Last month, the Palestinians once again firebombed Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem, Israel.
This is at least the 10th time in the last 30 years the Palestinians have tried to destroy the tomb. Now, Muslims claim to revere Joseph and hold his tomb to be sacred. So why do they frequently try to destroy it?
In Genesis, Joseph extracted a promise from his brothers that after his death they would carry his bones from Egypt back “…to the land which He [God] promised on oath to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob.” (Genesis 50:24-25 NASB)
Moses fulfilled that promise and Joshua 24:32 describes the burial of Joseph’s bones at Shechem.
So why are Muslims so bent on eradicating the memorial? Because the tomb is not just about Joseph. It is a monument to God’s faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to His people — especially promises regarding the land of Israel.
Joseph himself described Israel as “…the land which [God] promised on oath to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob.”
The tomb is physical proof that God keeps His word. That is why Muslims, who publicly claim to hold the site sacred, try to destroy it on a regular basis. It is a reminder to the world that God fulfills His promises to His people.
from The Hal Lindsey Report – November 13, 2015
