Lost tribes of Israel

[timothyu]

All the tribes were present in judea at the time of Christ

Remnants in Judea yes, but not in the tribe of Judah

 

[ralliann]

Remnants in Judea yes, but not in the tribe of Judah

In Christ all the Jews are in Christ. Every tribe.

 

[timothyu]

In Christ all the Jews are in Christ. Every tribe.

Again the Jews are only one tribe of 12

 

[Benaiah468]

I believe Israel is still called in Isaac, the covenant of circumcision in their flesh, is everlasting. It is an earthly covenant, and Isreal remains as long as this earth remains

Yes, the covenant of circumcision is to be understood as an earthly covenant that establishes the people of Israel as G-d's property on this earth and ensures its continued existence as long as the earth exists. In Jewish tradition, this covenant is the reason for the election of the people of Israel and is understood as a sign of belonging and faithfulness to G-od. The Bible also emphasizes that Israel's election in this covenant establishes its significance for the salvation of other nations.

 

[Benaiah468]

We have discussed how HaSatan robbed the House of Judah of the treasures given to it, such as sonship, glory, covenants, legislation and worship. And since the enemy is also a murderer, he has literally tried throughout the millennia not only to rob the Jewish people, but also to murder them. The history of hatred towards Jews is more than 2,000 years old. The Greeks, Persians and Romans already attempted to destroy the Jewish religion and convert or kill its believers. The list of pogroms aimed at exterminating the Jews is long and can already be found in the biblical narrative texts. I would like to focus here on just one tragic climax of anti-Semitic hysteria in Europe, and specifically in Germany, which marked the period of National Socialism with the Holocaust.

The reformer Martin Luther's defamatory writings around 1540, in which he described the Jews as a nation of liars and called for their extermination, had an enormous influence on later anti-Semitism.

Such a desperate, rotten, poisonous, devilish thing is this Jewish people, who have been our plague, pestilence and all misfortune for 1400 years ...

Furthermore, Luther believed that Jews were essentially parasites and conspirators. He demanded that their synagogues, schools, houses, property and writings be destroyed, adding,

if I could, I would... pierce them with my sword in my anger.

Hitler later used Luther's writings as a template for the Holocaust. For the Nazis, the Jews represented the main enemy of the Aryan race. They declared them to be a separate race and accused them of having a harmful influence on the quality of the Aryan race. Therefore, they had to be destroyed. And the pogrom or Reichskristallnacht from Nov 9 to 10 1938 coincided with Luther's birthday on Nov 10. This is a very good example of the frequencies of spiritual powers.

In an extensive Timeline of anti-Semitism, the last entry reads as follows, reproduced here in a translation into English:

On the morning of Oct 7, at around 6:30 a.m., Hamas terrorists destroyed the border fence between Israel and Gaza, and approximately 2,500 terrorists began their indiscriminate massacre at several kibbutzim, military bases, and an outdoor music festival. The number of visitors to the event alone was estimated at 3,000. In one morning, 1,400 people were murdered and over 243 hostages were taken to Gaza. This led to the current war between Israel and Hamas. The declared goal of Hamas and the Iran and other allied states behind it is the complete destruction and annihilation of the Jews. This is not a war with territorial expansion at stake, but the total annihilation of the Jews. And who is behind it? It is HaSatan himself, and that is the real battle Israel has to fight. Hamas, Iran, and their allied states are only the brutal, merciless henchmen of HaSatan. During the massacre on Oct 7, Hamas terrorists indiscriminately killed Jews, even filming these murderous scenes and proudly sending them to their relatives, who glorified these acts. An analysis of kindergarten and school materials has shown that Palestinian children are trained from an early age to hate and kill Jews through appropriate assignments.

The powers of darkness can only be defeated by the Messiah Jesus Christ

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Col 2:15

This means that the triumphant victory over these satanic powers can only be achieved through Jesus Christ.

So what can we do now?

