Lost tribes of Israel

Canuckster said:

I find it does the opposite. Connecting the title of "man" with God equates Him to what He created. There's an infinite difference between a man of anything, and the God of everything. When Joshua met Him, He was referred to as "Commander of the Lord's army", much more appropriate than "man of war".

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In the Bible, we encounter both images: G-d as a “man of war” and as “commander of the Lord's army”.

In Ex 15:3, G-d is described as a mighty warrior who freed Israel from slavery. It is not about violence for violence's sake, but about G-d's intervention for justice and salvation.

In Josh 5:14, G-d reveals Himself as the commander-in-chief who has the overview and leads His heavenly and earthly armies.

Both images show G-d's power and sovereignty. He fights for his people, but always for the good, not arbitrarily. As “commander,” He leads; as “warrior,” He intervenes when necessary.

The teaching about the ten lost tribes is extremely important because it helps us understand our past and, more importantly, our future. This teaching can help us take a completely different perspective on how our own future will unfold. It is one of the teachings that is most neglected or not taught at all.

In all the elaborations, it is true that when the Israelites left Egypt, they were a large mixed people because a crowd of strangers went with them

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. Lev 19:33

And one law applied to all

One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. Ex 12:49

The people took possession of the land, and the twelve tribes lived side by side until they became a united kingdom under King Saul. King David was involved in many wars, and under him Israel was a superpower on planet Earth, extending as far as the Euphrates. After that, the kingdom split into the northern kingdom of the ten tribes under the leadership of Ephraim and the southern kingdom, which included the tribe of Judah with Benjamin and the Levites.

From now on, the individual prophets distinguish between the house of Judah and the house of Israel. The house of Judah, the Jews, is not the house of Israel. This can also be seen in the fact that the two houses waged bitter wars against each other:

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 1 Kgs 12:21

YHVH sent his prophets again and again to warn the two houses. When the Assyrians came to carry away the ten tribes, they went into exile. They disappeared from the scene, so to speak, and only the tribe of Judah remained:

Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only. 2 Kgs 17:18

From then on, we only hear about the house of Judah for more than 100 years. They also strayed from YHVH's teachings. YHVH sent them the prophet Jeremiah in particular and warned them that YHVH would send judgment if they did not repent. Since they did not listen, they were then led into Babylonian captivity, from which they returned 70 years later under Ezra and Nehemiah. From then on, the house of Judah, the tribe of Benjamin, and the Levites were under foreign rule for a long time.

Since there was no further mention of the ten lost tribes and only of the tribe of Judah, it may be that it became accepted that only the Jews were involved. But just as the prophecies for the tribe of Judah were fulfilled in the past, the prophecies about the ten lost tribes will be fulfilled, and YHVH will gather them and bring them back.

YHVH has a plan for the ten lost tribes and great promises

Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living G-d. Hos 1:10

The prodigal son said in the parable:

And am no more worthy to be called thy son: Lk 15:19a

and the father replied:

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. Lk 15:24a

YHVH brings back the lost. The older son, the house of Judah, on the other hand, was not lost, but was always with the Father. The prodigal son was dead in the eyes of the Father. Just like the ten tribes. They were also dead in the eyes of our heavenly Father:

Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord G-d; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord. Ezek 37:12-14

Living in exile means being in the grave and dead. YHVH opens this grave, gives his Holy Spirit, which brings life (keeping the teachings of the Torah), and leads back to the land of Israel.

Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their G-d, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days. Hos 3:5

The reunification of the two houses has not yet taken place, but it is prophesied:

Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions: And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. Ezek 37:16-17

Who now has the birthright among the tribes?

Reuben? Judah, the tribe from which the Messiah comes?

Reuben was the firstborn, but he forfeited his birthright:

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's ) 1 Chr 5:1-2

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. Gen 48:13-14

Joseph wanted to correct this, but Israel said

I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. Gen 48:19b

It is often mistakenly claimed that the ten tribes were lost. However, their deportation or migration can be traced. And YHVH knows exactly who belongs to which tribe.

Some examples:

Under King David, Israel had risen to become a superpower:

And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord G-d of hosts was with him. And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. 2 Sam 5:10-11

King David formed an alliance with the Phoenicians, whose most important trading cities were Tyre and Sidon. Tyre's trade covered the entire Mediterranean basin.





They had large fleets of ships:

And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 1 Kgs 9:27

For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, 1 Chr 9:21-23a

Stevens M. Collins writes that these Phoenician-Israeli fleet ships could not, of course, take the majority of the Israeli population with them on their voyages, but when the Assyrians threatened them, they did take a significant number of Israelites with them. The fleets then took the Israelites from "Palestine" to the Phoenician colonies such as Carthage, Spain, and the British Isles. Those who did not escape in this way faced the Assyrian army.

They sailed as far as Tarshish in Spain. Interestingly, port of Galicia in northwestern Spain was called "Samarium" (Samaria). (Yair Davidy)

Celtic-Irish-Scottish legends tell of ancestors, the Hiberis (Hebrews?), who came from the Middle East, generally from Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt via Galicia in Spain.

The Phoenicians who colonized the English Isles were Israelites who gave the Hebrew word for "covenant", "b r t" (brit), as the name for the island. Britain.

The Phoenicians founded many colonies, including Carthage, whose original name in Hebrew was Kiriath-Hadeschath, meaning the "new town." The people of Carthage worshipped a g-d named el, but later they worshipped Baal-Hammon, like the ten northern tribes of Israel. The justice of the peace in Carthage was called "shofetim", which is the Hebrew word for judge, and the priests there were the "kohanim".

Dr. Barry Fell reported in his book “Saga America” that coins from Carthage have been found in the American states of Alabama, Connecticut, New York, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nevada.






The Assyrians recorded in their writings that 27,290 Israelites had been taken captive by them. But the number of Israelites was much greater than that. As mentioned above, many emigrated on Phoenician-Israeli ships to avoid being carried away by the Assyrians. Others emigrated northward. The well-known historian Josephus said, that there are

two tribes in Asia and Europe, subject to the Romans: while the ten tribes are beyond Euphrates till now; and are an immense multitude, and not to be estimated by numbers.
S.: Antiquities of the Jews - Book XI Chapter 5

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Josephus knew about the migration of the tribes and that they were an immense multitude, and not to be estimated by numbers.

This is exactly what Hosea said:

Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; Hos 1:10a

These are just a few examples that show the path the Israelites took. This is a separate topic in itself, and there are study books on it




Yair Davidy: Lost Israelite Identity – The Hebraic Ancestry of the Celtic Races, The Tribes, Ephraim, the gentile children of Israel

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Stephen M. Collins: The “Lost” Ten Tribes Of Israel…Found!

We pray that Israel will extend its sovereignty over more land this year

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. Isa 54:2-3

For thus saith the Lord; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the Lord. Jer 32:42-44

This will increase the security of the Israelis and bring Israel into harmony with what G-d is doing today with all His heart and soul

Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. Jer 32:41

And that, in turn, will pour out more of His blessings on His people.

