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For the Week Ending April 19, 2024
David's Comment: Celebrating Passover in the Shadow of a Massacre and War
Leviticus 23:4-7 The LORD's Passover begins at twilight on the 14th day of the first month. On the fifteenth day of that month the LORD's Festival of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast.
Next Monday evening the Jewish world will celebrate the 1st night of Passover which remembers the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt almost 4000 years ago. GOD had heard the desperate cries of His people who had been suffering cruel slavery in Egypt for 430 years, and He had a plan to advance the covenant promises He had made with Abraham to give his descendants a land and make them a great people (Genesis 12;1-3). At the beginning of the 1st month of the year, Nisan, YHVH gave Moses specific instructions to prepare the people for deliverance from their suffering. They were to take a spotless lamb on the 10th day of Nisan, inspect it for perfection for 4 days, and just before sunset on the 14th of Nisan they were to kill the lamb, roast and eat the flesh, and place the blood on the door posts of their dwellings. Later that evening YHVH came down and killed the first-born sons and first born animals in all of Egypt, including the son of the Pharaoh, which caused him to finally set the Israelites free to leave Egypt and begin their journey to the Promised Land, which the next generation finally entered 40 years later, and we have been celebrating Passover ever since.
After almost 2000 years of His people being exiled in the nations, the GOD of Israel began to fulfill His promise to restore the nation, and the people to the nation. In 1948 the nation of Israel rose from the dead, and by the end of 2023 more than 8 million Jewish people were living in the Promised Land, most of them or their families having returned from almost every nation in the world, even from New Zealand, the literal end of the Earth from Israel, just as the prophets wrote.
On Monday night, as Jews in Israel, and those still living in the nations, sit at their Passover tables with family and friends, the atmosphere will be very different than in previous years, because of the events of last October 7th, and the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in the north, and now the first ever direct attack by Iran. This year there will be close to 2000 people - soldiers, and civilians of all ages from babies to the elderly, who have been killed, missing from the tables. There will be another 133 others missing as they or their bodies are still held in Gaza. And there may be hundreds more who have been seriously injured and may not be able to leave the hospital or the facility where they are being treated, to join their families at home to celebrate the Passover. Perhaps their families will take the Passover table to them. Also missing from the table will be the thousands of soldiers, navy and air force personnel who will need to remain at on duty in case the enemy has some evil plan to attack Israel again on one of the holiest nights of the year.
Amongst those who will be celebrating Passover on Monday night, there will be a very large number of children, young people and adults still deeply affected, physically and emotionally by the massacre of October 7th, the loss of loved ones, and by the more than 6 months of war since that tragic day which dramatically changed the life of most Jewish people here in Israel. Also, this year we will celebrate Passover in the shadow of the possibility of an all-out war with Iran, Hezbollah and others, if Israel retaliates for the Iranian attack that began last Saturday night. The Jews celebrating in the nations may even be thinking (hopefully) about the rapidly rising anti-Semitic violence and decide to come to live in Israel.
It is very important that we do not let the current circumstances that Israel is faced with prevent us from celebrating the event that set the Israelites free from slavery in Egypt, and that GOD instructed us to remember each year. Please pray that Israeli Jews will be able to celebrate Passover on Monday evening, and that the 7 days of Unleavened Bread will pass without incident. Please also pray that many Jewish people will have a revelation that the 3 sheets of unleavened bread in the centre of the table, called the "Unity", represents the Father, Yeshua, and the Holy Spirit, and that the middle piece which is broken and half of it wrapped in a cloth and hidden, represents the Messiah. It is called the Afikomen, a Greek word which means I have come. (past tense).
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The LORD bless you as you bless Israel by standing in defence of her right to occupy and defend all the land covenanted to the Jewish people by the GOD of Israel. Please pray that all of the Jewish people will turn back to their GOD and Messiah. Do not be silent, but share this with your fellow Christians, share it with your pastors, and with anyone you have a chance to speak to. Let’s also pray for a revelation of the true Messiah for the Muslims, and please remember to pray Angelic protection over all of the Israeli soldiers and pilots.