Pray for the Jews, and especially for the government and Jewish soldiers, that they may receive a revelation about their Messiah who will help them win this satanic battle.

Are you ready to join the army of prayer?

The only prayer goal is to pray that the Jews will recognize their Messiah.

Those who feel called upon in spirit, pray with us now.

This end-time battle has now begun and will culminate in the Great Tribulation, where those who are human allies of HaSatan will go against believers worldwide, and the beheadings announced in Revelation will take place. If you still believe that you will be taken away from all this through a rapture, then wake up at last and prepare yourself for the end-time scenario. And if you even believe that only Israel will have to go through the Great Tribulation and that you will be raptured, then you are believing in yet another anti-Semitic proclamation.

Throughout the millennia, HaSatan has robbed and murdered the Jews, time and time again, including through Christians and their church fathers.

And now the enemy has introduced a new variation among believers. Namely, that the Jews are not really Jews at all. He robs them of their Jewish identity. The enemy, who is now acting so mercilessly and ruthlessly against the Jews, knows full well that they are Jews.

When believers from the nations believe that the Jews are not really Jews, they naturally leave them alone and abandon them. Is that the spirit of Moses or Apostle Paul? The people of Israel constantly grumbled and sinned by erecting the golden calf. And what did Moses say about this? He was an advocate for his people, inspired solely by the desire for salvation, and renounced the prospect of becoming a new people pleasing to YHVH.

The word that G-d had addressed to him

I will make of thee a great nation, Gen 12:2a

is not even considered by G-d's friend. Rather, he is prepared to take upon himself not only the guilt of his people, but also all its consequences. When he returns to the mountain after the destruction of the golden calf to ask again for salvation for Israel, he says to YHVH:

Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. Ex 32:32

Apostle Paul also wrote to the believers in Rome in this spirit:

Who shall lay any thing to the charge of G-d's elect? It is G-d that justifieth. Rom 8:33

And that is precisely the point at which believers accuse the Jews. Of course, there is also much sin in the house of Judah, where the Torah is read just as little as among Christians. One could list many things here. But it is all a process. Believers from the nations who did not live according to the Torah are now discovering the Torah. And Jesus forgives their sins of transgression, of not keeping the Sabbath, of celebrating pagan festivals and not his festivals, etc. The grace that has been poured out upon us is tremendous. And so YHVH also deals with the Jewish people. It is He who justifies.

Even for the Jewish state, which some believers do not consider to be given by YHVH, it is a process. After all, many Jews have returned to Israel, where Jesus will return. Without this state and the return of the Jews, Jesus would have no state to return to. If this Jewish state did not exist, where would Jesus return to? To USA? To Germany? To France or even Brazil? And in this course of salvation history, the Messiah will establish his kingdom.

There is a long line of Christian believers who, over the centuries, have stood by the Jewish people and, through their prayers, writings, and deeds, have contributed to the existence today of a Jewish state that has become a refuge for Jews from all over the world. We are in good company when we stand alongside the Jewish people today and oppose anti-Semitism, prejudice, and lies, as well as affirm Israel's right to exist in peace and security. And, of course, we should also help them financially, especially now in times of need.

The role of each individual should not be underestimated in this regard.

 

[Benaiah468]

Just as Jacob, later called Israel by G-d, had 12 sons, YHVH chose a people from 12 tribes, which is called the whole house of Israel

Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. Ez 37:11

The whole house of Israel is biblically divided into the house of Judah and the house of Israel. As in Isaiah, for example:

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. Isa 5:7

We have been grafted into this entire house of Israel and thus belong to the confederation of Israel.

And this entire House of Israel was created for the covenant with YHVH. I repeat this again: We were created for the covenant with Yah. The covenant is characterized by the terms of the covenant, by keeping which we remain in YHVH's blessing, by transgressing which we fall under the curse.

