Hermon our Mount Hermon is a very important place in the Bible. It is thought by many to be the place where the infamous Watchers of the Genesis 6 account descended to Earth to mate with the daughters of men, bringing about the giants and eventual flood of Noah. Used a total of 13 times in the OT, the number for sin, death, and judgment, Mount Hermon is a strategic advantage point for Israel.
Mount Hermon was part of Israeli territory in the OT after Moses defeated Og, the giant King of Bashan, and two kings of the Amorites. The city of Aroer is also mentioned in these passages. More on that later.
And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amoritesthe land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon; (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;) All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man. And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenitesand to the Gadites. And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. Deuteronomy 3:8-13
It was Mount Hermon and the surrounding area that Joshua continued the conquest after Moses and distributed the land to the 12 tribes. The general vicinity held great battles of conquest.
As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same; Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. There was not a citythatmade peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle. For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses. Joshua 11:15-20.
Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east: Joshua 12-1
You can see on this biblical map the locations of the mentioned circled and the tribal areas of the 12 tribes.
For all the wars that took place around Mount Hermon, Hermon means “a sanctuary” in the Hebrew language. Psalms 133 is very interesting. If we match the current year to Psalms prophetically as many do, then this Psalm is roughly 9 years from now. The brethren would be Jew and Gentile alike, Hermon representing the Gentiles and Zion the Jewish people. When will brethren dwell in unity…
Behold, how good and how pleasant it isfor brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. Psalms 133
Today Netanyahu visited Mount Hermon recently captured by the IDF. From this location the enemy can be seen for miles around. Netanyahu is God’s chosen King and perhaps even has prophetic tendencies as many of his statements since the October 7th attack have been just that. The people of Iran, sick of the suppression by the Islamic regime, are even calling Netanyahu their “avenger” and have even named a street in Tehran after him. Israel will continue to get stronger right up to the time of Jacob’s Troubles. The scene on Mount Hermon with Netanyahu and the IDF was eerily prophetic.
Statements from Netanyahu’s visit to Mount Hermon:
“Defense Minister Israel Katz on a joint visit with Prime Minister Netanyahu to the summit of Mount Hermon: “The Hermon summit is the eyes of the State of Israel to identify threats near and far. We look out here to the right at Hezbollah in Lebanon, to the left at Damascus– and across the way we see the State of Israel. The IDF is here to protect the communities of the Golan Heights and the citizens of the State of Israel from any threat, from the most important place where we can do so.”
“Prime Minister Netanyahu at the peak of Mount Hermon: “We will remain in this important place until another arrangement is found that will ensure Israel’s security.”
A very strategic place to mount a radar. “Experts show that if Israel installs a radar on the summit of Mount Hermon, Israel will have coverage all the way to Iraq”.
Remember the city of Aroer mention in Deuteronomy? The cities are mentioned again with the destruction of Damascus in Isaiah 17, and it will be once again the “children of Israel” that cause the damage. These cities reside in modern Jordan, revealing the extent of damage from this prophecy. I think from Israel’s strategic position on Mount Hermon, the decision will be made to attack Damascus.
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. Isaiah 17:1-2
In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. Isaiah 17:9
President Trump, I believe is God’s chosen King to help usher in the end. Because he is evil, no, because the relationship, protection, and level of cooperation he will bring with Israel and Netanyahu will only make the world hate Israel more.
If you are familiar with all the events of Israel this past year, Psalms 124 certainly summed it up. It was miracle upon miracle for Israel.
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Psalms 124
Looking for that Blessed Hope! 