Lost tribes of Israel

[Benaiah468]

Yesterday was the 77th anniversary of the founding of Israel. Considering that Israel has been in a state of actual or potential war for each of those years, it is an incredible miracle that the Jewish nation not only still exists, but is thriving in many ways.

Abba, we praise You for opening our eyes to see what a testimony to Your faithfulness in fulfilling Your promises Israel's existence is today (Jer 31:35-37)

Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name: If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. Thus saith the Lord; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the Lord.

Lord G-d of Israel, we praise You for creating the IDF as an “exceedingly great army” - and for doing so soon after the Holocaust, just as You prophesied in Ezekiel 37:1-10

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord G-d, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord G-d unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord G-d; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

We thank You, Lord, that You are able to do all that You proclaim (Num 23:19; Ps 33:9; Isa 55:11)

G-d is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Jesus Messiah, we rejoice that the resurrection of Israel is a sure sign of Your soon return (Zec 14:3-4; Mt 23:39; Acts 1:11)

Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

And we ask You, “Come quickly, Lord” (Rev 22:20)!

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

G-d, we are amazed at how the fear of You erases in us the need to fear anything else (Jer 32:39-40)

And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. Jer 32:39-40

 

[Benaiah468]

Abraham had a son, Ishmael, by Hagar, the Egyptian handmaiden of Sarah. Abraham wanted G-d's blessing to be on Ishmael; cf. Gen 17:18

But G-d had a different plan. In v.19 he answers Abraham

Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. Gen 17:19

In Hebrew

ויאמר 257 אלהים 86 אבל 33 שרה 505 אשתך 721 ילדת 444 לך 50 בן 52 וקראת 707 את 401 שמו 346
יצחק 208 והקמתי 561 את 401 בריתי 622 אתו 407 לברית 642 עולם 146 לזרעו 313 אחריו 225

G-d designated Isaac as the bearer of His promise of blessing and land, and He has a purpose in mind, as we shall see.

Combinations of words and numerical values result

257+401+33+86 = 777!
86+401+401 = 888!
505+444+50 = 999!
257+86+33+50+52+208+313 = 999!

777
888
999
999

G-d had also promised Abraham blessings for Ishmael (G-d hears). He promised to make Ishmael, the first Arab, into a huge nation.
And he kept his promise. But He limited the promise and the assurance about the land to the line that would come through Isaac.

 

[Benaiah468]

According to Defense Minister Katz, Israel's military is to remain permanently in the occupied “security zones” in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip are also to continue to be blocked.

Israel wants to keep all conquered territories in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria under permanent military control.

The army will remain in the occupied “security zones” and form a buffer between enemy fighters and Israel - “in any temporary or permanent reality” in the Gaza Strip, according to Defense Minister Israel Katz. This also applies to conquered territories in Lebanon and Syria.

Unlike in the past, the army will no longer evacuate any areas, Katz said about the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military has been fighting and trying to crush the Islamist Hamas for over a year and a half.

Almighty G-d, let Israel's strategy be to keep all the land in Gaza that it conquers (2 Sam 5:9).

Abba Father, as You did with Gideon, download Your wisdom upon the IDF to apply new strategies and tactics that will surprise and defeat Hamas (Jdg 7:16-18).

As the number of reservists stepping up to fight is much smaller than it was after Oct 7, we remind You, Lord G-d, that You reduced Gideon's fighters so that You alone would receive the glory (Jdg 7:2).

Lord of hosts, intervene as the IDF intensifies the fight against Hamas, and make their efforts more “abundantly” effective than we can even imagine (Ezek 38:23; Eph 2:20).

G-d, also strengthen Your divine shield over all IDF soldiers fighting there (Ps 3:4-8).

Abba Father, let the pride of Hamas contribute mightily to their destruction (2 Sam 22:28b; Prov 16:18).

Lord G-d, according to Ps 46:9-10, destroy all the weapons of Hamas before the war is over.

Lord, protect the remaining hostages during the fighting and set them free (Ps 91:3-4; 124:7-8).

King of Israel, thank you for the tens of thousands of Gaza residents who have emigrated; now give Israel wisdom on how to help all others who want to escape the hell of Hamas (Isa 60:12; Jer 12:17).

 

[Benaiah468]

G-d had also promised Abraham blessings for Ishmael (G-d hears). He promised to make Ishmael, the first Arab, into a huge nation.
And he kept his promise. But He limited the promise and the assurance about the land to the line that would come through Isaac.

