Germany has taken on four industrial projects in Jordan because the ailing water infrastructure and limited water supply in Jordan’s north is under strain from the thousands of refugees pouring in from Syria. The projects are intended to improve supply and reduce leakage from the current system. The projects will be entirely funded by the German Development Bank to the tune of $5.6 million.

It is of significance that it is Germany that is supplying the aid. Germany is actually prophesied to form an alliance with a number of Arabic nations, including Jordan. German involvement in the region is a testimony to the foundations of that relationship being laid.

After Italy, Germany is Jordan’s most important European trading partner. The estimated bilateral trade value between the two countries is over $358 million. Germany has donated over $180 million in development assistance to Jordan, with most of it going toward water systems.

Germany has a history of industrial projects in Jordan. German industry in Jordan can be traced back to the early 1900s. In 1900, the Ottoman government, with German assistance, began constructing a railway which was designed to transport Muslim pilgrims to Mecca and aid in the military control of the Arabian Peninsula. When the Ottomans allied with Germany in 1914, the railway served as a crucial supply line through the region.

German renewable energy companies are also at work in Jordan. German developer mena Cleantech is developing the world’s largest concentrated solar thermal power plant using direct solar steam generation. Such projects are costly and time consuming, but they ultimately benefit both parties with energy, financing, and overall strengthened ties.

Jordan has also hired German experts to assist Jordanian officials with areas such as water and environment, agriculture and rural development, poverty alleviation, education and renewable energy.

While much of Germany’s involvement in Jordan is non-military, there are also arms deals between the two countries. Between 2005 and 2010, Germany sold Jordan 2,496 sub-machine guns, 431 grenade launchers, 336 assault rifles and 10 light machine guns.

As Jordan now finds itself in tough times with the flood of refugees and subsequent shortage of water, Germany is stepping in to help, thereby strengthening ties that will eventually culminate in an alliance. That union is prophesied in Psalm 83. In this remarkable prophecy, Germany will join with a number of Arabic nations, including “Moab” and “Ammon”—known as Jordan today. Read this detailed prophecy for yourself in Psalm 83:5-8 and consider reading “A Mysterious Prophecy” to truly appreciate the surety of God’s Word.