“PURITY TO YAH”—Ancient seal discovered in Jerusalem
"Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation" (Psalm 24:3-4: Trans: NKJ).
"A pure heart create for me, God, and a firm spirit renew within me. Do not fling me from Your presence, and Your holy spirit take not from me. Give me back the gladness of Your rescue and with a noble spirit sustain me" (Psalm 51:12-14: Trans: Robert Alter).
The Israeli Antiquities Authority this week revealed discovery of a tiny "seal" discovered on the route of a street which ran through ancient Jerusalem just outside the Temple Mount. The seal is dated sometime between the 1st century B.C. and 70 AD when the Temple was destroyed by the Romans. On the seal are two words lettered in Hebrew, Daka Le'Yah. Daka is an Aramaic word corresponding to Hebrew tahor-"pure". Le in either language means "to" or "for"; Yah is an ancient shortened form of YHVH-Yehovah-the LORD. Archaeologists translate the seal "Pure for the LORD" and believe it was used to stamp objects designated for Temple use as being ceremonially pure. It appears similar to seals described in the Mishna for this purpose. Indeed, the account in the Talmud of the single cruse of oil discovered in the Temple by the Maccabees over 160 years earlier relates that it "lay with the seal of the High Priest" (i.e. it was pure and could be used in the Temple).
Some months ago we wrote of a tiny bell, thought possibly to have been worn by a priest passing from the Pool of Siloam up to the Temple during Yeshua's time, which had been discovered in the City of David. Now we have another artifact, with lettering certifying purity to the Lord. We believe that discoveries like this in Israel cannot be without significance. We received word of a prophetic message released through interpretation by Chuck Pierce on December 18 in the US: "Many signs are coming into your midst. I will use these signs to recreate the path that you normally walk on. Look carefully! Signs are now being released from My throne room and will enter the earth realm in the next few days.Watch the signs, for the signs will light your way." Please pray for revelation to be granted as to what the Spirit is saying to the congregations as signs are released both in Israel and in the nations.for ears to hear and clarity to understand "what the Spirit is saying to the congregations."
Certainly, we sense a spiritual call to Israel for purity: "But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire and like launderers' soap. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering of righteousness" (Malachi 3:2-3). David prayed (see Psalm 51 above) that God would create in him a "pure heart". Hebrews 1:3 speaks of the divine Son, Messiah Yeshua "making purification for sins." And Ephesians 1:13-14 (ESV) portrays those who have availed themselves of that purification as being sealed "with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory." In other words, the presence of the Holy Spirit in believers is our "purity seal" qualifying us to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.on the Temple Mount or anywhere else! (John 4:21-23) Please pray for a longing for purification to take place in Israel; that the veil would be lifted on Jewish hearts and they would recognize the means which God has provided, the work of His Son. "Come now, and let us reason together," says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool"(Isaiah 1:18).
This appears to be the first discovery close to the Mount of an artifact confirming in writing the Jewish religious rituals practiced there 2,000 years ago. (In the year 2000 then Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat mounted a history-modification campaign denying that there had ever been a Jewish presence associated with the mountain.) A picture in the Hebrew-language Ha'Aretz showed in the foreground a hand holding the tiny "purity seal"; a portion of the Temple Mount with the dome of the Al Aqsa mosque rises in the background. Recently the Temple Mount has begun rising in controversy again. The entrance used by non-Muslims was damaged a few years back by an earthquake. It was deemed unsafe and dismantled, a temporary wooden ramp being built in its place. A date set for rebuilding the permanent replacement came and went recently with nothing having been done. There had been strong warnings from both Jordan and Egypt against doing so, and authorities felt, given the circumstances taking place presently in Cairo, that the work should be postponed.