To Isaac He said

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Gen 26:3-4

In Hebrew

גור 209 בארץ 293 הזאת 413 ואהיה 27 עמך 130 ואברכך 249 כי 30 לך 50
ולזרעך 333 אתן 451 את 401 כל 50 הארצת 696 האל 36 והקמתי 561 את 401
השבעה 382 אשר 501 נשבעתי 832 לאברהם 278 אביך 33
והרביתי 633 את 401 זרעך 297 ככוכבי 78 השמים 395 ונתתי 866 לזרעך 327
את 401 כל 50 הארצת 696 האל 36 והתברכו 639 בזרעך 299 כל 50 גויי 29 הארץ 296

Here, too, word combinations can be formed

50+50+278+50+299+50 = 777!
413+27+30+36+382 = 888!
33+866+50+50 = 999!
333+33+633 = 999!

777
888
999
999

G-d leads the line of blessing through Abraham, Isaac and his son Jacob.

Isaac had two children with his wife Rebekah: the twins Jacob and Esau. Esau was the firstborn. He was entitled to the blessing. But Esau despised his birthright. Before the children were born, it was said

...and the elder shall serve the younger. Gen 25:23b

The promises G-d made to Abraham were thus passed on to Jacob, as well as to Isaac, and G-d renamed Jacob Israel, and the land promised to Israel was to come through the line of Isaac, not Ishmael, and through the line of Jacob, not Esau.

 

[timothyu]

So what about the fact that then as now, the land was continually taken away from all of them. Refusal to include all 12 nations in the return to this land now instead of just two seems to indicate the process will be repeated until the people follow God's will and not their own which claims to represent Him. There is a difference. The earthly Hebrew kingdom remains divvied in two and in the end God will create His kingdom, not theirs as they see fit. Least that's what He keeps telling them.

 

[Benaiah468]

The prophets of Israel teach us that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to gather the two houses of Israel will take place at the end of days, before the second coming of the Messiah. This began in Acts on the Day of Pentecost and reaches its climax at the end of days when Jesus will reign over both houses of Israel (House of Jacob) in the Messianic Era. The prophets of Israel compare the future redemption of the two houses of Israel with the historical deliverance from Egypt, but then on a global scale.

According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things. Mic 7:15

Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. Hos 2:14-15

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. And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord G-d. Ezek 20:34-36

All believers in Jesus were delivered from Egypt. During a Passover seder, you should see yourself as if you personally had been delivered from Egypt

And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. Ex 13:8

Paul exhorts the followers of the Messiah to have the mindset that they and their fathers were delivered from Egypt. In the second book of Moses it says 'I will sing' (in the future tense)

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. Ex 15:1

This expresses that there is a future redemption yet to come, which will be like the deliverance from Egypt. The liberated of this future redemption will sing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb.

 

[Benaiah468]

The promises G-d made to Abraham were thus passed on to Jacob, as well as to Isaac, and G-d renamed Jacob Israel, and the land promised to Israel was to come through the line of Isaac, not Ishmael, and through the line of Jacob, not Esau.

Jacob made his way from Beersheba to Haran. One night Jacob had a dream. Now G-d spoke to Jacob through this dream

And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord G-d of Abraham thy father, and the G-d of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; Gen 28:13

In Hebrew

והנה 66 יהוה 26 נצב 142 עליו 116 ויאמר 257 אני 61 יהוה 26 אלהי 46 אברהם 248 אביך 33
ואלהי 52 יצחק 208 הארץ 296 אשר 501 אתה 406 שכב 322 עליה 115 לך 50 אתננה 506 ולזרעך 333

66+26+142+116+257+61+26+33+50 = 777!
66+26+61+26+208+501 = 888!
66+26+501+406 = 999!
66+61+33+506+333 = 999!

777
888
999
999

 

[Benaiah468]

Israel is intensifying its attacks against Hamas in Gaza. Moreover, the IDF has just called up thousands of reservists for a new campaign if an agreement on the hostages is not reached soon. Still, it is galling to hear most Israeli politicians - with the exception of Bibi and a few others - constantly assert that the increased pressure is meant to get Hamas to negotiate the release of the hostages. But the end of Hamas-Amalek and the final reconquest of Gaza is G-d's goal (Zep 3:4a; Zec 9:5).

Her prophets are light and treacherous persons:

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.

Abba, remember what Hamas has done and rise up and fight against them (Ps 74:22-23; Ezek 25:15-17).