Messiah Jesus, lay it on the hearts of believers to pray for Israel that it may take possession of its inheritance

But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. Oba 1:17

and show them that this is not political but prophetic and is done for Your glory

And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by. And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited. Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it. Ezek 36:34-36

And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord. Ezek 37:14

Thank You, G-d, that during their meetings in Washington neither Netanyahu nor Trump reaffirmed the “two-state solution” as the goal for ending the "Palestinian"-Israeli conflict

The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. Lev 25:23

Abba G-d, show more Israelis that possessing the land is a biblical commandment that does not depend on what other nations, NGOs, or world leaders say

When the Lord thy G-d shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; And when the Lord thy G-d shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other g-ds: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire. Deu 7:1-5

And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their g-ds shall be a snare unto you. And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. Judg 2:1-4

Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. He is the Lord our G-d: his judgments are in all the earth. He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: Ps 105:5-11

Lord G-d, we thank You for the growth of the Jewish population throughout Judea and Samaria, and we ask You to do the same in the Negev, Galilee, and the Golan Heights

For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. Isa 49:19-20

For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. Isa 51:3

G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, restore to the Jews their biblical land rights

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. Ps 125:3

Hebron

And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. Gen 23:17-18

Shechem (now Nablus)

And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money. Gen 33:19

and the Temple Mount

And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my G-d of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 2 Sam 24:24

Lord G-d, strengthen Israel's "Operation Iron Wall" against terrorist enclaves, especially in refugee camps under the "Palestinian" Authority (PA), so that it may continue to achieve great success in dismantling terrorist cells, uncovering and destroying their weapons caches and production facilities

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. In G-d we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah. But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. Ps 44:5-9

Almighty G-d, support Israel's efforts to prevent the PA from creating facts on Your land, including by demolishing some of the structures already built by the PA

And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah. Num 21:3

But, G-d of Israel, preserve some of the illegal buildings that the EU has erected for the "Palestinians" in Area C, so that they may serve as homes for Jews when they return and settle in Your land

And it shall be, when the Lord thy G-d shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; Deu 6:10-11

And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. Josh 24:13

Almighty G-d, expose and thwart all Israeli-Arab terrorist plans against Israel

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. Ps 34:16

Almighty Savior, reveal the true intentions of the Arab sheikhs in the Hebron region who want to form an emirate under Israeli security control and reject any involvement of the PA

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. Mk 4:22

Chaos, panic, death: Twenty people have been killed at a relief goods center run by the American Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) near Khan Yunis; not by Israeli fire, but by violence from within their own ranks. The culprits are in Gaza and they wear balaclavas.

A tragedy has shaken humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip: According to official GHF figures, 19 "Palestinians" were trampled to death on Wednesday morning during a stampede near the SDS3 distribution center. Another was stabbed to death. But what is shocking is not only the number of victims; it is the cause. The aid organization is making serious accusations against Hamas: armed fighters from the terrorist organization are said to have deliberately mingled with the crowd and deliberately caused chaos.

The GHF is one of the few remaining organizations in Gaza that is still able to distribute aid in a reasonably structured manner, with US personnel, clear security protocols, and a high level of commitment. But on Wednesday morning, the situation escalated:

“We confirm with a heavy heart that 20 people lost their lives in a tragic incident at the SDS3 center in Khan Yunis,”

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the official statement said.

“Nineteen of them were trampled to death in the crush, one person was stabbed to death; all triggered by a dangerous and chaotic riot initiated by troublemakers within the crowd.”

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By “troublemakers,” the organization does not mean frustrated civilians, but armed men with direct links to Hamas. For the first time since the mission began, the GHF has officially reported firearms in the vicinity of its aid centers. A rifle was even confiscated. Furthermore, an American GHF employee reported being threatened with a weapon by one of the Hamas members.

What is happening here is no exception; it is strategy. Hamas is exploiting humanitarian emergencies to demonstrate its power, provoke images of chaos, and discredit international organizations. According to GHF, false information has been deliberately spread via Telegram in recent days: incorrect opening hours, non-existent aid stations, fictitious locations. People were deliberately lured to places that were not even open, all to create confusion and overwhelm.

And the goal is clear: to make Israel appear as the obstacle to aid, to get Western aid workers to abandon their efforts, and to further fuel its own narrative of alleged genocide. What is being destroyed in the process: lives.

The GHF, which operates under extreme risk, has now also issued a public warning:

“There is every reason to believe that armed Hamas supporters deliberately provoked riots within the crowd,”

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it says.

“We mourn the loss of life, but we remain committed to providing safe and responsible humanitarian aid.”

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But how long can this aid remain safe? When even American aid workers are threatened with weapons? When every distribution operation becomes a stage for terror? And when international media prefer to report on alleged Israeli blockades instead of naming this deliberate sabotage?

In this incident, Hamas is showing its true colors once again. Anyone who mixes armed men in with starving families does not want help, but headlines. Anyone who causes chaos does not want supplies, but escalation. And anyone who holds a microphone in one hand and a rifle in the other is not a freedom fighter, but a terrorist.

Israel continues to allow international aid under difficult conditions, under constant danger to its own population. But what good is the safest corridor arrangement if Hamas itself uses hunger and need for aid as a weapon?

The West, the UN, and the humanitarian community must finally be honest: aid for Gaza is necessary. But as long as Hamas controls Gaza, every aid operation is also a risk—and every distribution point a potential crime scene.
S.: haolam.de

Although the war with Iran is over (at least for now), we must not stop praying for victory in the greater war and interceding; that is, for Israel's salvation, for the kingdom of G-d, for His rule and reign on earth, yes, even for His coming (remember Hannah and Simeon!).

The fire that burned in Jesus' heart was zeal for the glorification of G-d's name on earth and in His people

For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. Ps 69:9

Our redemption serves His glorification

Therefore say unto the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord G-d; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord G-d, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. Ezek 36:22-23

Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. Jhn 12:27-28

When the Spirit of G-d dwells in us, He will surely fill our hearts with the same passion and zeal that filled Jesus, and enable us to pray.

Thank you for not letting go, for continuing to stand before the Lord with a priestly heart, for having a heart for the glory of G-d, so that His will and His purposes may be accomplished in Israel and throughout the earth.

We have seen that the ten tribes were sent into exile by YHVH because of their sin and unrepentance. Some of the ten tribes were deported by the Assyrians. Others, in order to flee from the Assyrians, emigrated on Phoenician-Israeli ships and settled in Phoenician colonies such as Carthage, Spain, and the British Isles.

In his book Stephen M. Collins describes that a large number of the ten tribes moved from the Holy Land to the Eurasian steppes north of the Black Sea in what is now southern Russia and settled there and in Ukraine from the lower Volga and Kuban to the Dniester in 721 BCE. Shortly thereafter, they became known as the Scythians. They did not sacrifice pigs and did not keep pigs in the countries where they lived.

The Israelites were descendants of Isaac, and the Scythians, as they now called themselves, also took their name from Isaac: Scyth, Saka, Sakae, Sacae, Sai, Iskuzai, or Askuzai. In other words, the Israelites lost their identity and took on other names.

The Scythians then migrated westward and later to Scandinavia, which was first called Scath-anavia, and then to Germania.

In medieval terminology, Vikings, Germanic peoples, Slavs, and Sarmatians were also defined as Scythians.

