PRAYER POINTS

 

With all of the threats targeting Israel, both near and far, we begin by reading Psalm 124 and blessing God for His eternal Word.

Except that it was YHWH who was for us, O may Israel say; except that it was YHWH who was for us when men rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us; then the waters would have flowed over us, the stream would have gone over our soul; then the proud waters would have gone over our soul. Blessed is YHWH, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of YHWH, who made the heavens and earth.

Psalms 124:1-8

Thank You for being on our side as we choose to side with You.

 

Thank You for protecting Israel during this time of her restoration.

 

We bless You for watching over Your Word. Has YHWH's hand become short? You shall see now whether or not My word shall come to pass to you. (Numbers 11:23)

 

Hallelujah! Our God is a prayer answering God!

 

Using Psalm 124, we turn our prayerful attention to Israel's current government.

 

Thank You for supporting all that this government does and decrees that is in line with Your will for this nation at this time in history.

 

Lord, strengthen and encourage us to intercede continuously for Israel's government to make God-guided decisions. (1 Timothy 2:1-4).

 

As You have done so often in Israel's past, lead Israel's leaders by Your Spirit.

 

Place Your fear in their hearts to keep them from the traps of the wicked one. The fear of YHWH is a fountain of life to turn aside from the snares of death. (Proverbs 14:27)

 

Help them to see that You are on their side when they lean upon Your revealed will in Your word.

Abba, expose and break all secret snares that the enemy has set for this nation. They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them? (Psalms 64:5)

 

We pray for Israel's government ministers by name - asking God to bless and guard them and lead them in paths of righteousness - for His name's sake (Psalm 23:3b)

 

Benjamin Netanyahu - Prime Minister and temporary Foreign Minister

Moshe Ya'alon - Defense Minister

Yair Lapid - Finance Minister

Naftali Bennett - Trade and Economy Minister and Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs

Gideon Sa'ar - Internal Affairs Minister, which includes the Interior Ministry

Tzipi Livni - Justice Minister

Benny Gantz - the IDF's Chief of Staff

 

Lord, as You did with the elders of Israel in the wilderness, place Your Spirit on them all. YHWH said to Moses, Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and the officers over them. And bring them to the tabernacle of the congregation so that they may stand there with you. I will come down and talk with you there, and I will take of the spirit on you, and will put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with you so that you do not bear it alone. (Numbers 11:16-17)

 

Israel is under constant pressure because of the world's 'obsession' with trying to divide this land and see a 'Palestine' created. US Secretary of State Kerry has made several trips to Israel already in 2013 to try and resurrect negotiations between Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority head Abbas. So far, praise God, the Palestinians have put so many pre-conditions on the talks, that Kerry just wastes his and Israel's time.

 

Lord, stand between Israel's leaders and the rest of the proud and arrogant world rulers who are pushing them to do that which is against Your will. The land shall not be sold forever; for the land is Mine. For you are strangers and pilgrims with Me. (Leviticus 25:23)

 

Abba, open up the eyes of Kerry, EU Foreign Policy Chief Ashton, UK Foreign Secretary Hague and all other Western leaders to see who Abbas really is - a holocaust denying terrorist chief who was Arafat's right-hand man and is continuing the PLO's phased plan for Israel's destruction.

 

Bring all of Kerry's plans concerning Israel that do not line up with Your will to nothing, and hedge him in.

 

Open the eyes of Israel's leaders and the media who push for Israel to divide its land. Help them to face the truth that there is no partner for peace among all current Palestinian leaders.

 

Continue to strengthen all Israeli leaders who stand against this land being divided (2 Chronicles 32:7).

 

Lord, this is Your land and Your purpose is to settle Your people here. Therefore, do whatever it takes to prevent the establishment of a Palestine in this place (Isaiah 14:29-32).

 

We declare that the so-called 'peace process' is dead. Abba, please prevent anyone in Israel's - or any other government - from resurrecting that which is truly dead

 

portions taken from Intercessors for Israel