Arise, O G-d, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

Thus saith the Lord G-d; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred; Therefore thus saith the Lord G-d; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

Messiah, rid this area of demonic spirits and cleanse your land (Num 35:33; Ps 10:16).

So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

Lord G-d, thank You that the Coalition Security Cabinet has agreed to destroy Hamas, take the territory and keep it - but only if Hamas does not negotiate - so harden the heart of Hamas (Rom 9:16-17).

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.

Lord of hosts, let the pride of Hamas and its hatred of Israel be its undoing (Prov 16:18; Ob 1:3-4, 8).

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord... 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?

G-d of Israel, fulfill Ps 55:19-20 and give Israel Your peace as You inflict great suffering on Hamas terrorists who have no fear of You, the one true G-d.

G-d shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not G-d. He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

Abba Father, continue to teach Israel how to fight Hamas most effectively (2 Sam 22:35a).

He teacheth my hands to war;

Lord of lords, renew the strength, courage and motivation of the IDF troops in Gaza (Isa 40:28-31).

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting G-d, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Most High G-d, increase Your protection over the IDF against Hamas attacks and traps, kidnapping attempts and friendly fire or all other kinds of accidents (Ps 4:9; Zec 9:16; 10:5-8).

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

And the Lord their G-d shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.

And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their G-d, and will hear them. And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the Lord. I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.

Almighty, as You have often done in biblical days, we ask You to save all remaining hostages and eliminate them as human shields for Hamas (1Sam 30:18-19; Isa 49:24-26).

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.

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.

King of Israel, we praise You that tens of thousands of people have already emigrated from Gaza and ask You for great wisdom for Israel to allow all others who wish to flee to do so (Isa 60:12; Jer 12:17).

For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.

 

[Benaiah468]

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[Yusuphhai]

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[Benaiah468]

The promises G-d made to Abraham were thus passed on to Jacob, as well as to Isaac, and G-d renamed Jacob Israel, and the land promised to Israel was to come through the line of Isaac, not Ishmael, and through the line of Jacob, not Esau.

Elsewhere, G-d repeats his promise to Jacob. Jacob had returned to Canaan with his family. G-d gave him the name ISRAEL

And G-d said unto him, I am G-d Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. Gen 35:11-12

In Hebrew

ויאמר 257 לו 36 אלהים 86 אני 61 אל 31 שדי 314 פרה 285 ורבה 213
גוי 19 וקהל 141 גוים 59 יהיה 30 מממך 100 ומלכים 146 מחלציך 198 יצאו 107

ואת 407 הארץ 296 אשר 501 נתתי 860 לאברהם 278 וליצחק 244 לך 50
אתננה 506 ולזרעך 333 אחריך 239 אתן 451 את 401 הארץ 296

Here, too, word combinations result in

19+141+30+100+198+50+239 = 777!
86+61+31+314+100+296 = 888!

Interestingly, the composition of the numerical value 888 begins with the phrase elohim ani el Shadday, G-d, I, G-d Almighty

אלהים 86
אני 61
אל 31
שדי 314

19+141+506+333 = 999!
59+30+860+50 = 999!

the signature of the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Israel

777
888
999
999

 

[Yusuphhai]

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[Benaiah468]

Hatred of everything Jewish has very old roots and is closely linked to European-Christian cultural history.

The founder of the Protestant Church, Martin Luther, also played a key role in this. The German politics and the National Socialists in particular later referred to the reformer. Protestant synods advocated the discrimination and oppression of Jewish people early on. However, towards the end of the 20th century, the Protestant Church in Germany adopted a fundamentally new attitude towards Judaism. The Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN) even changed the basic article of its church constitution in 1991. It now explicitly affirms “the lasting election of Israel and G-d's faithfulness to his people” - all pastors must agree to this when they are ordained.

 

[Benaiah468]

The promises G-d made to Abraham were thus passed on to Jacob, as well as to Isaac, and G-d renamed Jacob Israel, and the land promised to Israel was to come through the line of Isaac, not Ishmael, and through the line of Jacob, not Esau.

G-d promises the land of Israel and its seed and seals His promise with His own signature 777 888 999 999.

Jacob had 12 sons, the 12 tribes of Israel. The land is promised to them. And that is what the scriptures say:

Israel's exile will come to an end. They will be restored

I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. Micah 2:12

And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded: Ezek 36,10

Therefore thus saith the Lord G-d; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;... When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; Then shall they know that I am the Lord their G-d, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. Ezek 39:25 .27-28

The meaning of these verses is clear:

G-d will bring the tribes back to the Promised Land and...leave none of them there.