The Parthians were probably originally a sub-tribe of the Scythians. The Parthian Empire was a large empire and included areas of present-day Iran. The Encyclopedia Britannica writes that the alphabet used in Persia at that time was based on Aramaic. Josephus wrote that he had many readers among the Parthians who were interested in his writings because they were part of their history as former tribes of Israel.

Some interesting facts about the Parthian Empire: The first king to be crowned there was named Asarces, which of course is reminiscent of Isaac. The emperors of the Parthians were all called King of Kings. The Parthian calendar began in the spring by using a cycle of intercalations, similar to the Greek Metonic cycle, and the first month was called Nisanu, following the Babylonian calendar's structure.

Another interesting connection:

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Mt 2:1

When this statement is placed in the context of the Parthians, it takes on a whole new meaning, according to Stephen M. Collins.

The wise men or magicians were powerful and influential members of one of the two bodies that appointed the Parthian monarchs. One body of the assembly consisted of members of the royal family and the other of priests, the magi. The wise men and magi were called Megistanes (dignitaries). The wise men mentioned in Matthew can be regarded as the Megistane of the Parthians. The Greek word for wise man is magos and literally means Persian astronomer or priest. Nowhere does the Bible say that there were three wise men who set out to visit the newborn king. It is assumed that a much larger number of Parthians embarked on this long journey.

As we have seen, the Parthians are descended from the ten tribes, and their priests most likely from the tribe of Levi. Thus, these wise men who set out on their journey were descended from the ten tribes of Israel. Since there were also descendants of the tribe of Judah in the Parthian Empire, they may have been represented in the journey of the wise men from the East. It is possible that up to 12 magi were traveling, representing the various tribes.

The report of the wise men

Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. Mt 2:2

Herod was alarmed:

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Mt 2:3

This suggests that it was not only three wise men who came.

And since the wise men were high-ranking statesmen from Parthia, an entire escort of soldiers traveled with them to protect them and the precious goods they brought as gifts. Since the journey was also very long, many servants such as cooks, animal keepers, and animals certainly traveled with them. It could have been a caravan of thousands. This is no exaggeration, according to Collins, as Josephus reports that caravans from the Parthian Empire carrying treasures to Jerusalem were escorted by tens of thousands.

That is why all of Jerusalem was in an uproar and frightened when they arrived. The Jews also understood that the Parthians had come because they wanted to welcome the Messiah, their new king of the ten tribes. Who else but the ten tribes would be looking for a king in Israel?

In this context, the miracle of Pentecost among those present is also easier to understand:

Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Acts 2:9

All these provinces belonged to the Parthian Empire. And what were these people doing there?

They had come to Jerusalem for the festival.

Others also came to the festival: from Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia”.

One of the tribes of the Scythians was called Asii or Asier. Since the Scythians (Sacae or Saka) bore the name of Isaac, Scripture mentions here that people from Asia were also present at the festival. The pagan population of Asia had no interest in worshipping the G-d of Israel and coming to the festivals. Only the ten tribes of Israel could have done so. And as already mentioned, Josephus reported that there were always large caravans from the Parthian Empire traveling to Jerusalem.
S.: Stephen M. Collins: The Lost Ten Tribes of Israel – found! Chapter: The Childhood Years

And the first letter of Peter is written

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 1 Pe 1:1

The apostles were well aware of the dispersion of the ten tribes.

Or James:

James, a servant of G-d and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. James 1:1

When the Parthian Empire fell apart, many moved on. The Scythians were then also called the Saxons and Germans.

Hosea predicted that the ten tribes would be among the Gentiles:

Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. Hos 8:8

The ten tribes became a large mixed people without their own identity. But YHVH promised that he would and will gather them and bring them back

For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. Jer 30:3

The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he hath done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it. Jer 30:24

And we have now arrived at the end times and are in the process of recognizing this.

The following verses 1 and 2 from the next chapter in Jeremiah

At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the G-d of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. Jer 31:1-2

The hatred of Israel that is spreading worldwide is in reality due to the fact that so many hate Israel's G-d

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: Ps 83:2-5

As people worship their various idols, such as "Mother Earth," "New Age g-ds," "I'll do it my way," and sometimes even "democracy," G-d's Word, which distinguishes right from wrong and dares to call sin "sin," becomes very offensive. Furthermore, Jesus says that the Word of G-d is the "truth" (John 17:17); another unacceptable concept for those who refuse to accept any truth other than their own. Thus, the underlying anger toward G-d is redirected into open anger toward G-d's chosen people.

Messiah Jesus, since You are never confused about the events and attitudes that influence the world today, please guide us as we stand for Your will to be done on earth

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Ps 71:1

For G-d is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 1 Cor 14:33

Almighty G-d, You have placed today's leaders in their positions,

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. Prov 8:15

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: Dan 2:21a

therefore we ask You to use them, as You did Pharaoh and Cyrus, for the sake of Your name

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of G-d that sheweth mercy. For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against G-d? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if G-d, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, Rom 9:15-23

Good Shepherd, give Netanyahu and his envoy Ron Dermer everything they need to deal with US President Trump and his administration in a biblical, courageous, and just manner

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Ps 23:1

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. Isa 30:21

We praise You again for all the support Trump is giving Israel, but do not let this enormous change from the last US administration tempt the Israelis to trust America rather than You

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. Ps 118:8-9

Abba, as You did with Jeremiah, do the same with all Israel's representatives, both clergy and laity, and put Your words in their mouths

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 1:9

Lord G-d, guide Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and others to stand firm against Western nations such as Britain and France that dare to sanction members of the Israeli government for their strong words against the establishment of a "Palestinian" state on Your land

Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. Num 24:9b

Lord, we ask You to choose replacements for the Israeli ambassadors whose terms have expired

For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But G-d is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Ps 75:7-8

Lord Jesus, bring Christian Zionists into the circles of Israeli representatives and let them encourage these Israelis by sharing with them what Your Word says about Israel

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. Ps 40:10

O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; Ps 43:3a

Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Ps 86:1

He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our G-d. Ps 98:3

King of kings, extend Your scepter of authority over the UN and its allies, who seem to curse Israel daily, and silence them

Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate. Jer 10:25

Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them. Jer 30:20

Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. Zec 2:13

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Mt 28:18

G-d of Israel, turn the curses of the nations, global NGOs, and mainstream media against Your people into blessings because of Your love for them

Nevertheless the Lord thy G-d would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy G-d turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy G-d loved thee. Deu 23:5

Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. Deu 33:3

Messiah Jesus, anoint the believers who intercede for their nation's relationship with Israel, and use these prayers as an opportunity to pour out Your mercy on these nations

And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord G-d. Ezek 22:30-31; cf. Isa 60:12

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country would recognize "Palestinian" statehood in September; unilaterally, without a peace agreement, without security guarantees, amid the reverberations of 7 Oct, when Hamas terrorists carried out massacres in southern Israel.

It is a statement that many Israelis see as a slap in the face and a political firebomb.

