Jerusalem, Israel
JULY 11, 2022 PRAYER UPDATE
Israel and the Nations
BIDEN’S VISIT:
As the Israeli public awaits the arrival of U.S. President Joseph Biden to the Middle East, July 13-16, 2022, there is both posturing and leveraging taking place by political, diplomatic, and military players in the region and in the international community.
Key Points about this visit that need prayer:
*Biden plans to show support for Israel’s military strength as a priority during this visit, and as a strong sign to Israel’s enemies, especially Iran and its proxies.*Israel wants the U.S. to agree to snap back sanctions as a mechanism to get Iran to comply with the JCPOA, and stop enriching uranium to 20%. This includes requesting that the U.S. take the lead in a U.N. Security Council resolution to force Iran to comply. Without the sanctions, Iran could reach the nuclear breakout point within weeks.
*That Biden will agree to develop closer regional and global alliances in order to push back Iran’s military aggressiveness, which is affecting international energy supplies, international trade, and the global economy.
*Biden plans to highlight Israel’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, and declare some possible advancement in that relationship towards normalization. But, hopefully, this will be without Israel being pressured to withdraw from any land or adopt any peace plan that would hurt Israel’s sovereignty.
*Relationships are expected to be cultivated by Biden at the Gulf Summit in Saudi Arabia, towards closer military cooperation with America and Israel. This includes a “Middle East Air Defense Alliance” that Israel initiated, and America is hosting. Some possible countries that could join that pact (along with the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan): Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq.
*The hope is that American will also help to prevent Iranian proxy, Hezbollah, from operating to destabilize the region.
*The hope is that Biden will refuse these Palestinian demands: (1) for a two-state solution; (2) for a stop of Israeli settlement activity; (3) for the re-opening of the Palestinian consulate in east Jerusalem.
*The hope is that the Palestinians will be satisfied with a boost of $500 million to their economy in renewed U.S. financial support.
*The hope is that there will be no staged street riots, or violent interruptions conducted by radical Palestinians and Hamas members during Biden’s visit to Jerusalem and Bethlehem
PRAYER POINTS:
Importance of continued prayer:
Luke 18:1: “One day Yeshua told His disciples a story, to show that they should always pray and never give up.”
1 Thessalonians 5:17: “Pray without ceasing.”
Establishing who God is:
Psalm 102:12-13: “But You, O LORD, will sit on Your throne forever. Your fame will endure to every generation. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.
Psalm 103:19: “The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
In the Torah portion this week, and the main scriptural passage being spoken among intercessors:
The Balaam story:
Numbers Chapters 22 and 23
In regard to Israel’s enemies trying to cause her harm:
Habakkuk 3:13: “You went forth for the salvation of Your people. For the salvation and rescue of Your anointed (people Israel). You struck the head from the house of the wicked. To lay him open from the thigh to the neck. Selah.”
Psalm 31:15: “My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.”
Deuteronomy 33:29: “Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”
Isaiah 31:15: “Like birds hovering overhead, the LORD Almighty will shield Jerusalem; He will shield it and deliver it, He will ‘pass over’ it and will rescue it.”
In regard to the Biden visit, let him come to Israel with a humble servant’s heart, a reverence for You, Lord, and let him experience Your power and majesty:
Psalm 102:15-16: “The nations will fear the name of the LORD, all the kings of the earth will revere Your glory. For the LORD will rebuild Zion and appear in His glory.”
LORD, we ask that no evil agenda that Biden brings will be able to cause any harm to Israel’s sovereignty as a nation. No evil will befall Israel, nor any diplomatic plague come near her dwelling place.
Psalm 33:10: “The LORD foils and frustrates the plans of the nations. He thwarts the purposes of the peoples and all their schemes.”
Psalm 44:4-5: “You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob. Through You, we push back our enemies; through Your name we trample our foes.”
Regarding the possibility of Biden trying to jump start talks between Israel and the Palestinians on the two-state solution, and the former land-for-peace formula, we declare:
Leviticus 25:23: “The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is Mine and you reside in My land as foreigners and strangers.”
Psalm 51:18: “In Your good pleasure (LORD), cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.”
In regard to the future division of the land by nations who pressure Israel to give up its sovereignty:
Joel 3:2: I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to My inheritance, My people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up My land.
Psalm 9:19: “Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.”
Isaiah 8:10: “Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.”
Regarding: (1) the interim government in Israel that PM Yair Lapid is leading; (2) U.S President Biden’s term in office; (3) the November 2022 elections in Israel; (4) the November mid-term elections in America:
1 Timothy 2:1-4: “First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
2 Samuel 23:3-4: “The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings grass from the earth.’ “
Isaiah 1:26: “Then I will give you good judges again and wise counselors like you used to have. Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice and the Faithful City.”
2 Chronicles 1:10: “Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”