And the world will recognize that it is G-d who is doing this, just as Israel will recognize that it is G-d who is doing this. G-d is gathering Israel to a place where He will bring salvation to all.

In Israel,

He declares,

all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, Ezek 20:40b

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

This expression is usually translated

sons of the living G-d

the expression in Hebrew is

Sons of G-d of life.

chay, meaning life, is an important concept and itself an important word in Jewish thought. So much so that even the numerical value 18 is significant

chay (Life)
חי
8. ח Chet 8
12. י Yud 10
Σ 18

The number 18 is considered a lucky number and one should not underestimate the extent to which this number speaks to the spirit and soul of a Jew.

Do we recognize how the numerical value we have calculated supports the conclusive reading of the scriptures that say that Israel will come together again and there, in the Promised Land, all will come to redemption?

The starting point was the opening verse of the Torah with 7 words,

בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ

of which there is a middle block of 5 words

בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ

and a middle word of 2 letters

בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ

Both words to the right and left consist of 8 letters each

בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ

However, there is not only the 8-letter symmetry in the middle part of the sentence, but there are also exactly
18 letters in it

ברא אלהים את השמים ואת

This is no coincidence.

The number 18 speaks of the Jewish spirit and heart of life.

The numerical values of these 3 words in the middle part of the sentence

בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ

add up to the sum 999!

The numerical values of these 3 words in the middle part of the sentence

בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ

add up to a total of 888!

Both word combinations are contained in the 18 letters.


Back to v.8 in Isaiah 66, which undoubtedly speaks of the restoration of Israel in the land of Canaan

Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. Isa 66:8

Zion corresponds to Jerusalem, which is the same as the land of Israel. The numerical values of the first words of v.8,

Who hath heard such a thing?

Total = 888
Original Text
Hebrew Value Inc
מי 50
שמע 410
כזאת 428

add up to 888!

The number 888 seems to point to something essential regarding the healing of the land of Israel, because Isaiah goes on to say

Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies. Isa 66:10-14

V.7 may sound a little puzzling,

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. Isa 66:7

but the man child referred to here is undoubtedly the Jewish Messiah, Jesus.

The word before in the expression

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before

has a double emphasis. The sum of the numerical values of this expression is 999!

Total = 999
Original Text
Hebrew Value Inc
בטרם 251
תחיל 448
ילדה 49
בטרם 251

The NT is written in Greek, the universal language of the time.

The name Jesus in Greek, Iésous, adds up to the numerical value 888!

Why does G-d arrange history in this way?

Why would G-d not offer redemption to the Jews as He does to everyone, wherever they are in the world?

The answer is that He does, but there is also the truth that the Jews were isolated in their communities around the world. Jews around the world were a people separated by God-given signs - by the sign of circumcision; cf. Gen 17:10-13; and Sabbath observance; cf. Ex 31:12-17. The Jews were persecuted and exposed.

The ingathering of the Jews in the land of Israel will be a testimony of G-d's faithfulness to His promise. And when the whole nation of Israel turns to their Messiah, this will be a further testimony to G-d's way of righteousness, not by personal attainment, not by good deeds, but by faith, which the Savior, the Lord Jesus, has done through His blood sacrifice in payment of our death. Then the whole world will know.

The book of Ezekiel contains the expression

ye shall know that I am the Lord.

66 times

41 times addressed to Israel, 25 times addressed to the nations of the world.

Israel

shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my G-d. Zec 13:9b

 

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It was intended as a glimmer of hope, a new infrastructure for relief supplies, controlled, transparent, secure. But what has been happening in Rafah and Nuseirat in recent days is the exact opposite: anarchy, looting, violence. And right in the middle of it all: Hamas, which leaves nothing to chance when it comes to securing its own hold on power at the expense of the population, even at the cost of hunger.

After the opening of the new aid distribution centers, initially celebrated as a courageous breakthrough, Hamas began a coordinated disruption campaign. Under the protection of the masses and under the guise of necessity, terrorists infiltrated the distribution points, manipulated access to food, created chaos, and forced international organizations to temporarily close the distribution centers. As several residents reported to Israeli media, Hamas operatives were repeatedly given packages while others went away empty-handed. The result: despair, anger, and a mass attack on the aid centers.

In the Tel al-Sultan district of Rafah, the distribution point remained closed today. What was planned yesterday as an orderly distribution ended in a rush in which fences were torn down and aid workers were overrun. The scenes that unfolded afterwards in Nuseirat are shameful: aid trucks were looted, people trampled each other, while rumors spread in the alleys that the images of the aid distribution were fake, spread through Hamas channels.