The reaction in Jerusalem was not long in coming. Within a few hours, ministers and opposition leaders were outdoing each other in harsh words, some even spoke of a moral dam breaking. But one thing became clear: there is rare unity in Israel across party lines.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Macron's announcement in drastic terms: the recognition of a "Palestinian" state rewards terror and means the creation of another Iranian outpost, he said. Instead of wanting peace alongside Israel, the "Palestinian" leadership is striving for a state instead of Israel. It was a threat to the existence of the Jewish state.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid, otherwise often a fierce critic of Netanyahu, also used unusually harsh words: the decision was an ethical mistake and diplomatic damage. According to Lapid, France rewards the support of Hamas and a functioning Israeli diplomacy could have prevented this disaster. But that is precisely what is lacking.

Gideon Sa'ar, former Minister of Justice and current Foreign Minister, called Macron's initiative absurd and unrealistic. France's president cannot offer Israel any protection; we hope he can at least do so in the streets of Paris. The attempt to order the region from Europe by decree is ridiculous and dangerous. The withdrawal from the Gaza Strip 20 years ago had led to Hamas rule. "Palestinian" statehood would repeat this.

Defense Minister Israel Katz spoke of shame, of capitulation to terror and a price for the Hamas rapists and murderers. Instead of standing by Israel, Macron was weakening the Jewish state. And former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett found even harsher words: A price for mass murder, the recognition of a "Palestinian" state after Oct 7 is not diplomacy, but a moral catastrophe.

But many voices in Israel did not stop at moral criticism. Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich used Macron's initiative to underpin a new domestic political demand: the immediate extension of Israeli sovereignty to Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley commonly referred to as annexation.

Levin spoke of a black spot in France's history and called for the full application of Israeli law in the territories. Smotrich went even further: Macron had given us a reason to throw the idea of "Palestinian" statehood into the dustbin of history once and for all. Now was the time for a Zionist response.

Support also comes from the chairman of the Knesset's Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee, Yuli Edelstein. He linked the debate with a reference to the demographic and cultural change in France due to Islamist migration; a connection that is increasingly being openly expressed in Jerusalem.

The Settlers' Council (Yesha Council) demanded immediate consequences: No more excuses, the Knesset has supported it, now it's the government's turn, it said in a sharp statement. Otherwise there would be an existential danger for Israel.

The outpouring that followed on social networks went beyond political statements. Transport Minister Miri Regev said that Paris today looked like Kabul, France should take care of its own identity. Member of Knesset Dan Illouz even compared Macron to the Vichy regime, which collaborated with the Nazis during the Shoah: He supports the new Nazis of Gaza, said Illouz.

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli even posted a video of Macron's wife slapping him in the face with the sarcastic remark that this was the Israeli response to the recognition of a "Palestinian" state. Knesset President Amir Ohana also spoke of a betrayal by an alleged leader of the free world. Macron's place was on the wrong side of history.

While Jerusalem reacted with outrage, Hamas and parts of the Arab parties in the Israeli parliament rejoiced. The terrorist organization spoke of a step towards the complete liberation of all occupied territories, a euphemism for the annihilation of Israel. Particularly explosive: Hamas is also calling on other states to follow France's example, including European states in particular.

This reaction exposes the central problem: from Israel's perspective, the recognition of a "Palestinian" state without a peace treaty, without a security structure, without recognition of Israel, does not mean peace, but an incentive for further terror. A political price for massacres. And it destroys the last remaining basis for a negotiated compromise.

Rarely has Israel experienced such unity on a foreign policy issue: the government, opposition, ministers, Knesset presidents, security officials and even settler organizations speak with one voice. France's decision may have been intended as a humanitarian act; in Israel it is seen as a threat. Not only for the Jewish state, but also for the idea of genuine peace.

Because if terror pays, if massacres are rewarded, what is left of Europe's moral claim?
S.: haolam.de

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. Joel 2:28

And in this context, the next verse states:

And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. Joel 2:30

It seems that the Spirit will be poured out on all flesh so that people will receive increased help through the Spirit in the coming judgment, expressed in the words blood and fire, and pillars of smoke. The Hebrew word for pillars of smoke is timarah. Blood, fire, and pillars of smoke together paint a picture of a catastrophic event and one is inclined to think in the dropping of an atomic bomb. The palm trees symbolize the rising smoke from burning cities, a sign of judgment and destruction.

When His Spirit is poured out on all flesh, this is most likely to be taken literally, just as He rains on the righteous and the unrighteous. Your daughters and sons are the daughters and sons of His people Israel and those who cleave to them, that is, are grafted in.

We are currently entering these times of judgment that are preparing for the greater exodus. The economic system will collapse, unemployment, discontent, unrest, military interventions, civil war and worldwide jihad. Before the Second World War, there was also an economic collapse, the Great Depression, a decline in the value of money. And it was always the case that a debtor had to step in and that will happen again. And this goes hand in hand with betrayal.

We are seeing this pattern starting to emerge both here in Europe and in America.

As in Egypt when the ten plagues came, the gathering of the Israelites began, which YHVH then led out in His time. And YHVH will bring the ten tribes out of all the lands where they have been scattered. We remember that the coming exodus will be so great that the first exodus will no longer be remembered.

Before this exodus takes place, there will be a raging battle

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. Ps 83:2-3

The attacks are against the house of Judah, but now also against the house of Israel, the ten lost tribes, due to the massive influx of refugees. Both the house of Judah and the ten lost tribes are His people.

I quote from the newspaper article posted online Refugees as a weapon of migration:

According to Thomas P.M. Barnett, Pentagon military strategist and American mastermind, certain unimpeded flows must be guaranteed as a prerequisite for smooth global transformation: “On the one hand, this is the unimpeded flow for the disintegration of the local peoples and their culture”.

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They have said, Come, and let us cut them off (this is formulated literally "that the Jews should not exist") from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. Ps 83:4

But when the Christians (who for the most part belong to the lost tribes) are killed in jihad, this also goes directly against Israel (in the understanding that Israel is the house of Judah and the house of Israel - the ten lost tribes).

For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: Ps 83:5

Here we read that this covenant of death is not only against Israel, but against YHVH himself, i.e. against you.

Now we learn who is in this covenant:

The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. Ps 83:6-8

We see here that many nations are involved and also come from the bloodline. They set out at the time of the return home. This was the case in the past when Jacob returned to his land and Esau, his brother, went to meet him armed with an army when the house of Judah came home (time after the First World War, Second World War) and will also be the case in the future homecoming of the ten tribes.

Who leads this conspiracy? Edom (Esau), the brother of Jacob and his descendants. Esau has undergone a name change:

And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. Gen 25:29-30

And this name Edom now appears at the top of the list of those who are in covenant against YHVH and His people. But YHVH will destroy Esau:

Shall I not in that day, saith the Lord, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter. For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever. Oba 1:8-10

And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. Oba 1:19-20

We go back to the root of the battle for supremacy.

And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord. And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. Gen 25:22-23

Both peoples cannot have supremacy at the same time. And it is in this battle that we now find ourselves, that Esau (Edom) will exercise world dominion for a short time. Isaac's blessing over Esau was:

And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; Gen 27:40a

In contrast to Jacob, who had flocks and thus had something productive in his hands, his brother produced nothing, he took by the sword. Edom kills, even in secret. His plan to kill Jacob goes back to the words Esau spoke in his heart:

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. Gen 27:41

This hatred is hidden in the heart of Edom and does not come out in the open like the hatred of the Arabs.

Where do we find Edom today?