Israel gained technical sovereignty over the Mount in 1967, but shortly thereafter granted a Muslim Jordanian force (WAQF) custodial rights over the Muslim holy sites there. The area is presently patrolled jointly by Israeli soldiers and WAQF security forces. This past year has seen more and more harassment of non-Muslim visitors.and Muslims religious have illegally taken over a sizable area of lawn there for daily "Koran study". Any time Israel does anything at all reflecting her sovereignty there, a hue and cry rises from the Muslim world that it is being done in preparation for destruction of the Al Aqsa mosque. What is building is of course a great spiritual as well as physical conflict. As we have written in the past, the Koran passage inscribed above the doors of the Dome of the Rock states: "Allah is great and he has no son". Psalm 2 in the Hebrew Bible not only affirms that Yehovah has a Son, but that He will be enthroned and rule from that Mountain! A confrontation is coming. It has been well said, "The last battle will be over who will be worshipped on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem." Please pray for wisdom and guidance for Israeli authorities in how most wisely and courageously to govern this holy place which the Lord has allowed to come under Israel's sovereignty. Pray for conviction from the Holy Spirit of the need that all actions regarding it are done in purity, integrity and truth (see Psalm 24 above).
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Blessed Chanukah to All
CHANUKAH BEGINS THIS EVENING
Chanukah is the Hebrew word meaning "dedication". The eight-day celebration bearing that name (it is also called the Festival of Lights) remembers the dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem after it had been recovered by the Jewish forces of Yehuda Maccabee in 164 BC. The Syrian king Antiochus IV Epiphanes (a forerunner of the Anti-Christ, foretold in Daniel 11:21), seeking to coerce Jews into abandoning their religion and culture for that of Greece, had issued edicts forbidding circumcision, observance of Jewish Sabbaths and feast-days. He had defiled the Holy Temple by offering a sow on the altar and raising up in the Sanctuary a statue to Zeus. As depicted in the First Book of Maccabees (an account of Jewish history found in the Apocrypha), a revolt was launched by the priest Mattathias and later led by his son Yehuda (Judas) Maccabee. It led to the defeat of the Syrian forces, and the defiled Temple was cleansed and re-dedicated. Another account relates how during this cleansing there was only enough sanctified oil left to burn in the menorah for one night-yet a miracle occurred and it continued burning for eight days. The victorious warrior Yehuda ordained "that the days of the dedication of the altar should be kept in their season from year to year by the space of eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month of Kislev, with mirth and gladness" (I Maccabees 4:59).
John records how Yeshua/Jesus was walking in the Temple on Solomon's Porch during the Festival of Chanukah in Jerusalem (John 10:22). It was during this season that he chose to speak of himself as "The Good Shepherd" who "lays down his life for the sheep." And, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one" (John 10:27-30 ESV).
Today, part of the celebration includes the use of a special eight-branched menorah upon which a new oil lamp or candle is lit each evening. Each light is ignited from the flame of a separate "branch" called shamash-"servant". Remarkably, the Haftarah reading for this Saturday within Chanukah, besides containing, as might be expected, a menorah, includes the following words, "Behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH." Although a different word for servant is used here, there is no doubt that it refers to the Servant-Messiah, sent by the Father-the Light Inextinguishable, who illumines all coming into the world (John 1:9).
Chanukah-the Feast of Dedication-the Festival of Lights is a season for
*Allowing the Holy Light of the Spirit to shine within ourselves, revealing any idolatry or uncleanness which may have defiled our bodies (which are the Temple of the Holy Spirit) and removing it. Of re-dedicating our bodies as a living sacrifice to God.
*Dedicating our ears to listen for the voice of our Shepherd (John 10 above).
*For surrendering our selves anew to the infilling of the Holy Spirit whose anointing comes from an inexhaustible supply.
*For letting our "lights" shine brightly in the darkness-reaching out and joining with those of other believers. A popular Israeli Hebrew Children's song for Chanukah is called BANU HOSHEKH L'GARESH ("We have come to drive out darkness"):
We have come to drive out darkness, in our hands light and fire:
Each of us is a small light, but together we are a strong, steady light.
Flee Darkness in the Blackness-Flee before the Light!
