# The Kabbalah of Oil. The Hidden Spiritual Battle Beneath the Middle East

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Podcast: [Meaningful Life Skills with Rabbi Simon Jacobson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meaningful-life-skills-with-rabbi-simon-jacobson-753912)
Published: 2026-04-16T16:26:13+00:00
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With headlines dominated by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz—the narrow gateway through which so much of the world’s oil and natural gas flows—we are inundated with analysis: What will the United States do? What will Iran do? What will Israel, Europe, the global powers decide? The noise of daily events is relentless. But in all this, we risk losing sight of the deeper question, the most important question of all: Why? Why is it that the Middle East—just a sliver of the earth’s surface, roughly 3.4% of the global landmass—contains close to 60% of the world’s known oil reserves and over 40% of its natural gas? Is this merely coincidence? Or is there something deeper at play in a region that has stood at the crossroads of history, conflict, and destiny for thousands of years? Consider what oil truly represents. It is not just a commodity, it is the lifeblood of modern civilization. It fuels our transportation, powers our homes and industries, sustains agriculture, and shapes the very infrastructure of our lives. The world quite literally runs on it. And then consider this: in 1908, one of the first major oil discoveries in the region was made in southwestern Persia, in a place called Masjed Soleyman—named for King Solomon, and tied to a region steeped in profound spiritual history. You’ll be surprised to learn how the breaking news was delivered about this discovery of oil, through a coded message from the book of… Psalms! Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for this vital discussion as we ask the important questions: Is it all coincidence? Or is there a deeper design, an intersection of the material and the spiritual, the physical resource and its inner meaning? When we step back and look beyond the headlines, when we uncover the secrets hidden in oil, we begin to uncov…

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