Certainly in the military and similar institutions. Edom is attracted to power-control systems such as banking systems, drug trafficking, the military and terrorism. Of course, this doesn't mean that everyone is Edom in the military, banking systems, etc. Edom is controlled by Rome (Christian-Greco-Roman approach) and Babylon. Edom wants to establish a new world order with the more hidden hatred of killing believers by excluding them from Edom's world system.

Israel's fight against Hamas propaganda: When truth becomes a weapon.

The world believes in the fairy tale of the deliberate famine in Gaza, but the facts speak a different language. While Hamas instrumentalizes the suffering, Israel is fighting against a narrative that costs lives.



S.: X-com: Hamas terrorists in one of their tunnels. No trace of hunger.


Israel is investing over 700 million shekels, the equivalent of around 210 million USD in humanitarian aid for Gaza. Day after day, trucks roll across the border loaded with food, water, medicine and baby food. Over a million aid packages have been distributed in the past few weeks alone. So anyone who claims that Israel is deliberately starving Gaza is lying. Or is being lied to by a terrorist organization whose perfidious calculations have long since worked.

700 million shekels is roughly equivalent to 300,000 tons of food. Enough to supply around 1.8 million people with basic food, clean drinking water, fuel and medicine for a month.

S.: X-com: Humanitarian aid sitting in the Gaza Strip, waiting to be delivered by the U.N.


Because Hamas knows that it cannot win militarily. Their battlefield is no longer just the south of Israel; it is the minds and hearts of a global public that willingly swallows what they are presented with: the image of an overpowering Israel that "starves Palestinians", "bombs children" and ignores "human rights". This grotesque inversion of reality is not only a moral declaration of bankruptcy on the part of the international community; it costs human lives. In Gaza as well as in Israel.

While Israel approves aid delivery after aid delivery, the Israeli victims of Oct 7 remain in the shadows of the global narrative. Nir Oz, Be'eri, Netiv HaAsara; dozens of kibbutzim that were overrun by terror are still waiting to be rebuilt. In Nir Oz, a quarter of the residents were murdered or abducted. But to this day there is still a lack of adequate state support. Gaza, on the other hand, received an aid package worth billions within days, and hardly any criticism.

Is this the world we live in? A world in which the perpetrators receive aid money and the victims are left in ruins? In which Israel is blamed even though it delivers food and medicine every day, while Hamas confiscates, distributes, sells or confiscates these supplies for its fighters?

It is not only the actions of Hamas that are shocking. It is the indifference with which their crimes are ignored. Western media show starving children, but not that the same children were brutally beaten by Hamas fighters because they wanted to queue at an aid distribution point. They report on the lack of medicines, but not that Hamas is blowing up warehouses to dramatize the suffering. They cite UN organizations, but hardly any Israeli sources that document daily how aid is blocked and abused.

When truth becomes a weapon, silence is complicity. And that is exactly what is happening: The international community remains silent or worse, speaks in chorus of Hamas. It is not Israeli soldiers who are setting fire to supply centers. It is not Israeli politicians who are stealing food. It is not Israeli authorities shelling humanitarian corridors. All of this is happening under the control and on the orders of Hamas.

Israel was on the defensive for far too long. Communication was far too hesitant. The government barely reacted to the flood of lies, letting Hamas dominate the public stage. While Israel supplied, Hamas explained, and the world listened. At this stage in particular, it would have been crucial to shape the narrative and make the facts visible. Instead, there was silence where clarification would have been necessary.

This is not about public relations. It is about protecting human lives. Because every lie that goes unchallenged prolongs the suffering. It encourages Hamas in its strategy and discourages those who really need help in Gaza. And it delegitimizes Israel, not as a state, but as an idea: the Jewish safe space that was promised after the Shoah, but today has to fight for its moral right to exist.

The reality in Gaza is tragic. But it is not just a consequence of the war, it is a weapon deliberately forged by Hamas. Those who ignore this are complicit. Those who continue to accuse Israel of a starvation blockade, even though trucks, planes and drones deliver aid on a daily basis, are not criticizing, they are engaging in modern blood accusations.

It is time for Israel not only to fight, but to speak. Loudly, clearly and uncompromisingly. For its citizens. For the truth. And for all those in Gaza who are suffering under a reign of terror that the world has long since trivialized into a political reality.
S.: haolam.de

There have been a number of articles in Israeli and foreign media declaring that Israel is now the superpower in the Middle East. This is something we have been praying for, albeit using biblical terms, that Israel would become the head of the nations of the Middle East. Even though this is still a work in progress, it is important that we pray for it until it is accomplished.

Lord G-d of hosts, You are the superpower in the Middle East, and we ask that You continue to use Israel as Your weapon of war against Your and their enemies

Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers. And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the Lord. Jer 51:20-24

And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord G-d. Ezek 25:14

Speaking of weapons: We praise You that Israel's Iron Beam laser defense system will be activated in a few months, and rejoice that Israel's defenses will be enhanced by pure light

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. Ps 44:3

Lord G-d, we thank You for ordering circumstances so that in a relatively short time since the Oct 7 massacre, Israel's deterrent power has been restored and even increased

And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your G-d, he is G-d in heaven above, and in earth beneath. Josh 2:9-11

Abba, as Israel maintains this position, let it not be overly proud of its armed forces, but let it give You the glory for all that You have done both overtly and behind the scenes

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy G-d: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the Lord thy G-d will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. Isa 41:10-16

King Messiah, guide Israel's response to the events in Syria and its intervention there to save the southern Druze communities from being wiped out by radical Islamists

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Prov 3:6
A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. Prov 16:9

Sovereign Lord, open the eyes of Trump and NATO leaders to recognize the evil Islamist plans of Turkey's President Erdogan and stop supporting him

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after G-d: G-d is not in all his thoughts. Ps 10:4
Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore. Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; Ps 105:4-5
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: Prov 15:26a

Lord Jesus, give Israel insight into all Turkey's plans in Syria

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. Job 12:22

Abba Father, give Israel real-time information about the actual outcome of Israel and America's attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. Job 12:22
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. Job 34:21-22
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. Dan 2:22

We thank You that Israel is already planning its next steps in the war against Iran, whether in the near future or in a few years, and ask You to guide all its deliberations

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord. The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord. Prov 21:30-31

Abba Father, use the water crisis and the widespread arrests of ordinary Iranian citizens to hasten the day when Iran's evil regime is overthrown

I will... in Elam... destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the Lord. Jer 49:38b

Messiah Jesus, lead the Iranian church as they pray for their country and for Israel

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all g-dliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of G-d our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 1 Tim 2:1-4

Communicate Your strategy and tactics to Israel to remove the threat of the Huthis from Yemen

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. Ps 44:5

As the Lebanese see that Hezbollah is weakened, encourage them, G-d of all nations, to rise up and free their nation from the control of this Shiite Islamist terrorist organization

The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. Ps 29:5-6
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. Prov 28:15

Lord G-d, give Israel discernment in their relationship with Egypt and equip them with wisdom and courage to deal justly with Egypt's current violations of the peace agreement

And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon: And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon: But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh; Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh. Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab. And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place. But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. And the Lord G-d of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country. And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan. So now the Lord G-d of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it? Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy g-d giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the Lord our G-d shall drive out from before us, them will we possess. And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them, While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time? Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon. Jdg 11:12-27

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. Ezek 29:6

Lord Jesus, warn Your body in Lebanon, Syria and throughout the Middle East that if they curse Israel, they themselves will be cursed

Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. Num 24:9b
O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Ps 6:1
And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. Mk 3:5a
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, Rev 2:14a

YHVH has foretold in His Word through His prophets that He will gather the ten lost tribes from all nations with poured-out wrath and bring them home. We will look at the prophecies of Ezekiel and Jeremiah.

