years. Biblical figures validated by archaeological finds is just one of the most recent examples.

Is the issue simply that Jews are living unfairly in the land that Hamas claims has for generations been recognized as its own? We don’t think that is the case at all. It seems again to be a spiritual battle.

The inexplicable hatred of the Jewish people down through the centuries, and the current drive to rid the world of Jews is a spiritual issue. It is evil and a slap of the face to the living God. The cleaning of the land “From the river to the sea,” is not simply to remove the Jews to other nations but is a call for the elimination of all Jews.

https://midwestoutreach.org/2025/05/29/from-the-river-to-the-sea-2/