(OPINION) Israel 365 News – As Saudi Arabia considers joining in the other Gulf Arab nations that have normalized relations with Israel, a “pillar of smoke”, one of the signs that accompanied the Children of Israel out of Egypt appeared in the desert the Jews crossed on their way home.
Metsul Meteorologia reported that on Saturday, a storm cropped up on the outskirts of Sakaka in Al Jawf. Wind speeds were between 10 and 25 mph, while waves on the Red Sea reached up to 6.5 feet. Though the storm seemed relatively mild, it generated a massive tornado that was one of the largest tornadoes ever documented in the country according to Abdullah Al-Misnad, professor of Climate Change and Department of Geography at the University of Casim.
“The tornado, which formed southeast of Al-Jawf is one of the largest hurricanes that has been documented with pictures in Saudi Arabia,” Al-Misnad stated. The tornado, fed by the sands of the Arabian desert, took the form of a clearly-defined pillar, what some Biblically inspired readers might call a ‘pillar of smoke.’
The appearance hints at the pillar God sent to accompany the Jews through the very same desert on the 40-year trek on their way to the Promised land from Egypt. Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman director of Ohr Chadash Torah Institute noted that the Prophets described dramatic events that could signal the beginning of Redemption including environmental disturbances.
“There are increasing environmental disturbances of all kinds all around the world,” Rabbi Trugman told Israel365News. “They cannot all be described as merely global warming because some areas are experiencing record snow and cold while others are being hit by hurricanes and storms while many places are experiencing unprecedented wildfires. READ MORE
