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Here's an very interesting article

by Mark Hitchcock

God's Faithfulness to Israel.

Part 1 of 5.

After the destruction of the second Jewish Temple in A.D. 70, a group of rabbis accompanied Rabbi Akiva up to Jerusalem. When they reached Mount Scopus and the site of the Temple came into view, they tore their garments. When they reached the Temple Mount, they saw a fox dart out from the spot where the Holy of Holies had stood in the Holy Temple. The other rabbis began to weep, but Rabbi Akiva laughed.

"Akiva," they said to him, "you never cease to amaze us. We are crying, and you laugh!"

But Rabbi Akiva asked, "And you, why are you crying?"

The rabbis responded, "What? Shall we not weep? The place about which Scripture states, 'and the stranger who draws close shall die,' has become a den of foxes. Indeed, this is a fulfillment of the verse, 'For Mt. Zion which lies desolate, foxes prowl over it.'" This is exactly why I laugh," Akiva replied. "For just as we have seen the prophecies of Jerusalem's destruction come to pass, so, too, know that the prophecies of her future consolation shall also be fulfilled. I laughed because I remembered the verses, 'Old men and old women will once again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with his staff in his hand because of advanced age; and the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its streets.' The Holy One, blessed be He, has declared that, just as the first prophecies have been fulfilled, so shall the latter. I am joyous that the first have already come to pass, for the latter shall be fulfilled in the future."

Why do we trust God's providence and promises?

For one of many reasons, he's been active and faithful in our lives whether by blessings or chastening.

Another way, The Nation Israel!

God has shown the world he's a God that provides and keeps his promises, That is through the Nation Israel.

What's their future?

God bless.