Minister Ty Alexander: The problems of Israel are much more than can be solved by pursuing Zionist alliance, maintaining a pragmatic yearning for Messiah, aligning with the free world, and embracing sectarianism – saving Israel by being “simultaneously Jewish and liberal-democratic” in the author’s words.

The free, liberal democracy of the West gave the nations feelings of prosperity for their times, but underneath, what El Elyon, God Most High, saw was corruption of many morals that He allowed to remain until He deemed fit to bring judgments; for our God is slow to anger. It is unescapable that corruptions of morality be unconsidered forever by HaShaphat, The Judge, for where then is God’s justice if all wrongs are ignored. There are always consequences, save in the most inconsequential cases, even when God forgives, even eternally.

So consider when the people, whether left or right, liberal or conservative, liberal religious or Nationalist Haredi, that when their lives are mixed with corruptions, then there can be no avoidance of bad consequences from HaShaphat. The United States, Western Nations, and free world in which Israel is included, all suffer in their liberal and religious values, just as much as communities and households that align either way.

Can you say any side is more or less blessed or more or less afflicted? And so, the peoples’ notions to save themselves without taking care of their corruptions will always fail when the patience of El Elyon runs out, for truly, everyone is confused and led astray, because all sides spread falsehood, the head and the tail and all in between; for their discernment had gone since ages past and it is only by the divine promises of El Elyon that He keeps the people intact, though, imperfect and impure, for He upholds His great name through great displeasure in His people.

But as the author said, keeping expectation in the Messiah is key to Israel’s future; keep that faith. But it will not save Israel’s or Judaism’s system of values nor traditions, for you hardly understand your Mashiach and how He will come to save the nation and rule. Only a fragment of what was will remain.

What does this mean for Israel in our present day? How should she walk to survive the troubles of our days? Do not remain in corruptions, not of Torah, nor of liberalism, nor of orthodoxy, for they all break God’s commandments, doing which will always have consequence.

But who will let go of so-called sacred tradition and teaching when the people assign it as their identity? How much more can El Elyon lament when His people cannot discern what is right or good for them? For their great troubles come because of the corruptions in which they refuse to acknowledge, and their healing and prosperity, unaccompanied by great troubles, too, is missing because His people reject the counsel given to them by His anointed.