In her recent article, Laura Hollis challenges the foresight of planners, historians, and politicians in envisioning the transformation of Israel. She writes that "no one could foresee the Jews turning Israel from a desert into prime real estate." While Hollis rightly highlights the astounding development of Israel, her assertion misses an essential truth: the transformation of Israel was not merely a human achievement—it was a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.

The Land Was Always Israel

Hollis refers to the land that "became Israel in 1948," a phrasing that simplifies and arguably misrepresents the land's history. The land didn’t "become" Israel—it was always Israel. It was the Promised Land given to the Jewish people by God as an eternal inheritance. Despite conquests, exiles, and occupations, the connection of the Jewish people to the land of Israel has endured for millennia, preserved in prayers, scriptures, and traditions.

The declaration of independence in...