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Chanukah is the Hebrew word meaning "dedication". The eight-day celebration bearing that name (it is also called the Festival of Lights) remembers the dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem after it had been recovered by the Jewish forces of Yehuda Maccabee in 164 BC. The Syrian king Antiochus IV Epiphanes (a forerunner of the Anti-Christ, foretold in Daniel 11:21), seeking to coerce Jews into abandoning their religion and culture for that of Greece, had issued edicts forbidding circumcision, observance of Jewish Sabbaths and feast-days. He had defiled the Holy Temple by offering a sow on the altar and raising up in the Sanctuary a statue to Zeus. As depicted in the First Book of Maccabees (an account of Jewish history found in the Apocrypha), a revolt was launched by the priest Mattathias and later led by his son Yehuda (Judas) Maccabee. It led to the defeat of the Syrian forces, and the defiled Temple was cleansed and re-dedicated. Another account relates how during this cleansing there was only enough sanctified oil left to burn in the menorah for one night-yet a miracle occurred and it continued burning for eight days. The victorious warrior Yehuda ordained "that the days of the dedication of the altar should be kept in their season from year to year by the space of eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month of Kislev, with mirth and gladness" (I Maccabees 4:59).
John records how Yeshua/Jesus was walking in the Temple on Solomon's Porch during the Festival of Chanukah in Jerusalem (John 10:22). It was during this season that he chose to speak of himself as "The Good Shepherd" who "lays down his life for the sheep." And, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one" (John 10:27-30 ESV).
Today, part of the celebration includes the use of a special eight-branched menorah upon which a new oil lamp or candle is lit each evening. Each light is ignited from the flame of a separate "branch" called shamash-"servant". Remarkably, the Haftarah reading for this Saturday within Chanukah, besides containing, as might be expected, a menorah, includes the following words, "Behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH." Although a different word for servant is used here, there is no doubt that it refers to the Servant-Messiah, sent by the Father-the Light Inextinguishable, who illumines all coming into the world (John 1:9).
Chanukah-the Feast of Dedication-the Festival of Lights is a season for
*Allowing the Holy Light of the Spirit to shine within ourselves, revealing any idolatry or uncleanness which may have defiled our bodies (which are the Temple of the Holy Spirit) and removing it. Of re-dedicating our bodies as a living sacrifice to God.
*Dedicating our ears to listen for the voice of our Shepherd (John 10 above).
*For surrendering our selves anew to the infilling of the Holy Spirit whose anointing comes from an inexhaustible supply.
*For letting our "lights" shine brightly in the darkness-reaching out and joining with those of other believers. A popular Israeli Hebrew Children's song for Chanukah is called BANU HOSHEKH L'GARESH ("We have come to drive out darkness"):
We have come to drive out darkness, in our hands light and fire:
Each of us is a small light, but together we are a strong, steady light.
Flee Darkness in the Blackness-Flee before the Light!
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Friday, December 16, 2011
A Bible Class in the Prime Minister's Residence
"The LORD's Law (Hebrew: TORAH) is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them Your servant is warned, and in keeping them there is great reward" (Psalm 19:7-11).
"You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 5:39; 8:31).
" 'These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Torah of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.' And He [Yeshua/Jesus] opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures" (From Luke 24:44-45).
The following article by Herb Keinon written 10/12/2011 appeared in The Jerusalem Post (JPOST.com); December 12, 2011; 12:43IST:
NETANYAHU RE-ESTABLISHES PM BIBLE CLASS
Taking a page out of David Ben-Gurion and Menachem Begin's playbook, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will begin hosting a regular Bible study group in his official residence for researchers, public officials and invited guests.
Netanyahu announced the establishment of the study circle on Friday at a ceremony marking 30 days since the passing of his father-in-law, Shmuel Ben-Artzi. The study group will be named after Ben-Artzi, a noted poet and Bible teacher.
Both Ben-Gurion and Begin, when they each served as prime minister, hosted regular Bible study groups.
Netanyahu said he was establishing the class to perpetuate love of the Bible.
Last Sunday, at a ceremony in Sde Boker marking the 38th anniversary of Ben-Gurion's death, Netanyahu recalled the first premier's Bible study class, saying that his father-in-law used to attend.
"Ben-Gurion understood that the Book of Books is our mandate for our country, as he said in that same unforgettable statement before the Peel Commission in 1936,' Netanyahu said. 'He viewed the Bible as the wondrous story of the Jewish people, the unique spiritual, cultural and historic heritage of our people, and also as one of the cornerstones of all of human culture."
