Jerusalem,
Israel
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 PRAYER UPDATE
Israel and
the Nations
Another Season of Convergence is upon us! It
starts during the time of the High Holy Days of Israel – a time clock of
historical events that are being showcased now, ahead of the coming
Fall Feasts.
The time of the Slichot Prayers (repentance) have already begun, before
the holidays, with religious Jews contemplating personal and national sin. They
take this time period seriously.
The Feast of Trumpets (and the traditional civil Jewish New Year,
Rosh Hashanah), begins on the eve of September 15, 2023. It is a double
Shabbat, consisting of:
(1) the regular Friday night to Saturday night, “day of rest”
(2) the first Shabbat of the Fall Feasts season
The Hebrew Calendar month of Elul, remembering the time
cycle of 5783 since Creation began, paves the way for the new month of Tishrei,
5784. It is the New Month/New
Moon and the celebration of Rosh Kodesh.
In Israel, there has recently been a de-classification of certain
information about the Oslo Accords of September 13, 1993.
It will soon be 30 years since the signing of the Oslo Accords on
the White House lawn.
There has also been the de-classification of certain information
about the Yom Kippur War of October 6-25, 1973. It
will soon be 50 years since that war occurred. (The movie, Golda, is
now in movie theatres, highlighting the history of the Yom Kippur war under the
leadership of former Prime Minister Gold Meir).
Also, being remembered during this Fall Season is the Camp
David Accords, which took place September 17, 1978,
forty-four years ago.
We need to be prepared and alert as we go into
this prophetic period of God’s focus on governmental spheres of influence, and
as He challenges Israel and the nations, and the decisions they are about to
make…
TIMES AND SEASONS:
DANIEL 2:21-22: He changes times and
seasons; He deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and
knowledge to the discerning. He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows
what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
1 KINGS 4:29: God gave Solomon
very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the
seashore.
When we see
what is around us, we also have to be ready for what will happen, and then yield
to suddenlies; shifts; and changes, without fear, knowing that the Lord has
everything under His control. The enemy may cast darkness, but the Lord dwells
in the light:
JAMES 1:17: Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us
from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never
changes or casts a shifting shadow.
Crafted Prayer:
In this Convergence Season, when
You bring to light Israel’s challenges as a nation – in war and in false and
failed peace treaties – we turn our attention to You and Your Word; and we
prepare for the biblical Fall Feasts of Israel. We choose to remain steadfast
in You, O Lord, even in the midst of chaos and confusion around us. We focus our prayers on quiet and peace in
the land. We desire to turn our faces towards You. May all of Israel, from the
government to the people turn their faces towards You. Let us be sensitive to
the move of Your Holy Spirit, and treasure every bit of wisdom and
understanding You pour out on us. Our times are in Your hands, we declare O
God. Have mercy on us, and protect us from the schemes of the enemies of
Israel. We choose to gaze on whatever is Your good and perfect gift from above.
We trust in You, our Father, who created the heavenly lights. Even in darkness,
Your light always shines!
PSALM 31:15: My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my
enemies. And, from those who persecute me.
Whatever is to
be revealed about our lives, it is in our heavenly Father’s timing and control.
He watches over us, and He sees what surrounds us. We can be comforted by knowing
His hand is on all things concerning us.
EPHESIANS 2:10: For we are His workmanship created in Messiah Jesus, for
good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
The Feasts are
a good time for reflection and intimacy, so that our closeness to God reveals
His handiwork in our lives.
ISRAEL-SAUDI RELATIONS:
During the Fall Feasts, it’s expected that more details will come
forth, publicly, regarding a U.S. brokered peace deal between Israel and Saudi
Arabia. This peace process has been advancing, behind the scenes, boosted by
the incoming new U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew (a former Obama appointee)
who is already actively engaged in the negotiations. Within the context of this
process, reportedly another secret plan is moving forward that would merge Jordan,
Gaza, and parts of Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) into a federation called, “The
Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine.” This plan has been considered for many years,
under various titles, which Jordan has continually refused. Now, with Saudi
Arabia involved, the Jordanians, under the leadership of King Abdullah, do not
seem to be rejecting the plan. The plan would dangerously put Israel in a
defenseless posture, not able to adequately defend the Jewish State, therefore becoming
more dependent on America for promises and assurances in protecting Israel from
enemy forces.