The prophet Ezekiel speaks

As I live, saith the Lord G-d, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. Ez 20:33-34

During the gathering and the exodus, there will also be renegades, as there were when the Israelites left Egypt, for example, the band of Korah.

And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord. Ez 20:38

This means that during the exodus there will be a judgment in the desert:

And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. Ez 20:35

But before that happens, there will be another judgment. The judgment of church leaders who did not properly shepherd the sheep of Israel (the ten lost tribes) in the cycles of His righteousness:

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord G-d unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. Ez 34:2-3

How does a good shepherd behave? In Psalm 23, we find a model of the good shepherd, who is Himself: He feeds His sheep in green pastures, leads them to fresh water, and guides them in righteous cycles (as it says in Hebrew) for the sake of YHVH's name.

YHVH continues:

Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. Ez 34:10

Then YHVH says that He will take care of them Himself and

will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel (Samaria!) shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. Ez 34:13-14

After YHVH has judged the shepherds, He will also judge the sheep:

Therefore thus saith the Lord G-d unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. Ez 34:20-22

And YHVH is indeed in the process of leading His sheep away from the pastures where they do not get their fill and from the watering places where they get unclean water (teaching that does not reflect His instructions).

The prophet Jeremiah also speaks of the impending judgment on the false shepherds of the house of Israel. Chapter 23 begins with the judgment on the shepherds of the flock,

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! (verse 1)

Therefore, He will judge them:

I will visit upon you the evil of your doings (verse 2)

Then YHVH will gather the remnant:

And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. (verse 3)

If only a remnant remains, where are the false shepherds? In verse 6, a distinction is again made between the two houses:

In his days Judah (the Jews) shall be saved, and Israel (the ten scattered and restored tribes) shall dwell safely:

And Jeremiah speaks of how He will bring the descendants of Israel (the ten lost tribes) out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where He has driven them (verse 8).

At the time when YHVH

shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there Joel 3:1b-2a

wants to turn the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, He will gather all the nations together and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, where He will judge them (Joel 4:2).

And Joel goes on to speak of a terrible nuclear war (which is also widely understood as symbolic language describing G-d’s judgment)

And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. Joel 2:30

It is likely that after this third world war, YHVH will lead the remnant from all countries of the world back home to Israel. Specifically, to a Greater Israel that will extend to the Euphrates, as He has promised.

The Promised Land will extend from the Dead Sea around Eilat, as its southern border, to the Euphrates River in the far north. The borders are set by YHVH

In the south:

And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: Ex 23:31a

And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward. Ez 47:19

In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: Gen 15:18

In the west:

The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side. Ez 47:20

And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border. Num 34:6

In the north:

In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: Gen 15:18

From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. Josh 1:4

And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side. Ez 47:17

In the east:

And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham: And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward: And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about. Num 34:10-12

And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. Ez 47:18

After the Third World War, there will be enough room in Greater Israel for the returning ten lost tribes. Israel will gain these lands.

Until then, YHVH will shake the lands, and we will go forth with fury poured out (Ez 20:33). The word poured out in Hebrew is shaphak, which also means to shed blood.

After two years of fighting and negotiations, during which Israel has mostly had at least one hand tied behind its back, the country seems to be stuck in a rut. Although 200 hostages, both living and dead, have been freed, many families of the remaining hostages, as well as the eternal Bibi haters, are demanding that Israel end the war in order to free the remaining (20 living; 30 dead), even if it means Hamas remains in power. Meanwhile, most nations blame Israel for starving the residents of Gaza, for committing genocide, or for other lies that these Jew-haters hear, even though in reality it is Hamas and the terrorist-friendly UN that are spreading these lies. I am often angry and frustrated with my country, Israel, because it seems to be fighting Hamas while at the same time trying to win the world's approval by submitting to its demands; including those of America. Israel needs G-d's direct supernatural intervention to win this war against Hamas.

Lord G-d, everything we pray for is so that You may ultimately be glorified

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their G-d? But our G-d is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Ps 115:1-3

G-d, arise and let Your enemies who hate You and Your people be destroyed

Let G-d arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. Ps 68:1
Keep not thou silence, O G-d: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O G-d. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. Ps 83:1-4

Abba Father, most of the world has forgotten what Hamas actually did on Oct 7, so we ask You to remember it, to rise up and end Hamas' rule over Gaza once and for all

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. Ps 34:7
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: Amos 1:6-7

Lord, G-d of Israel, remember how You threatened the spiritual ancestors of Islam (Edom; Mount Seir) because of their eternal hatred of Your people, and fulfill this today

Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end: Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord G-d, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee. Ezek 35:5-6

G-d of g-ds, against Hamas and all enemies of Israel, fulfill Deuteronomy 3:22 in the Sabbath section of the Torah: Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your G-d he shall fight for you.

Abba, we are deeply distressed that IDF soldiers are dying just so that Hamas will negotiate the release of a few hostages, and we ask You, our King and G-d, to give Jacob the victory

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. Ps 44:5

Lord of lords, show Trump that a ceasefire is not victory and that for Muslims, a ceasefire, a hudna, is only an interruption of fighting until they are strong enough to kill their enemy

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. Ps 55:22

Lord G-d, in light of reports that the IDF is considering a change in tactics, be their guiding star

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. Lk 1:79

and let any changes hasten the day when You end this war

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Ps 46:9

Abba Father, we ask You to completely devour the underground tunnels of Hamas

And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: Num 16:31

Lord G-d, fulfill Your word in Zechariah 9:5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

and remove the current “king” Hamas from Gaza.

At the same time, Lord Jesus, build Your body there and reign as the true King of Gaza

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Mt 16:18

Almighty King, rescue all remaining hostages and free them from being used as human shields by Hamas and from weighing heavily on the hearts of the Israelis

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. 1 Sam 30:18-19
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

Almighty G-d, if the outcome of this war depends on Israel's willingness to conquer all of Gaza, we ask You to move the Israelis and their leaders to do just that

And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their g-ds shall be a snare unto you. And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. Judg 2:1-4
A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. Prov 16:9

The signs point to stormy weather ahead. As military pressure on Hamas increases, hopes for a diplomatic solution are rapidly fading in Jerusalem. A senior Israeli government official confirmed to the Jerusalem Post that

“the talks are on the verge of collapse”

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and

“an expanded military operation in Gaza now seems inevitable.”

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Hamas has

“broken off contact,”

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he said, adding that there are no longer any real negotiations. The previous mediators, Qatar and Egypt, are also largely out of the picture, with the terrorist organization increasingly seeking support from Turkey instead.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff in Jerusalem on Thursday. The nearly three-hour meeting, partly in private, partly with ministers such as Ron Dermer and Gideon Sa'ar, revealed a new strategic alignment between Jerusalem and Washington.