The pattern is familiar and frighteningly effective. Hamas does not tolerate control outside its own ranks. Humanitarian aid organized without its involvement is considered a threat. That is why it stokes doubt, spreads fake news, sets up its own roadblocks, and distributes aid packages it has selected itself, often to loyal fighters. Anyone who opposes the system is openly threatened with violence.

“I'm hungry. I waited all day, and then I was left without a package,”

says a resident from southern Gaza.

‘It was disorganized, but that was intentional. Hamas sabotages the distribution to show that nothing works without them.’

Another emphasizes:

”Without control, the same men receive multiple packages, some with connections to Hamas. That's unfair and dangerous.”

And the strategy is working. While international observers still talk about humanitarian aid, Hamas is using it as leverage against Israel and against its own people. The West sees looting, riots and “civil resistance”, but it is an orchestrated spectacle by the terrorist organization to legitimize its rule. The images of disorder are intended to suggest that any attempt at neutral aid will fail, unless it goes through Hamas itself.

Yet it was Israel that, despite continued attacks, made humanitarian deliveries possible again. Since last week, 760 trucks carrying food, medicine, and medical equipment have reached the coastal enclave. Ninety-five of them arrived yesterday alone. But instead of allowing this aid to reach those in need, Hamas is deliberately staging images of collapse.

The message is clear: “Nothing works without us.” The ones who suffer are the children, women, and men who line up for bread and receive only anger. The world sees a desperate population. But it overlooks the fact that their despair is not the result of the blockade, but the calculated outcome of a perfidious power strategy. Anyone who now speaks of neutral aid must ask themselves:

How can aid work when Hamas turns it into a weapon?
S.: haolam.de

 

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While international organizations protest, thousands of Arabs are getting their food—for the first time without Hamas. And in doing so, they are sending a clear message.

These are images familiar from Gaza. And yet these days they tell a new story. Once again, thousands of people are crowding around supply points, once again it is a matter of survival, of basic foodstuffs, of simply holding out. But this time something is missing. Or rather, someone. Hamas.

Instead of the usual convoys of UNRWA trucks or local convoys, aid packages are now coming from a completely different direction – organized by a previously unknown NGO based in Switzerland, logistically supported by the US, coordinated and protected by Israel. A taboo broken. A provocation for many. And for even more people: a liberation.

Because anyone who lives in Gaza knows that aid supplies have never just meant food, but always power. Hamas, the self-proclaimed government of the Gaza Strip, has controlled for years who gets what—and who doesn't. Who obeys—and who suffers. But these days, thousands of Arabs are walking for miles, ignoring threats, breaking through barricades to get food. Not from Hamas. But from an organization that neither cooperates with it nor allows itself to be dictated to by it. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is not just a new name – it is a signal.

A father was filmed expressing his gratitude to “Muslims, infidels, Americans.” Next to him: children with food packages on their shoulders. Their words, their gestures, their determination break through the iron narrative: that Gaza speaks only through Hamas. Suddenly, Gaza is speaking for itself.

The IDF had expected violence, chaos, riots. Instead: defiance. Hunger. Courage. Within three days, more than 14,500 packages were distributed – each enough to feed five to six people for over three days. The stream of people in need did not stop. Hamas tried false reports, intimidation, roadblocks. Without success. What Israel declared a humanitarian measure is in reality a political shock – an earthquake for the Islamists.

Hamas used its control over the distribution of aid to consolidate its power: it collected taxes on imported goods, sold donated food on the black market, and used the profits to finance new fighters, new tunnels, and new rockets. International organizations looked on, speaking of “neutrality” and “complexity.” Israel's government, on the other hand, is now speaking plainly: “They looted the aid,” said Prime Minister Netanyahu, “and thus kept their terror apparatus alive.”

Now it's over. The new distribution structure, protected by Israeli soldiers, aims to sever precisely this connection. Those who receive food without fearing or paying Hamas are realizing for the first time that there is another way. As Israel's former security adviser Yaakov Amidror said, “Every family that gets food without Hamas is a small act of resistance.” It is a quiet but sustained delegitimization of the reign of terror. And that is precisely why UNRWA & Co. fear this model more than rockets.

The reactions of international actors were predictable—and revealing. The resignation of GHF founder Jake Wood, who invoked the humanitarian principles of neutrality, provided the impetus. UN Secretary-General Guterres condemned the project. Representatives from Canada, Australia, the UK, and numerous EU states accused Israel of exploiting humanitarian aid. They claimed it was “war strategy” rather than aid.