As the love and respect of this Prime Minister for Holy Scriptures continues to find its way to the surface in public testimony-from remarks to the United Nations, to Scriptures quoted from the Parasha upon the release of Gilad Shalit, to his public resolution to study the Bible each Sabbath with his son Avner (who last year won the International Bible Contest in Jerusalem)-we feel more and more convinced that his claims regarding the Bible's importance to him are not mere political rhetoric, but betoken a genuine spark. With the possible exception of Ariel Sharon, the almost 30 years since the premiership of Menachem Begin have seen little evidence among Israel's Prime Ministers of a serious respect for the Hebrew Bible-not to mention that it might in any ways serve as "mandate for our country." But Netanyahu seems to be different. We are not saying that he righteously zealous for the Word, nor for the God who has breathed forth the Word. But the Lord seems to continue calling our attention that there is, at least, an aroma of smoke. As intercessors we would do well to not extinguish a dimly burning wick (Isaiah 42:3) by our skepticism, but breath it into a flame.indeed, please God, into a "blazing torch" (Isaiah 62:1) through our intercession on his behalf.
".to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word" (Isaiah 66:2b).
PLEASE PRAY:
*That God would bless this Bible Study with His presence; that the study in the Prime Minister's home will awaken those who attend to investigate the Word further on their own, and that the Holy Spirit would guide them into Truth.
*That Prime Minister Netanyahu would continue to read his Bible.that he would be led earnestly to seek the Lord's face (Psalm 27:8-9).
*That he would guided by the Holy Spirit in discovering the counsels of the LORD in his reading (Psalm 33:11), that he would be led in understanding how the Book of Books contains the "mandate" for the country he has presently been chosen to lead.
*For Sara Netanyahu, the Prime Minister's wife. Her father, Shmuel Ben-Artzi, after whom this Study will be named, earned bachelor's and master's degrees in Bible, literature and Hebrew language. Although he for many years lived a secular lifestyle, during his last years he returned to a religious lifestyle. It was he who assisted the Prime Minister's 15-year old grandson Avner in preparing for the International Bible Contest last year, which Avner won. During the last months of his life, he lived in the prime minister's residence where he was cared for by Sara. Pray for Sara to come to see the necessity of God's help in carrying on her role as First Lady.
*For the Netanyahu family to receive a powerful move of the Holy Spirit.to come to know not only the written Word of God, but the Living Word through whom the LORD made the heavens (Psalm 33:6; John 1:3, 10) in whom is Life and the Life is the Light of all humankind!
potions taken from the Israel Prayer list
"You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 5:39; 8:31).
" 'These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Torah of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.' And He [Yeshua/Jesus] opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures" (From Luke 24:44-45).
The following article by Herb Keinon written 10/12/2011 appeared in The Jerusalem Post (JPOST.com); December 12, 2011; 12:43IST:
NETANYAHU RE-ESTABLISHES PM BIBLE CLASS
Taking a page out of David Ben-Gurion and Menachem Begin's playbook, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will begin hosting a regular Bible study group in his official residence for researchers, public officials and invited guests.
Netanyahu announced the establishment of the study circle on Friday at a ceremony marking 30 days since the passing of his father-in-law, Shmuel Ben-Artzi. The study group will be named after Ben-Artzi, a noted poet and Bible teacher.
Both Ben-Gurion and Begin, when they each served as prime minister, hosted regular Bible study groups.
Netanyahu said he was establishing the class to perpetuate love of the Bible.
Last Sunday, at a ceremony in Sde Boker marking the 38th anniversary of Ben-Gurion's death, Netanyahu recalled the first premier's Bible study class, saying that his father-in-law used to attend.
"Ben-Gurion understood that the Book of Books is our mandate for our country, as he said in that same unforgettable statement before the Peel Commission in 1936,' Netanyahu said. 'He viewed the Bible as the wondrous story of the Jewish people, the unique spiritual, cultural and historic heritage of our people, and also as one of the cornerstones of all of human culture."