“The US and Israel agree on how to proceed against Hamas,”

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an Israeli government official confirmed to the Jerusalem Post. The reason for the rapprochement: talks with Hamas are dead, patience is at an end.

In an exclusive interview with Israeli news channel N12, US President Donald Trump said he was already working on a comprehensive aid program for Gaza. Trump said,

“We want to help the people, make life possible for them. We want to feed them; that should have happened a long time ago.”

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He accused Hamas of systematically stealing humanitarian aid and reselling it for profit. Trump emphasized that his administration would not stand by and watch hunger being exploited for political gain.

“We want to help - but not the terrorists.”

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Trump's determination is directly related to the visit of his two confidants, Witkoff and Mike Huckabee, to Gaza. On Friday, they inspected the distribution centers for food and medical supplies operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF). They were accompanied by senior IDF officers who explained the situation on the ground. After the visit, Witkoff said:

"On President Trump's instructions, we got a picture of the situation, spoke with Israeli partners, GHF representatives, and other organizations. We wanted to see the facts and pass them on directly to the president so that a new, targeted aid delivery could be made possible."

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According to Trump's spokeswoman Carolyn Leavitt, the US is planning a new aid package for Gaza that will provide basic medical care in addition to food. The $30 million in funding will apparently be shared by Israel, according to officials from the Trump administration. Jerusalem, on the other hand, is keeping quiet. There has been no official confirmation that it has agreed to the American request to cover part of the humanitarian costs. The fact is that the GHF has already begun distribution under Israeli supervision.

In the interview with N12, the president emphasized that he was waiting for a report from his special envoy before releasing any details. But Trump made one thing clear: if Israel has control over security, America will take care of the people's survival. And: Hamas must no longer be allowed to

“hold an entire people hostage.”

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Israel currently sees no basis for further dialogue. Hamas not only refuses to talk to Jerusalem, but has also almost broken off contacts with Qatar and Egypt. Instead, the terrorist organization is relying on Ankara; a development that is being watched with great concern in Israel.

The result of this isolation: the possibility of negotiating a gradual ceasefire with a hostage agreement is off the table. Instead, a comprehensive solution is now being openly considered, including by the US: all hostages in exchange for an end to the war. According to an Israeli official, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Steve Witkoff have already discussed this idea in their meeting. When N12 asked President Trump about it, he replied meaningfully:

“You'll see soon.”

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Current developments mark a strategic turning point. While Hamas continues to focus on escalation and self-promotion, Israel is trying to secure international support for a final blow against the terrorist group with Trump's help. Under Trump, the US is once again determined to take matters into its own hands, something that previous administrations left to goodwill. Humanitarian aid should be possible, but not at the price of financing terrorists.

The next few days will be decisive: Will Trump succeed in establishing an alternative supply structure in Gaza with Israel that excludes Hamas? And how will Hamas react if international aid suddenly no longer flows through its channels?

The countdown is on and the front lines are clearer than ever.
S.: haolam.de

Francesca Albanese's bitter complaint

“I have been wronged”

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and what she is concealing.

Following US sanctions against the UN Special Rapporteur for anti-Israel incitement, Francesca Albanese portrays herself as a victim, but the real victims are others. An assessment of her descent into political isolation.

Francesca Albanese is crying. Not over the more than 1,200 Jewish victims of Oct 7. Not over the Israeli hostages who are still being held underground by terrorists. No, she is crying over herself. Over the "injustice" that has been done to her. The US, under President Donald Trump, has placed the UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories on its sanctions list. And Albanese complains that her finances have been affected, her reputation damaged, and her access to assets restricted. For the woman who openly accuses Israel of "systematic destruction," this is apparently harder to bear than the consequences of her own words.

However, it is not merely expressions of opinion that have led to this sanction. It is about a long-standing, openly anti-Israel agenda. Francesca Albanese has not only accused Israel of "apartheid", a standard accusation in the arsenal of so-called human rights activists, but also of "genocide economics." She openly calls for sanctions against Israeli politicians, institutions, and companies. From the outset, she has used her position as UN Special Rapporteur not as a neutral observer, but as a political activist. And now that her mask has fallen and she is facing the consequences, she is reveling in the role of martyr.

Albanese's reaction to the US sanctions is revealing. Not a word of doubt, not a moment of reflection. Instead, she renews her accusations, calls for punitive measures against Israeli institutions, and speaks of "genocide", a serious accusation that is not only historically burdened but also factually unsupported. No international court, no reputable institution has ever applied this term to Israel's defense policy.

The Geneva Convention clearly defines genocide, and Israel's actions do not fall under it. The fact that Albanese nevertheless continues to use this term unabashedly reveals her intention: she is not concerned with legal correctness, but with delegitimizing Israel, whatever the cost. She wants Israel to be internationally ostracized. Her language serves not peace, but escalation.

The UN Special Rapporteur has been using her position for years to promote anti-Israel narratives in the public sphere, neatly packaged under the guise of human rights. But this is precisely where the problem lies: if the international community allows UN posts to become a stage for
one-sided, ideologically charged campaigns, these institutions lose their credibility.

It is no coincidence that Israel and the US boycotted the recent UN conference on the two-state solution, they recognize the game. What Francesca Albanese is doing is not a constructive contribution to peace or reconciliation. She is sowing mistrust and hatred and deepening the divide.

What is particularly striking about her reaction to the sanctions is that Albanese expresses no understanding for criticism, no regret about bias. Her stance: anyone who sanctions me is attacking international law. A grotesque reversal of reality. In truth, it is her statements that poison the discussion of international law – because she refuses to differentiate and cements the perpetrator-victim narrative.

Albanese could have acted differently. She could have shown balance, at least formally, pointed out Hamas' violence, and acknowledged the complexity of the region. Instead: one-sided blame, moral superiority, not an ounce of insight.

Albanese's sanction marks a turning point. For the first time, a Western democracy is taking open action against a UN official who has established herself as a mouthpiece for anti-Israel forces. It is a clear signal: those who abuse the vocabulary and platform of the United Nations must expect consequences.

Of course, Albanese will find her supporters, in circles where hatred of Israel is sold as "critical solidarity." But internationally, she is losing influence. Her own bitterness over being excluded from UN conferences is not evidence of injustice, but an echo of her radical agenda.

The attempt to now portray herself as a wounded idealist comes across as cynical, to say the least. Those who have been handling rhetorical explosives for years should not be surprised when they eventually go off.
S.: haolam.de

Provocation at sea: Israel stops propaganda ship "Handala".

A flotilla full of hate activists attempted to break through Israel's blockade, not to help, but to cause harm. The navy intervened before propaganda became a security risk. Those who claim to bring "peace" but support Hamas are not part of the solution, but part of the problem.

On Saturday evening, the Israeli navy intercepted a ship that was deliberately designed to provoke: the so-called "Handala" flotilla. Under the guise of "humanitarian aid," radical activists attempted to break through the legitimate naval blockade off Gaza, a well-known ploy that is neither neutral nor naive, but dangerous and cynical.

