Prophecy Fulfilled - He Shall Dip His Foot in Oil

Before Moses died, he blessed the children of Israel.  Of Asher he said, "Asher is most blessed of sons; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.  Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; as your days, so shall your strength be" (Deut. 33:24,25).

An understanding of the significance of these oil and gas discoveries requires a review of some biblical history.  The following Bible verses describe God’s promises to reveal and provide tremendous wealth for Israel in the Last Days.

The passages below were probably passed on orally from generation to generation and then written down several thousand years ago.

Deuteronomy 33:24  (As said of Asher, the 8th son of Jacob)
“More blessed than sons is Asher.  May he be favored by his brothers, and may he dip his foot in oil.”

Genesis 49:25
“From the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath.

Deuteronomy 33:13  (As said of Joseph)
“Blessed of the Lord be his land, with the choice things of heaven, with the dew, and from the deep lying beneath.

Deuteronomy 33:19
“They will call peoples to the mountain.  There they will offer righteous sacrifices, for they will draw out the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the sand.

Deuteronomy 32:12-13
“The Lord alone guided him, (Israel) and there was no foreign god with him.  He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he ate the produce of the field.  And he made him suck honey from the rock, and oil from the flinty rock.”

Isaiah 45:3
“I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden wealth of secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.”

In Daniel 12:4 the angel Michael told Daniel, "Conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.”

When this verse is linked with those above, I believe it shows how God is fulfilling prophecy and more and more rapidly unveiling His plan for the world as the time of His return draws nearer.
Drilling for oil in Israel was first done in the late 1940s in an area south of Tel Aviv near Ashkelon. In 1952, in order to attract other exploration to provide for Israel’s energy needs, Israel’s parliament enacted a bill into law that gave attractive incentives to companies which would come to Israel and drill.

These incentives included low taxes and low royalty payments to the government.  Oil was discovered in 1955, but the size of the discovery was not significant.  Other small oil companies continued to drill.  They discovered a few oil fields, but these, too, were not commercially viable.

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