But this outrage is not only hypocritical – it is extremely dangerous. Because it ignores the truth: that for years, humanitarian organizations created an infrastructure that Hamas exploited. That aid money was converted into terror. That children died because their food was sold by Hamas soldiers. Where was the moral outcry then?

Now that Israel is trying to provide genuine aid through transparency and control—not for one party, but for people—the outrage is suddenly boundless. The accusation that Israel wants to “depopulate” Gaza, as one UN representative put it, is not only absurd, but perfidious. Those who provide food for thousands of people are not driving them away—they are saving them.

Of course, the situation remains fragile. Gaza is a powder keg, and Hamas is fighting for its last monopoly on power: despair. But the reality is clear: the old system is crumbling. The myth that Hamas is necessary because it guarantees “supplies” has been destroyed. The new structure is a first step. GHF wants to distribute up to 300 million meals in the next three months. That would be an unprecedented change—if it is allowed to happen.

For Israel, this project is more than a logistical experiment. It is part of a strategy that prepares for the day after the war. Anyone who wants to rethink Gaza must also rethink its aid structure—beyond terror, corruption, and fear. It is inevitable that criticism will be voiced. But what really matters is what can be seen in the faces of the hungry: hope. Not for a political system. But for a piece of dignity.

Because those who are full can begin to ask questions. Those who are independent can begin to think. And those who dare to stand up against fear can begin to live.
S.: haolam.de

 

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Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation recently approved a Knesset Bill to replace the term “West Bank” with “Judea and Samaria” in Israeli government documents.

“Judea and Samaria are an inseparable part of the historic homeland of the Jewish people,”

the bill states.

“The most decisive events in our history took place in these regions, where our forefathers, prophets, sages and kings established their capital and kingdom. In contrast, the term ‘West Bank,’ which originated in a period of foreign rule, reflects a colonialist perspective that ignores the deep historical connection of the Jewish people to its land,”

it adds.


Behind the scenes, a battle is raging over Judea and Samaria, the central part of the ancient land of Israel from which the Jewish people were expelled by the Romans after the destruction of the capital Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 CE. It is important that we understand what battles are being fought there right now.

Only then can we understand why Israeli soldiers ensure that Arab farmers are brought to Samaria to plow fields that they personally have no use for. It's pure politics... and it has much more to do with you than you might think!

Come along on this journey through the background of the Promised Land of the Bible.

In order to understand what this whole issue is about, we need a brief historical overview. Only then can we begin to understand what game is being played.

That is why today we will provide some background information about the region of “Judea and Samaria.”

Below you can see a map showing most of Israel. On the left is the Mediterranean Sea, the Dead Sea below the “A” in “Judea,” and on the right is Jordan.

We are talking about Judea and Samaria, which corresponds to the green area. This is referred to as the mountains of Israel and, as you can see, Jerusalem is also part of it.

Keep this map in mind. Because both the blue area and the green area were what was promised to the Jews in the Balfour Declaration long before the state was founded and confirmed by the UN.

In the news, we often hear the terms “West Jordan Land” or “West Bank”. Sometimes even, shockingly, "Palestine.”

Biblically speaking, it is simply called “Judea and Samaria” or “the mountains of Israel.”

It makes perfect sense to attach importance to terminology. After all, we are faced with a huge media propaganda campaign

As the Knesset Bill above states much of biblical history took place in Judea and Samaria. Hebron, Jerusalem, Shiloh, and Shechem are among the most important places in the Bible, and they are all located here in the mountains of Israel. The mountains of Israel are also among the few areas about which an entire chapter is prophesied (Ezek 36).

In this respect, I readily admit that my view of the subject is not really objective. But if we believe in the Bible and its promises, it should not be.

Judea and Samaria lay largely fallow after the Jews were forced to leave the land at the end of the first century. It was not completely uninhabited, but over the centuries there were not many inhabitants here.

During the Ottoman Empire (the Ottoman dynasty lasted from about 1299 to 1922), there were a few Turkish effendis who owned land here. Interestingly, many of these Turkish effendis sold their land to Jews.

In 1920, the British took control of the entire region; see map below

“Palestine” was now a British Mandate territory and consisted of the following areas until 1948:

Present-day Israel,
present-day Jordan,
and parts of
Syria,
Lebanon, and
Egypt.

The states of Jordan and Israel did not exist at that time.

Since 1948, "Palestine" has ceased to exist as such!