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Did you ever wonder what exactly were some of
the blessings that God had bestowed upon Israel and how they fit in to
the Israel of today and tomorrow? This book attempts to answer in part
some of this question. While many blessings are spelled out in the Bible
for us to clearly understand, it is believed by many that the blessings
also offer clues to blessings in the eschatological context. One of these
such blessings hidden within the pages of scripture is the vast amount of
oil hidden beneath the promised land, particularly within the land given
to the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim known as Joseph's head, and at the
foot of Ashur.
This book, "Breaking the Treasure Code; The
Hunt For Israel's Oil", was written in two parts or books, by two
authors. The first book is a reprint of an original manuscript by James
R. Spillman written in 1981 called "Treasures of the Deep". In this part
of the book, Spillman begins to make the case for large hidden oil
reserves in Israel. He begins by first introducing the importance and
reliance of oil in our every day lives and the dependence that Israel has
currently upon foreign oil. He then begins the process of interpreting
scripture, the hidden codes if you will, that there is indeed large
amounts of oil and natural gas reserves in Israel that would allow Israel
to be self sufficient for up to 500 years. Once he proves his case, he
then begins the eschatological impact that such a find would cause to its
neighboring countries from a Biblical standpoint leading up to the return
of Christ and Armageddon. In reading this portion of the book, I found it
to be very informative and well thought out. I believe that
Mr. Spillman did an excellent job of making
his case for his thesis. Although I didn't agree with all of his
theology, namely the gap theory (some scholars believe there to be a gap
of time between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2), I could find no fault with
his interpretation of scripture and found his thesis to be quite
interesting and entertaining. Also included in this section of the book
is an update for specific items, current events, that have happened since
the book was originally written, to support Mr. Spillman's thesis. I
found that this addition to the book only added credibility to Mr.
Spillman's findings.
The second section of the book, or book
number 2, is the actual application of Mr. Spillman's findings written by
Mr. Spillman's son. Here we find more of a recent historical account of
people who have used the Bible to search for oil in Israel. One such
person was John Brown, a wealthy businessman with no experience as an oil
man. He founded Zion Oil and Gas Company. It gives the history of Mr.
Brown's call by God into Christianity, and then the command to drill for
oil in Israel. It is a very interesting testimony of how Mr. Brown was
called and the subsequent events that followed as he began searching and
then drilling for oil at the crown of Joseph's head.
The very end of the book wraps up both
sections and puts them into perspective. Although the entire book was
about finding wealth and fulfillment of God's promise in Israel, Spillman
looks to the bigger picture. This picture being the fulfillment of God's
purpose for mankind and specifically Israel and how oil would play a part
in ushering in the second coming of Jesus Christ. He also makes it clear
that God's ultimate purpose is in re-establishing a relationship with man
through Jesus Christ and goes as far as explaining how a person is saved.
The last appendices of the book details the calling and mission of Zion
Oil and Gas.
Overall I found the book to be very
informative and easy reading. It kept my attention as I read it in a day
and a half. It did seem to lag a bit in the latter part of the book, but
overall it was very good. I would categorize this book as informative and
encourage people to read for entertainment. The book presents a very good
perspective on current events in both Israel and the surrounding
countries. All in all I would recommend this book to any one interested
in the ongoing history of Israel and the overall plan of God.
review by: John Goble
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