As the love and respect of this Prime Minister for Holy Scriptures continues to find its way to the surface in public testimony-from remarks to the United Nations, to Scriptures quoted from the Parasha upon the release of Gilad Shalit, to his public resolution to study the Bible each Sabbath with his son Avner (who last year won the International Bible Contest in Jerusalem)-we feel more and more convinced that his claims regarding the Bible's importance to him are not mere political rhetoric, but betoken a genuine spark. With the possible exception of Ariel Sharon, the almost 30 years since the premiership of Menachem Begin have seen little evidence among Israel's Prime Ministers of a serious respect for the Hebrew Bible-not to mention that it might in any ways serve as "mandate for our country." But Netanyahu seems to be different. We are not saying that he righteously zealous for the Word, nor for the God who has breathed forth the Word. But the Lord seems to continue calling our attention that there is, at least, an aroma of smoke. As intercessors we would do well to not extinguish a dimly burning wick (Isaiah 42:3) by our skepticism, but breath it into a flame.indeed, please God, into a "blazing torch" (Isaiah 62:1) through our intercession on his behalf.
".to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word" (Isaiah 66:2b).
PLEASE PRAY:
*That God would bless this Bible Study with His presence; that the study in the Prime Minister's home will awaken those who attend to investigate the Word further on their own, and that the Holy Spirit would guide them into Truth.
*That Prime Minister Netanyahu would continue to read his Bible.that he would be led earnestly to seek the Lord's face (Psalm 27:8-9).
*That he would guided by the Holy Spirit in discovering the counsels of the LORD in his reading (Psalm 33:11), that he would be led in understanding how the Book of Books contains the "mandate" for the country he has presently been chosen to lead.
*For Sara Netanyahu, the Prime Minister's wife. Her father, Shmuel Ben-Artzi, after whom this Study will be named, earned bachelor's and master's degrees in Bible, literature and Hebrew language. Although he for many years lived a secular lifestyle, during his last years he returned to a religious lifestyle. It was he who assisted the Prime Minister's 15-year old grandson Avner in preparing for the International Bible Contest last year, which Avner won. During the last months of his life, he lived in the prime minister's residence where he was cared for by Sara. Pray for Sara to come to see the necessity of God's help in carrying on her role as First Lady.
*For the Netanyahu family to receive a powerful move of the Holy Spirit.to come to know not only the written Word of God, but the Living Word through whom the LORD made the heavens (Psalm 33:6; John 1:3, 10) in whom is Life and the Life is the Light of all humankind!
potions taken from the Israel Prayer list
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Friday prayer points
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Make me to go in the path of Your commandments; for therein do I delight. Incline my heart unto your testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken me in Your way. Establish Your word unto Your servant, who is devoted to Your fear. Turn away my reproach which I fear: for Your judgments are good. Psalm 119:33-40
We pray that You would establish Your Word in our prayers this day.
We continue to lift up our government which is under intense pressure. The former head of the Mossad Dagan is becoming more vocal by the day in his criticism of the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister. He is accusing the PM of being undemocratic and says that any military attack against Iran would be a huge mistake. In a time when Israel is threatened from all sides, voice such as his from within Israel can do great damage if left unchecked. Israel needs to be united and encouraged, not divided and made afraid.
We pray that these types of voices that could do harm from within would be silenced
Give therefore Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this so great a people?
1 Kings 3:9
We pray this for the Prime Minister whom You have raised up. Give him the wisdom he needs to know what to do.
We thank You for PM Netanyahu - give him clarity and good advisors in his cabinet.
Give the PM courage to know what needs to be done and to do it - may he not be swayed by the media
Silence those voices that are stirring up dissent, fear, and division.
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain. James 1:26
Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, where ever the governor steers. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James 3:3-8
We pray that You will help bridle the tongues of those in Israel who would cast a destructive fire into our nation.
Many have seen what has transpired over this last week in Iran. A mob attack and occupied the British Embassy in Teheran which has brought a strong response from Europe. Britain has already closed its embassy in Iran and thrown out the Iranian ambassadors in London. Other European countries have taken similar actions and are now threatening new tough sanctions against Iran. We have been praying for a long time for the Lord to deal with Iran. We continue our prayers in light of what has just happened.