The ship had set sail from Italy with a clear goal: to attract attention, discredit Israel, and boost Hamas' propaganda. On board were well-known anti-Israel agitators, including Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the radical "International Solidarity Movement," who repeatedly stands out for her proximity to Hamas narratives.

According to the Israeli military, the "Handala" was monitored by drones at an early stage. As the navy approached, the ship apparently changed course, a transparent attempt to avoid confrontation. At the same time, activists published dramatized accounts and appeals to generate media outrage.

The NGO Adalah, known for years for its legal attacks on Israeli security structures, demanded on Sunday that the activists' whereabouts be clarified and that they be given access to lawyers. It is the usual script: first deliberately violate the law, then loudly proclaim "rule of law!"

But those who attack Israel, and that is what this act is, cannot claim immunity. The naval blockade off Gaza was deemed permissible under international law by the UN Security Council in 2010. Its sole purpose is to protect Israeli civilians from arms deliveries to Hamas. The group that controls Gaza by force has not only been firing rockets at Israel for years, but has also misused humanitarian aid, dug tunnels, and used civilians as human shields.

The fact that the "Handala" bears the name of a "Palestinian" propaganda figure, a "refugee child" who allegedly will not look forward again until "Palestine is free", says it all. It is not about peace. It is about delegitimizing Israel. And about the media accompaniment with which Europe is all too happy to take the moral high ground, while downplaying terrorism.

Back in June, the "Madleen" flotilla attempted a similar maneuver. At that time, Greta Thunberg put the action in the spotlight. Now it is the next PR offensive under false pretenses, again with the aim of isolating Israel, and again at the expense of those who are truly in need of help.

Israel acted correctly. The navy was prepared, professional, and determined. Anyone who truly respects international law recognizes that there is no right to uncontrolled travel into a war zone. And there is no right to support a terrorist organization just because it portrays itself as "resistance."

The world should take a close look: these flotillas are not transporting medicine, but ideology. Not aid, but hatred. And not peace, but dangerous propaganda. Israel not only has the right to defend itself. It has a duty to do so.
S.: haolam.de

The G-d of Israel determines who rules among the nations

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. Dan 4:17

and uses them for the purposes of His kingdom. He does this whether we realize it or not, so that we often question some of His decisions. Since the coming of His kingdom on earth is G-d's ultimate goal, both for individuals and for nations, He asks us to pray for those in authority

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all g-dliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of G-d our Saviour; 1 Tim 2:1-3

Therefore, we pray persistently for the leaders of Israel, that He may convert them and use them for His glory

O Lord G-d of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? Turn us again, O G-d of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Turn us again, O Lord G-d of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Ps 80:4 .7 .19

King Jesus, repel Satan's attempts to deceive Israel's leaders and us

And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Zec 3:2

Lord G-d, pour out Your chesed upon Israel's government and society during this time

Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. Ps 25:6
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. Ps 40:11

Almighty Son of David, open many more doors for the sons and daughters of Zion so that they may influence both within and outside Your people

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Prov 25:11
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. Eccl 12:10
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. Isa 22:22

As You did with Gideon, let Your Spirit envelop Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu

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

Lord G-d, give him g-dly counselors whose advice he will take seriously

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. Prov 9:9
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. Prov 11:14
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. Prov 24:6

King Jesus, be Netanyahu's "iron dome" against every mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual attack that comes against him from men and demonic powers

Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. Deu 33:29
But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. Ps 3:3

G-d of history, we praise You for using Bibi's understanding of history to make him a leader of the Issachar type

And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 1 Chr 12:32

Lord, use Isaiah 1:24-27 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city. Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness. in the prophetic section to remind Israel's leaders that justice reform comes from You, and then give them Your wisdom to move this forward very quickly

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that G-d had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly. 2 Chr 29:36

Lord G-d, remove Israel's "daughter of Greece," the anti-Bibi attorney general, today

For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But G-d is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Ps 75:6-7

King Jesus, protect Israel's current coalition from internal and external pressures that seek to manipulate them into making decisions that are not in accordance with Your will

The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Ps 103:19
The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Prov 21:1

Lord of all, give the coalition wisdom on how to win over the ultra-Orthodox for the IDF

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. Job 12:12

Abba Father, heal all the released hostages completely and save them

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. Ps 103:2-6
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. Jer 17:14

Messiah Jesus, bring comfort and closure to every family that has received or will receive the bodies of their loved ones

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Ps 23:4

In Psalm 83, we learn, that many nations are joining together in a covenant against YHVH and His people, and that this conspiracy is led by Edom.

As long as Edom reigns, the house of David does not reign. The struggle between Jacob and Esau continues. When the house of David reigns, Edom is defeated

And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, Gen 25:23a

The root of the struggle for supremacy goes back to the time of Rebekah's pregnancy, when two nations were in her womb. This ancient struggle continues. But YHVH has promised that the house of David will reign again

In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doeth this. Amos 9:11-12

Israel will possess Edom. But before this happens, Edom will throw off Jacob's yoke and bring about a new world order. The bloodline of Edom is found today in the military and similar institutions. Edom is attracted to power control such as banking systems, drug trafficking, the military, and terrorism. Of course, this does not mean that everyone in the military, banking systems, etc. is Edom

The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. Ps 83:6-8

These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah. Gen 36:15-16

Balaam spoke about the Amalekites:

Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever. Num 24:20b

There is no fear of G-d in Amalek; Amalek hates G-d

Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not G-d. Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy G-d hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy G-d giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it. Deu 25:17-19

Amalek fights against the people of YHVH:

Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. Ex 17:8

Who fought against the house of Judah among our people? Who hated the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and wanted to erase all knowledge of Him? The Third Reich brought chaos upon the Germans. The bloodline is Amalek in our people. No one from this bloodline will be saved, and YHVH will completely destroy it at the end of days:

And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. Ex 17:14

Even though Germany surrendered after World War II, the Third Reich lives on, meaning that Amalek has not yet been eradicated, not yet completely destroyed. At that time, many, many supporters of the Third Reich were welcomed with open arms in the US and South America and found open doors in the military, etc. Amalek's goal is to destroy Ephraim before the second exodus takes place. The serpent, the dragon, is in Amalek.

In our country, there is not only the bloodline of Amalek, but also the bloodline of Assur (Assyrians). Not all Assyrians remained in Iraq; some also emigrated to Europe, including when the ten tribes migrated to Europe. According to Yair Davidy, who has written extensively about the ten lost tribes, the German people are largely descended from the bloodlines of Amalek, Assur (Assyria), and Edom. In German culture, there is this spirit of the hunter, as Edom was. But of course there is a remnant among the German people who turned and turn to the G-d of Israel.

Edom resists Israel, Amalek attacks Israel, and Assur, the Assyrians, captured the ten lost tribes. Germany is a composite of these bloodlines of course, other tribes may have ended up in Germania here and there and thanks be to YHVH, there was and is this remnant of those who hold fast to the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

All these bloodlines are involved at different levels in the battle of the end times

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him... And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of G-d, (live in the covenants) and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (both belong together) Rev 12:7-9 .13-17

We now especially need the prophetic word about the plan of YHVH at the end of days, that He wants to lead the ten lost tribes home, so that we understand why this chaos must be. And so that we can prepare for the exodus. Of course, no one can say when the time will come

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 2 Pe 1:19