And sin is defined in the renewed covenant, i.e., in the NT, as transgressing the terms of the covenant, more precisely as transgressing the Torah

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 1 John 3:4

Instead of lawlessness, one should say Torahlessness, because wherever Torah appears, it has been translated as law in most Bible translations, which is of course incorrect.

And now the big question arises:

How does YHVH deal with the Torahlessness of His children, that is, the whole house of Israel and those who have been grafted in?

As we read in the Hebrew Holy Scriptures, which are mistakenly called the OT, YHVH has sent His prophets over and over again throughout the centuries to preach teshubah, that is, to exhort repentance and conversion

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts. Zec 7:11-12

And when the people did not listen, YHVH finally intervened. For example, the house of Judah was taken into captivity in Babylon, which, as the prophet Jeremiah had announced, would last 70 years. And the house of Israel, the ten so-called lost tribes, were scattered throughout the world, where they remain to this day. But neither the house of Judah nor the house of Israel nor we who are grafted in ceased to belong to his whole house of Israel. There is even a wonderful promise for the end of days:

In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. Jer 3:18

In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their G-d. Jer 50:4

What sin did the house of Israel, that is, the ten tribes of the northern kingdom or the house of Ephraim, commit?

What sin was so great that YHVH scattered them throughout the world for over 2000 years?

These 10 tribes in the north stopped traveling to Jerusalem for the feasts and instead visited the new holy places of Dan and Bethel. In addition, they moved the autumn feasts from the seventh to the eighth month. Their motto was: The main thing is that the autumn festivals are celebrated. And this kind of sin continues in Christianity to this day, where even the Torah has been declared no longer valid for Christians.

I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing. Hos 8:12

In Hebrew, law is referred to as Torah.

I think that all or almost all of those who have now or for some time recognized the Hebrew roots of their faith and have converted to the validity of the Torah had been living in the sin of Torahlessness. We have all been running to the right of the home stretch, just as many Christians are still running to the right of it now. And many from the House of Judah run to the left of the home stretch, placing Talmudic writings above the Torah and claiming that the rabbis have the final say, not YHVH. But part of the House of Judah has preserved the Torah, also for us.

Now that we, who belong to the house of Judah or the house of Ephraim, have experienced so much grace in our lives and YHVH has removed the veil from our eyes, the question arises: how do we deal with certain movements that are rising up against the Jews?

It is about buying up time and standing by their side, in prayer and practical help. And that is especially true right now, as they fight against the spirit of Hamas, which will one day turn against us as well.

Just as YHVH deals with the house of Ephraim, He will also deal with the house of Judah. And we who are grafted in or belong to one of the twelve tribes should not look down on the house of Judah with pride and arrogance, thinking we know better than they do.

 

[ralliann]

Just as Jacob, later called Israel by G-d, had 12 sons, YHVH chose a people from 12 tribes, which is called the whole house of Israel

Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. Ez 37:11

The whole house of Israel is biblically divided into the house of Judah and the house of Israel. As in Isaiah, for example:

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. Isa 5:7

We have been grafted into this entire house of Israel and thus belong to the confederation of Israel.

And this entire House of Israel was created for the covenant with YHVH. I repeat this again: We were created for the covenant with Yah. The covenant is characterized by the terms of the covenant, by keeping which we remain in YHVH's blessing, by transgressing which we fall under the curse.

And sin is defined in the renewed covenant, i.e., in the NT, as transgressing the terms of the covenant, more precisely as transgressing the Torah

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 1 John 3:4

Instead of lawlessness, one should say Torahlessness, because wherever Torah appears, it has been translated as law in most Bible translations, which is of course incorrect.

And now the big question arises:

How does YHVH deal with the Torahlessness of His children, that is, the whole house of Israel and those who have been grafted in?