We pray that the Europeans will actually hold firm and bring sanctions against Iran.
We thank You for Britain's firm stand and we pray that it would not be based simply on vain talk, but action.
May the British actions provoke the US to do the same.
Wake up the EU leadership to see the danger Iran poses for the world.
We pray that the US Congress would take action even if President Obama is not willing.
We pray that any deceptive or manipulative words from Iran would have no power to affect people's thoughts.
Let the sanctions have a real affect one the regime's drive for nuclear weapons.
Use this whole thing as a wake up call for people around the world who need to wake up to the reality in Iran.
Thank You that this attack on the embassy actually revealed truth.
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32
Let the world finally recognize the true face of Islam.
We pray that the people in Iran would have their eyes opened to what their government is doing and how they are at risk - we pray release for the Iranian people from bondage and oppression.
May the Iranian regime continue over-play its hand.
There have been a number of explosions and nuclear and military sites in Iran. Israel is getting the blame (or credit depending on who you ask) for what is happening. We still need to fervently pray that God's Will would be done in the situation around Iran's nuclear program. If the Lord chooses to act sovereignly, or if he chooses to use Israel as His weapon of war, our prayer is the same. We pray that the nuclear program in Iran would come to an end so that Israel would not have to live in the shadow of an Iranian nuclear bomb.
Put a hook in the nose of this evil regime and bring it to destruction.
Move sovereignly and bring low all those who raise themselves up against Your Word and Your people.
Make all the threats from Iran completely impotent.
And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, "O LORD God of Israel, which dwells between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; You have made heaven and earth. LORD, bow down Your ear, and hear: open, LORD, Your eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands, And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, O LORD our God, I plead with You, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD God, even You alone." 2 Kings 19:14-19
May nothing happen that isn't part of Your plan.
Help Israel's military leaders to prepare for what is coming - give them all courage to face it.
This is not the first time a threat has come from a Persian source - we pray You would raise up many like Esther who would do what is necessary for their people.
There were several rockets fired across Israel's Northern Border from Lebanon this past week. No one expected this, but also no one was surprised by it. Israel's Northern Border needs continued prayer. Syria is in full civil war according to the UN. Over 4,000 people have died in the fighting and now there are reports of several from Assad's military defecting to the opposition. Despite the chaos, Russia finalized a weapons deal with Syria that would give Syria anti-ship cruise missiles. There is fear that these missiles will find there way into Hizbollah's hands. If that happens, Israel's ships in the Mediterranean could be targeted. The North needs our prayers.
Let Your will be known to us so that we may know how to pray.
May the instability cause the Syrians to cry out to You.
May the world finally be aroused by what is happening in Syria.
Be a wall of fire on the Northern Border of Israel and protect from the chaos that threatens to spill over the border.
"No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me," says the LORD."Isaiah 54:17
May Israel know the right way to respond to the rocket attacks in the north.
We ask that You would destroy these rockets while they are in the air.
Confuse and turn back the enemies of Your people and Your Land.
May the continued military support to Syria by Russia open the eyes of leaders in Israel to the true anti-Israel motives in Russia.
Help our scientists develop ways to make these missiles ineffective.
Help Israel to be prepared for any attack that may come from the north.
Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Jeremiah 23:5-6
We pray that Israel will dwell safely.
The staggered elections in Egypt are coming to an end. The results are something that we all thought would happen. It looks like the Muslim Brotherhood has received a huge victory through this "democratic" election. Despite what the western powers want to believe, the Muslim Brotherhood is a radical Islamic group who is known to be the ideological father of Hamas. Needless to say this group hates Israel with a passion and this new government in Egypt can now put the whole region at risk.
Help us know how to pray Lord!
Help Israel to be prepared for what is happening now and what will happen in Egypt.
Give our military leaders the wisdom to know how to train secretly for what is to come.
"And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst; and I will destroy the counsel: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them," says the Lord, the LORD of hosts. Isaiah 19:2-4
In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. Isaiah 19:19
We ask You to fulfill ALL Your Word concerning Egypt.
We ask for Your mercy in the situation - may the enemy have no power to circumvent Your timing.
