God could’ve took Israel along the green line walking them on the beach enjoying the Mediterranean sea but instead he took them the long way around. God’s goal for Israel is maturity not comfort. Which brings us to the question who is Israel today? Answer Jesus. Are you in Jesus? God’s desire for Israel has always been to trust Him & lean not on our own understanding.
“ But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, {to redeem those under the law,} that we might receive adoption to sonship.”Galatians 4:4-5 NIV