As we read in the Hebrew Holy Scriptures, which are mistakenly called the OT, YHVH has sent His prophets over and over again throughout the centuries to preach teshubah, that is, to exhort repentance and conversion

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts. Zec 7:11-12

And when the people did not listen, YHVH finally intervened. For example, the house of Judah was taken into captivity in Babylon, which, as the prophet Jeremiah had announced, would last 70 years. And the house of Israel, the ten so-called lost tribes, were scattered throughout the world, where they remain to this day. But neither the house of Judah nor the house of Israel nor we who are grafted in ceased to belong to his whole house of Israel. There is even a wonderful promise for the end of days:

In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. Jer 3:18

In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their G-d. Jer 50:4

What sin did the house of Israel, that is, the ten tribes of the northern kingdom or the house of Ephraim, commit?

What sin was so great that YHVH scattered them throughout the world for over 2000 years?

These 10 tribes in the north stopped traveling to Jerusalem for the feasts and instead visited the new holy places of Dan and Bethel. In addition, they moved the autumn feasts from the seventh to the eighth month. Their motto was: The main thing is that the autumn festivals are celebrated. And this kind of sin continues in Christianity to this day, where even the Torah has been declared no longer valid for Christians.

I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing. Hos 8:12

In Hebrew, law is referred to as Torah.

I think that all or almost all of those who have now or for some time recognized the Hebrew roots of their faith and have converted to the validity of the Torah had been living in the sin of Torahlessness. We have all been running to the right of the home stretch, just as many Christians are still running to the right of it now. And many from the House of Judah run to the left of the home stretch, placing Talmudic writings above the Torah and claiming that the rabbis have the final say, not YHVH. But part of the House of Judah has preserved the Torah, also for us.

Now that we, who belong to the house of Judah or the house of Ephraim, have experienced so much grace in our lives and YHVH has removed the veil from our eyes, the question arises: how do we deal with certain movements that are rising up against the Jews?

It is about buying up time and standing by their side, in prayer and practical help. And that is especially true right now, as they fight against the spirit of Hamas, which will one day turn against us as well.

Just as YHVH deals with the house of Ephraim, He will also deal with the house of Judah. And we who are grafted in or belong to one of the twelve tribes should not look down on the house of Judah with pride and arrogance, thinking we know better than they do.

My opinion on all of this is......What God swore on oath to Abraham will be his inheritance. That is the kingdom we are graffed into.

1 chr 16:13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
16 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance; {the lot: Heb. the cord }
Israel remains called in Isaac, and will remain called as long as this earth endures

 

[Yusuphhai]

John 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the Feast(Sukkot , Tabernacle), Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water (river) will flow from within him."

 

[Benaiah468]

In Romans, the Bible makes it very clear what G-d requires of Christians from all other nations. Paul is writing primarily to Christians of non-Jewish origin. Here it says:

For I speak to you Gentiles,... Rom 11:13a

He reminds the non-Jews what they owe to the Jews and warns them against adopting an arrogant or ungrateful attitude towards Israel. An analysis of this chapter will show that Paul uses the name Israel for those who are Jews by natural descent, as opposed to Christians who are of non-Jewish origin. In other words, Paul does not use Israel as a synonym for the body of Christ.

I say then, Hath G-d cast away his people? G-d forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. G-d hath not cast away his people which he foreknew... Rom 11:1-2a

In Romans 11, Paul also summarises what he has said about the guilt and responsibility of Gentile Christians towards Israel (for clarity, the respective words Israel or Gentiles are placed in brackets next to the pronouns):

For as ye (Gentiles) in times past have not believed G-d, yet have now obtained mercy through their (Israel's) unbelief: Even so have these (Israel) also now not believed, that through your (the Gentiles) mercy they also may obtain mercy. Rom 11:30-31

The Jewish people are a kind of yardstick by which all other nations are judged. The Word of G-d encourages us to seek the best for Israel and Jerusalem in prayer:

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Ps 122:6

Here in Psalm 122, we find a beautiful and well-known promise of blessing that applies to all those who align themselves with G-d's purposes for Jerusalem, Israel, and G-d's people.