May there be the fear of the God of Israel in Egypt.
Bring to nothing the council of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Gird up the believers in Egypt who are looking at a very difficult situation for a period of time.
We ask that You would open route 10 to the IFI prayer tour which is along the Egyptian/Israel border - may we be able to accomplish all that You want us to on that tour.
Thus says the Lord GOD; "When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God." Ezekiel 28:25-26
We pray that You would fulfill Your Word and bring the Jewish people back to their Land through Aliyah.
May the Jewish People choose to come despite the threat of conflict.
Stir the hearts of Your people and draw them home.
We pray that the Jews would be freed from the bonds that keep them in other countries.
Set them free of fear and give them courage.
Bring them home now in safety before they are driven out.
Open the hearts and minds of some Jewish leaders abroad who are against Your people coming home.
Stand with Your Word that says the Jews have no hope and future outside the Land.
And among these nations you will find no ease, neither shall the sole of your foot have rest: but the LORD shall give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: And your life shall hang in doubt before you; and you shall fear day and night, and shall have no assurance of life. Deuteronomy 28:65-66
"And there is hope in your end," says the LORD, "that your children shall come again to their own border." Jeremiah 31:17
Break the ignorance or naivety on Your people that says what happened to the Jews in foreign lands could not happen again in the world we live in.
taken from the Intercessors for Israel newletter
We pray that You would establish Your Word in our prayers this day.
We continue to lift up our government which is under intense pressure. The former head of the Mossad Dagan is becoming more vocal by the day in his criticism of the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister. He is accusing the PM of being undemocratic and says that any military attack against Iran would be a huge mistake. In a time when Israel is threatened from all sides, voice such as his from within Israel can do great damage if left unchecked. Israel needs to be united and encouraged, not divided and made afraid.
We pray that these types of voices that could do harm from within would be silenced
Give therefore Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this so great a people?
1 Kings 3:9
We pray this for the Prime Minister whom You have raised up. Give him the wisdom he needs to know what to do.
We thank You for PM Netanyahu - give him clarity and good advisors in his cabinet.
Give the PM courage to know what needs to be done and to do it - may he not be swayed by the media
Silence those voices that are stirring up dissent, fear, and division.
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain. James 1:26
Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, where ever the governor steers. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James 3:3-8
We pray that You will help bridle the tongues of those in Israel who would cast a destructive fire into our nation.
Many have seen what has transpired over this last week in Iran. A mob attack and occupied the British Embassy in Teheran which has brought a strong response from Europe. Britain has already closed its embassy in Iran and thrown out the Iranian ambassadors in London. Other European countries have taken similar actions and are now threatening new tough sanctions against Iran. We have been praying for a long time for the Lord to deal with Iran. We continue our prayers in light of what has just happened.
We pray that the Europeans will actually hold firm and bring sanctions against Iran.
We thank You for Britain's firm stand and we pray that it would not be based simply on vain talk, but action.
May the British actions provoke the US to do the same.
Wake up the EU leadership to see the danger Iran poses for the world.
We pray that the US Congress would take action even if President Obama is not willing.
We pray that any deceptive or manipulative words from Iran would have no power to affect people's thoughts.
Let the sanctions have a real affect one the regime's drive for nuclear weapons.
Use this whole thing as a wake up call for people around the world who need to wake up to the reality in Iran.
Thank You that this attack on the embassy actually revealed truth.
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32
Let the world finally recognize the true face of Islam.
We pray that the people in Iran would have their eyes opened to what their government is doing and how they are at risk - we pray release for the Iranian people from bondage and oppression.
May the Iranian regime continue over-play its hand.
There have been a number of explosions and nuclear and military sites in Iran. Israel is getting the blame (or credit depending on who you ask) for what is happening. We still need to fervently pray that God's Will would be done in the situation around Iran's nuclear program. If the Lord chooses to act sovereignly, or if he chooses to use Israel as His weapon of war, our prayer is the same. We pray that the nuclear program in Iran would come to an end so that Israel would not have to live in the shadow of an Iranian nuclear bomb.