DECEPTION AND DIVISION:
Just as in the time of the secret conception and creation of the Declaration
of Principles represented in the Oslo Accords, details of the
current peace process to divide God’s land, are, also, for the most part, being
kept secret. Some of the Oslo “players” are presently in Jerusalem, perhaps to
push the plans forward among Israelis and the media. Regardless of who shows up
and why, this Israel-Saudi plan, which also deals with a Palestinian plan, is
another attempt at “land for peace” frameworks that do not work, and only end
up with Israel breaking its land covenant with God. Israel’s choices, as well
as those of the nations who are assisting in these endeavors, will be judged by
the Lord.
(After the Oslo Accords there were two Palestinian Uprisings and more
than a thousand Israelis killed during a 7-year period, following that signing on
the White House lawn in 1993):
PRAYER:
PRAY that no deception or division be allowed that would bring any
permanent status to fruition which would result in schemes that are against the
Lord’s Kingdom plans for Israel and the Jewish People.
If any of these current peace processes are implemented, then here
are biblical warnings that come along with those decisions, including conflict
and possibly war.
EZEKIEL 35:10:
For you said, “The lands of Israel and Judah will be ours. We will take
possession of them. What do we care that the LORD is there!”
EZEKIEL 36:2-7:
“Thus says the Lord GOD: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha!
The ancient heights have become our possession;’ Therefore prophesy, and say:
“Thus says the Lord GOD: Because they made you desolate and swallowed
you up on every side, so that you became the possessions of the rest of the
nations; and you are taken up by the lips of talkers and slandered by the people;
Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD!”
“Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains, the hills, the rivers,
the valleys, the desolate wastes, and the cities that have been forsaken, which
became plunder and mockery to the rest of the nations all around: Surely I have
spoken in My burning jealousy against the rest of the nations and against all
Edom, who gave My land to themselves as a possession, with wholehearted joy,
and spiteful minds, in order to plunder its open country.” Therefore, prophesy
concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, the hills, the rivers,
and the valleys:
“Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy and
My fury, because you have born the shame of the nations.” Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: “I have
raised My hand in an oath that surely the nations that are around you shall
bear their own shame.”
Crafted Prayer: Lord, we stand in the
gap in intercession that Your land will not be divided, again; that for every
bit of property that Israel has already retreated from, which is part of Your
covenant land, there will be personal and national repentance. As believers in
Messiah Jesus, as Your children, we call on You to stop the plans of the wicked
one, that would try and draw Israel into another compromise. We ask You to open
the eyes of Your Chosen People and help them to appreciate Your Promised Land.
Let Israel not be fooled by the signing of a false peace treaty that is only a “piece”
of paper of false promises.
You have given Israel and the Jewish People
stewardship of Your beloved land, and You are a jealous God of Covenant. Have
mercy on us! By Your Holy Spirit, stop the shame, the slander, and the evil gossip
of the nations that surround Israel. Stop the secrets and the whispering of the
wicked ones that are planning Israel’s demise. Stop the terrorism that plagues Israel,
daily, especially in Jerusalem, and Judea and Samaria (the West Bank). Protect Your
land from becoming the possession of the rest of the nations. Do not allow nations
surrounding Israel to take possession of Israel’s mountains, hills, rivers, and
valleys, resulting in desolate ruins and abandoned cities. Do not let Israel’s
land become the spoil and mockery of surrounding nations, in Jesus’ name! In
Your zeal Lord, deal strongly and decisively, with these nations because of the
glee and malice in their hearts; and because of their spiteful minds, in making
Your land their own possession, that they might plunder its open country and pastureland.
Let them endure the shame and dishonor of their insults towards You and Your
beloved nation, Israel. We declare that Your Covenant Land will extend from the
Euphrates River to the Great Sea, just as You have promised through Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob. And, Israel will steward of all of it, as You have directed
them, in Jesus’ name! (2 Kings 13:23).
Declare on Israel’s behalf that she
will not be deceived, disillusioned, or divided any more!
EPHESIANS 5:6: Let no one deceive
you with empty and vain words, for because of such things, God’s wrath comes on
those who are disobedient.
ROMANS 1:18: But, God shows His
anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by
their wickedness.
COLOSSIANS 2:8: See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and
empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of
the world, rather than on Christ.
Proclaim that in all of Israel, and on the part of every decision maker, there will be wise Godly decisions with knowledge and understanding of what is right and just before our Lord, God Almighty!