In this context, the Bible warns and admonishes us:

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. Ps 129:5

Every nation that opposes G-d's plans to restore Zion will be put to shame and retreat. With their response to the restoration of G-d's people, nations decide their own fate.

As Christians, we cannot remain neutral and say, ‘Let's wait and see what happens!’ We must actively align ourselves with what G-d says in His Word and does in human history. This is done primarily through prayer. We can pray for peace and the restoration of Jerusalem, that Jerusalem will become all that G-d has declared and announced in His Scriptures. And to all those who care about this, who pray and have a heart for it, the promise applies:

they shall prosper that love thee.

In order to pray effectively in this direction, we must search the Bible for G-d's purpose for Israel and Jerusalem and then begin to pray intelligently and persistently for the implementation and fulfilment of these purposes. It is established that ultimately justice and peace for all nations of the earth shall emanate from Jerusalem; thus, the well-being of all nations is included in this prayer for Israel and Jerusalem and depends on its fulfilment.

In the Bible, Israel is not a minor topic for specialists, but a central concern of G-d's heart.

The congregation in the nations is G-d's chosen means by which Israel will be provoked to say ‘yes’ to Jesus the Messiah and His proven grace. The main task of the concregation is to pray for the salvation of Israel and to provoke the Jews to jealousy by becoming a powerful prophetic witness so that Israel may receive G-d's mercy.

G-d's end-time work is triggered by his zeal for Jerusalem and by the praying congregation, which aligns itself with his heart and prays for the salvation of Israel with fasting and holy gatherings throughout the earth. Today, G-d is calling forth set (appointed) watchmen (Isa 62:6) from the nations who, like Paul and David, carry his heart for Jerusalem, fight in prayer for the salvation of Israel, and will ‘give him no rest’ for Zion's sake.

An encouraging biblical example of this type of prayer is Daniel, who resolved to pray three times a day at the window facing Jerusalem. Daniel's prayers disturbed Satan so much and threatened his kingdom so greatly that he exploited the jealousy of evil men to change the laws of the Persian Empire and thus declare Daniel's prayer illegal. On the other hand, Daniel's prayers for Jerusalem meant so much to him that he preferred to be thrown into the lions' den rather than stop praying. Ultimately, Daniel's faith and courage overcame Satan's resistance, and he emerged victorious from the lions' den to continue praying for Jerusalem (cf. Dan 6).

Such a commitment to pray for Israel and Jerusalem will certainly provoke a certain amount of resistance from powers controlled by Satan. On the other hand, we will also discover that G-d's promise, that all them that love him are blessed, will come true for all who pray in this way. This is a biblical path to prosperity, not only in financial or material terms, but in the form of a lasting assurance of G-d's favour, care and protection. For blessed means much more than just material things. This phrase describes a deep, inner well-being and freedom from fear and worry. When we align ourselves with G-d's plan by praying for Israel and Jerusalem, we get a foretaste of His peace. Those who actively identify with G-d's plans to restore His people in the midst of the chaos that reigns in our world will experience a sense of inner calm and peace.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the Lord our G-d I will seek thy good. Ps 122:6-9

Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Rom 11:18

 

[Benaiah468]

The return of the hostages was the headline news in Israel last week. However, there are other issues that need prayer and must not be neglected.

Abba Father, we rest in Your omniscience, which sees all things, and therefore trust that, according to Isaiah 42:9, there are never any emergencies in heaven.

