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The Flag as Prophecy Fulfilled

Fast forward thousands of years. After exile, dispersion, and unimaginable suffering, the Jewish people longed for their homeland. The Zionist movement of the late 19th century gave visual form to this hope when the First Zionist Congress in 1897 designed a flag for the Jewish people.

The design was simple yet profound: a white background symbolizing purity and rebirth; two blue stripes recalling the tallit, the prayer shawl, connecting heaven and tradition; and at the center, the Star of David, recalling Israel’s shepherd king and eternal capital, Jerusalem.

On May 14, 1948, at 4 p.m., the British lowered their flag over the land, ending nearly two millennia of foreign control. Immediately, Israel raised her flag. The nation’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, declared the new state of Israel’s independence, and the new flag waved as the anthem Hatikvah—“The Hope”—rang out.

In the Bible, the prophet Isaiah wrote: “Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment?” (66:8).

On that historic day, prophecy was fulfilled before the world’s eyes. A nation was reborn in a single day. The flag of Israel, fluttering against the sky, testified to God’s covenant faithfulness and His Word coming alive.