Put a hook in the nose of this evil regime and bring it to destruction.
Move sovereignly and bring low all those who raise themselves up against Your Word and Your people.
Make all the threats from Iran completely impotent.
And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, "O LORD God of Israel, which dwells between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; You have made heaven and earth. LORD, bow down Your ear, and hear: open, LORD, Your eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands, And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, O LORD our God, I plead with You, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD God, even You alone." 2 Kings 19:14-19
May nothing happen that isn't part of Your plan.
Help Israel's military leaders to prepare for what is coming - give them all courage to face it.
This is not the first time a threat has come from a Persian source - we pray You would raise up many like Esther who would do what is necessary for their people.
There were several rockets fired across Israel's Northern Border from Lebanon this past week. No one expected this, but also no one was surprised by it. Israel's Northern Border needs continued prayer. Syria is in full civil war according to the UN. Over 4,000 people have died in the fighting and now there are reports of several from Assad's military defecting to the opposition. Despite the chaos, Russia finalized a weapons deal with Syria that would give Syria anti-ship cruise missiles. There is fear that these missiles will find there way into Hizbollah's hands. If that happens, Israel's ships in the Mediterranean could be targeted. The North needs our prayers.
Let Your will be known to us so that we may know how to pray.
May the instability cause the Syrians to cry out to You.
May the world finally be aroused by what is happening in Syria.
Be a wall of fire on the Northern Border of Israel and protect from the chaos that threatens to spill over the border.
"No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me," says the LORD."Isaiah 54:17
May Israel know the right way to respond to the rocket attacks in the north.
We ask that You would destroy these rockets while they are in the air.
Confuse and turn back the enemies of Your people and Your Land.
May the continued military support to Syria by Russia open the eyes of leaders in Israel to the true anti-Israel motives in Russia.
Help our scientists develop ways to make these missiles ineffective.
Help Israel to be prepared for any attack that may come from the north.
Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Jeremiah 23:5-6
We pray that Israel will dwell safely.
The staggered elections in Egypt are coming to an end. The results are something that we all thought would happen. It looks like the Muslim Brotherhood has received a huge victory through this "democratic" election. Despite what the western powers want to believe, the Muslim Brotherhood is a radical Islamic group who is known to be the ideological father of Hamas. Needless to say this group hates Israel with a passion and this new government in Egypt can now put the whole region at risk.
Help us know how to pray Lord!
Help Israel to be prepared for what is happening now and what will happen in Egypt.
Give our military leaders the wisdom to know how to train secretly for what is to come.
"And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst; and I will destroy the counsel: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them," says the Lord, the LORD of hosts. Isaiah 19:2-4
In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. Isaiah 19:19
We ask You to fulfill ALL Your Word concerning Egypt.
We ask for Your mercy in the situation - may the enemy have no power to circumvent Your timing.
May there be the fear of the God of Israel in Egypt.
Bring to nothing the council of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Gird up the believers in Egypt who are looking at a very difficult situation for a period of time.
We ask that You would open route 10 to the IFI prayer tour which is along the Egyptian/Israel border - may we be able to accomplish all that You want us to on that tour.
Thus says the Lord GOD; "When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God." Ezekiel 28:25-26
We pray that You would fulfill Your Word and bring the Jewish people back to their Land through Aliyah.
May the Jewish People choose to come despite the threat of conflict.
Stir the hearts of Your people and draw them home.
We pray that the Jews would be freed from the bonds that keep them in other countries.
Set them free of fear and give them courage.
Bring them home now in safety before they are driven out.
Open the hearts and minds of some Jewish leaders abroad who are against Your people coming home.
Stand with Your Word that says the Jews have no hope and future outside the Land.
And among these nations you will find no ease, neither shall the sole of your foot have rest: but the LORD shall give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: And your life shall hang in doubt before you; and you shall fear day and night, and shall have no assurance of life. Deuteronomy 28:65-66
"And there is hope in your end," says the LORD, "that your children shall come again to their own border." Jeremiah 31:17
Break the ignorance or naivety on Your people that says what happened to the Jews in foreign lands could not happen again in the world we live in.
taken from the Intercessors for Israel newletter
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