King Jesus, help us as we intercede for the Israeli government, for often the reports in the media are distortions of the truth or outright lies against the current leadership

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity... And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. Isa 59:4 .14

According to the passage from the Torah, send Your Spirit, G-d, to bring order and light into the chaos of the very strong opinions that permeate Israeli society and government

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of G-d moved upon the face of the waters. And G-d said, Let there be light: and there was light. Gen 1:2-3

Creator G-d, bring Your wisdom into Israel's current coalition and cover them with a cloak of Your holy fear

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. Ps 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction... The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding... The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. Prov 1:7; 9:10; 15:33

We ask You, Abba, that You alone determine when the next elections in Israel will take place

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:... for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. Eccl 3:1 .17b

Since US President Trump said that he sometimes had to put pressure on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu while Israel is still fighting a war on several fronts, and Bibi sometimes gave in, forgive him Abba, that he submitted to Trump's very grandiose but dangerous "peace plan" for Gaza, and strengthen Israel's leader so that he can resist him in the near future when necessary

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy G-d, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deu 31:6
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. Jer 1:8-9

G-d of Israel, as You did with Gideon, clothe Netanyahu with Your Spirit

But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him. Judges 6:34

Lord G-d, equip Bibi with everything he needs to be Your anointed instrument in this position

But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. Job 32:8

Abba Father, bring an end to the lengthy court proceedings that have been pursuing Netanyahu for many years and yet have produced nothing that would justify a conviction

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. But the Lord is my defence; and my G-d is the rock of my refuge. Ps 94:20-22

We thank You that all the hostages who are still alive have returned

The Lord looseth the prisoners: Ps 146:7b

Lord, through Your Spirit, bring healing and redemption into their lives as they struggle with the difficult process of reintegration into their families and Israeli society

And G-d said, Let there be light: and there was light. Gen 1:3

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!... The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Ps 107:19-21; 147:2-3
The Spirit of the Lord G-d is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. Isa 61:1-3

Jesus, Lord, help the medical staff of Israel who are trying to bring healing to the returned hostages and their families

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. Prov 20:5
For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after... Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. Jer 30:17; 33:6

and please send comfort to the families who have only received the bodies of their loved ones

I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee. Ex 15:26b
Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? Job 30:25
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Rom 12:15

Almighty G-d, let no bodies of hostages remain in the hands of Hamas

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. Isa 49:24-26

Lord, as terrorist murderers have once again been exchanged for hostages, move more Israelis to call for the application of the death penalty in order to prevent this unjust act in the future

And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death... Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him... Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. Num 35:16-18 .21 .30-31

 

[Benaiah468]

Praying for Israel and Jerusalem is G-d's command for every Christian in Jesus Christ.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the Lord our G-d I will seek thy good. Ps 122:6-9

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. Isa 62:6-7

G-d commands his people to ‘give him no rest’ until Jerusalem comes into the fullness of her inheritance. The peace of Jerusalem is about Israel entering into the fullness of its destiny, as spoken of by the prophets.

Since the Gentiles (or nations) have been grafted into the Jewish ‘olive tree’ of G-d's people (Rom 11:16-24), they also inherit these promises.

G-d calls us to devote ourselves to passionate intercession for the salvation of Israel and Jerusalem, which is without doubt the most contested place on the planet. It will cost us everything we have to enter into prayer for Israel and Jerusalem before the Lord returns.

Jesus tells the parable of the unjust judge who was repeatedly implored by a widow, and concludes with the question:

And shall not G-d avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? Lk 18:7

Both passages suggest that some concerns are so important and urgent that we must pray for them not only during the day but also at night: the restoration of Jerusalem is one such concern.

The prophet Isaiah says that these ‘watchmen’ are all those ‘make mention of the Lord’


עַל־חוֹמֹתַיִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם הִפְקַדְתִּי שֹׁמְרִים כָּל־הַיּוֹם וְכָל־הַלַּיְלָה תָּמִיד לֹא יֶחֱשׁוּ הַמַּזְכִּרִים אֶת־יְהוָה אַל־דֳּמִי לָכֶם


Remember/mention (zakar) is the literal meaning in Hebrew; the word mazkir is derived from the root zakar. mazkir adds a new dimension to zakar, and makes it to cause to remember/mention. That is, to remind, such as a recorder or a secretary. An important task of a secretary is to remind her boss of appointments that are in the calendar

This also gives us a practical indication of how G-d envisages our prayer for Jerusalem. As His “intercessory secretaries”, we have two central tasks. First, we must know His prophetic calendar. Second, we must remind Him of the “to-dos” entered in it. This includes G-d’s commitment to restore Israel and rebuild Jerusalem at the end of time.

