In the HolyLand Key, Ray Bentley takes you on a journey into the lives, history, and
significance of Israel and the Jewish people. Bentley has a great love for the
nation of Israel. He also has made deep and lasting connections with many Jews
and non-Jews who reside both in Israel and outside Israel, but who share a deep
love for this nation. Bentley is an American who would be considered a Gentile,
but he has spent many years studying Jewish culture, history, and significance.
His love, respect, and value for this nation and its people is obvious.
In this book, Bentley tries to bring together a
lot of information about Israel and the Jewish people, personal stories of
people whom he has made connections with concerning the Holy Land, and the role
that it plays in prophecy. He does a good job with first two fore mentioned
items, the third seems to be lacking a little in my opinion. This is a bit
strange considering that the subtitle for the book is, “Unlocking End-Times
Prophecy Though the Lives of God’s People in Israel.” Initially reading this
led me to believe this book would be more of a look at the prophecy that is
seen in the book of Revelations, and how the Jews and Israel are a part of all
that. Now, that is included in the book, particularly about the last third of
the book. The beginning of the book is more of a look at the significance of
Israel and the Jews. So, with that said, the subtitle for the book can be a bit
misleading if you are expecting a book focused on prophecy as a look at the
End-Times and the events that will take place during that time.
Now even though this book wasn’t what I was
expecting it to be, it was still a solid read. Bentley has done his research
and it shows. In fact there are many sources listed in the back of the book to
back up his writing. I found The Holy
Land Key to be very interesting. I feel as though I learned a lot of new
information from it and gained some new perspective as well. This isn’t the
type of book that I would generally read, but I am glad that I did.