 

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Will You identify yourself as belonging to the broader Israeli nation?

Is Messianic Judaism included into Israel? If the interpretation of 'Israel' is from a racial perspective, Can Messianic Judaism change the race of people with such ideological tendencies?

If I were to tell the Jews that I am an Ephraimite, they would not agree that I could attend the synagogue as a Jew. The 10 tribes of northern Israel have actually been assimilated by foreign countries and are not recognized by southern Judah as the part of nation of Israel.

Indeed, will we see the sons of Jacob, who remained in Egypt, in the Exodus, in the kingdom to come?

Will we see the mixed multitude, who took the vow at Sinai, in the kingdom to come?

Yashar Al (ישראל) is spiritual?

Gentiles and Torah

Hi, Don't these verses prove that Gentiles are included into Israel therefore they have to obey the same commandments Israel were given in the Torah? - Ephesians 2:12 says, ''remember that you [Gentiles] were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and...

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Is Messianic Judaism included into Israel? If the interpretation of 'Israel' is from a racial perspective, Can Messianic Judaism change the race of people with such ideological tendencies? Will we see the mixed multitude, who took the vow at Sinai, in the kingdom to come?

This is a very profound and important question.

The Bible makes it clear that G-d has not rejected his people Israel (Rom 11:1). Paul himself was a Jew who believed in Jesus; so, in a sense, a Messianic Jew. He still sees himself as part of Israel. Messianic Jews are therefore part of Israel, both ethnically and spiritually. They are a living testament to the fact that G-d has not forgotten his people.

Messianic Jews demonstrate that faith in Jesus transcends ethnic boundaries. Faith in Jesus changes hearts and thus also attitudes. When someone recognises that G-d loves and accepts people regardless of their origin, skin colour or ancestry, racial thinking loses its foundation. Messianic Judaism can therefore be a living example of how G-d breaks down walls between people.

Perhaps you know people who harbour prejudices against Jews or other groups. In Ephesians 2:14–16, Paul describes how Jesus "hath broken down the middle wall of partition" between Jews and non-Jews. #30

Israel crossed the desert to Mount Sinai and from there entered the land of Canaan. Every Israelite who arrived in the land was promised an inheritance. The whole land of Israel was divided among the 12 tribes (cf. Numbers 34; Joshua 13-22). Everyone who belonged to a tribe of Israel was entitled to an inheritance within his tribe. The Levites played a special role in this, as they only received the Levitical cities (cf. Numbers 35:1-8) as their inheritance.

But what about the strangers? What inheritance did a stranger receive when he came with Israel to the land of Canaan? Were strangers entitled to an inheritance at all? What legal way was and is there within the Torah for a stranger to actually become a citizen of Israel?

For a single woman like Ruth, this question is quite easy to answer. Ruth married a son of the Jew Elimelech and thus found her rightful place in the genealogy of Judah. Even after the death of her husband and father-in-law, Ruth remained loyal to her new tribe and ultimately married Boaz, who redeemed her inheritance for her.

But how could a man who may still have had a family of his own become a true Hebrew?

The clear answer from Scripture is that he became one by observing the Passover.

It was strictly forbidden for any stranger to eat the Passover.

And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:... A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. Ex 12:43 .45

It was strictly forbidden for any guest or visitor in Israel to eat the Passover. Only genuine native citizens of Israel were allowed to celebrate the Passover. However, if a stranger still wanted to celebrate the Passover, there was a way for him to do so.

And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. Ex 12:48

After circumcision, every stranger was free to celebrate Passover. And by doing so, he was counted as a native of Israel. One could say that the blood of the Passover lamb stood for a new citizenship.

Thus, there was not a single stranger who kept the Passover on the night of the exodus from Egypt, even though a large mixed multitude went with the native Hebrews (cf. Exodus 12:38).

The observance of the Passover meal, which was ultimately a covenant meal with the Creator of heaven and earth, allowed every stranger to enter into the inheritance community of the people of Israel.

In the NT, we receive a more detailed explanation of this fact. We know that the Passover lamb represents the death and resurrection of the Messiah Jesus.

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29

Jesus, as the Lamb of G-d, died precisely on Passover (cf. John 12:1; 19:31). Through His death and resurrection, He opened the way to the Messianic kingdom of peace for everyone who wants to enter it.

Paul took up this idea in his letter to the Ephesians and explained to his readers:

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without G-d in the world: Eph 2:11-12

We recognise the Passover language that Paul used to the Ephesians. They were once uncircumcised and without the Messiah, the Passover lamb, and thus far from the citizenship and promises of Israel.

But now, in Messiah Jesus, you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah (Ephesians 2:13).

But through the Messiah, the Passover lamb, the Ephesians have become citizens of Israel and thus also heirs of the promise, for they have now been brought near to the covenants of promise.

How were they brought near? Through the Passover sacrifice, through the korban that was slaughtered for them. Incidentally, it should be mentioned that the Hebrew word for sacrifice, qorban, actually means, in essence, to bring something or someone near or to approach.

When we see this connection between Passover and the promises and citizenship in Israel, the Kingdom of G-d, what does that mean for us? What does Passover mean for us?

We come as strangers, born in sin (cf. Psalm 51:5), to Jesus and His people Israel. We want to escape from the slavery of sin and begin a new life in the Kingdom of G-d. By keeping Passover, we testify year after year that the Messiah has freed us from the slavery of sin and that we are no longer citizens of the world. Through the Passover sacrifice, we are citizens of the Kingdom of G-d, citizens of Israel with all the rights and obligations that go with it.

Passover is our gateway to our inheritance. The gateway to our freedom. And the gateway to a new life.

 

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How can we become one with what G-d has in mind for Israel? There is a very simple way. G-d says in Isaiah:

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your G-d. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. Isa 40:1-2

If one analyses this verse correctly, one will come to the following conclusion. Where it says ‘comfort ye my people’ here, it refers to the Jewish people because of the direct reference to Jerusalem. If one wants to comfort the Jewish people, one cannot exclude Jerusalem; they are wholeheartedly attached to this city. So if 'my people' refers to the Jewish people, to whom are these words addressed? They are addressed to people who accept the G-d of the Bible and the authority of His Word. Who could that be? Believing Christians. What does G-d say? He demands that we comfort Israel!

However, the congregation around the world often spends more time criticising Israel than comforting it. But we are not called to criticise Israel, but to comfort it. Will we accept this responsibility? This comfort is one way to prepare the way for the Lord. After all, centuries-old prejudices, alienation and misunderstandings must be cleared away and melted away with the warmth of genuine Christian love. That is our task at this time.

Praying for the destiny of Israel and Jerusalem is connected to partnership with the heart of G-d, which has great zeal for Israel and Jerusalem. When we talk about praying for Israel and Jerusalem, we are primarily talking about working together in partnership with G-d, coming into alignment with the heart of G-d, which is consumed with zeal for this land and for this city. In other words, we stand with Israel in prayer because we love Jesus and want to be where He is.

So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. Therefore thus saith the Lord; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Zec 1:14-16

In the ancient Near East, the measuring line was a tool used to accurately measure land or buildings, and thus a symbol of planning, restoration and new construction. When G-d says that a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem, it means: He is planning a new beginning. Jerusalem, which was destroyed by exile, is to be rebuilt. G-d is restoring structure and security, not only in the physical sense (city walls, houses), but also spiritually.

Everything G-d says and everything He does has the goal of fulfilling all His promises to Israel and Jerusalem.

For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. Isa 62:1