Shabbat Shalom & Passover Blessings ........ David & Josie
Israel at War Day 196 1.00 am April 19th Israel time
Breaking News: Israel has launched a limited attack on 1 airbase near Isfahan in Iran.
Iran
- The expected first ever direct Iranian attack on Israel began late Saturday evening and lasted for 5 hours, with more than 300 missiles and drones launched at southern and northern Israel. International leaders are now urging Israel not to retaliate. After 2 meetings of the Israeli War Cabinet on Sunday and Monday, a decision was made that Israel would respond in some way to the attack by Iran. However, it will likely be very limited, so as not to escalate the tension between Israel and Iran and its proxies. The War Cabinet continues to meet to decide when and how the response will be carried out. Iran has warned Israel that the smallest action against their interests will be met with a severe, extensive, and painful response.
- Several usually credible sources are saying that the reason Iranian General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, was assassinated with 6 others in Damascus (by Israel) on April 1st, was that he was the mastermind of the October 7 massacre, and that the Iranian reprisal attack on Israel was orchestrated by the United States and Iran.
- Saudi Arabia and Jordan assisted in defending Israel by shooting the Iranian missiles and drones that flew through their air space.
- The day before the attack began, Iranian commandos captured a container ship owned by an Israeli businessman, as it was sailing through the Gulf of Hormuz.
- Iranians have been voicing support for Israel on social media platforms, risking arrest, possible torture and prison.
- Is not really a war at present, rather a combination of ground and air missions, both defensive and offensive, as information on the enemy is received and acted upon.
- More than 100 terror sites were attacked, and 40 terrorists killed in targeted air strikes and specific ground operations continue in central and northern Gaza. A targeted air strike on a location in Rafah was reported on Monday.
- There were no rockets fired into Israel from Gaza for about a week, but that ended with several being fired on Tuesday afternoon.
- Thousands of Gazans are leaving Rafah and trying to get back to their hometowns in the centre and the north, most likely terrorists hiding amongst them.
- It is being reported that the United States will back a large-scale Israeli operation in Rafah if Israel cancels the plan to retaliate against Iran for the missile attack last weekend.
- 2 brigades of reserve soldiers have been called up in preparation for duty in Gaza - further details have not been disclosed at this time.
The Northern Border
- As Iranian missiles and drone were flying towards Israel in the early hours of Sunday morning, Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets at northern Israel.
- 4 soldiers were wounded, 1 seriously, when an explosive device ignited close to them. This happened just inside the Lebanon side of the border and Hezbollah has claimed responsibility.
- Sporadic rocket fire and attempted drone infiltrations have been taking place throughout the week. Israel has been striking terror targets and Hezbollah infrastructure in response.
- A Hezbollah field commander was eliminated in a targeted attack on a vehicle in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. Another Hezbollah leader, who was the head of the western sector rocket firing force, was targeted and killer later in the day.
- 14 soldiers and 4 civilians were injured when a Hezbollah drone struck a community center in an Israeli Arab village near the border on Wednesday morning. One of the soldiers is in critical condition and 4 others are listed as seriously injured.
- Reports that Iran and Hezbollah are reducing the number of their high-level officers in Syria, and that the United Nations force in Lebanon are staying in secure shelters.
Judea and Samaria (the West Bank)
- A 14-year-old Israeli boy tending to the family cattle was killed in a terror attack late last week. In response, local Jews went on a rampage in a nearby Arab village, setting cars and some homes on fire.
- As Passover approaches this coming Monday evening, security remains at high level in and around Jerusalem until it ends on April 29th. A terror attack was averted on Tuesday.
- Anti terror operations this week have resulted in the arrest of more than 15 suspects involved in terror attacks, as well as explosives and weapons being confiscated.
The Hostages
- Hamas has once again rejected the latest proposal from Israel and is demanding a full and permanent cease-fire, all Gazans to be able to return to their hometowns and at least 30 terror prisoners released for each hostage. They added that no hostages will be released for 6 weeks after the cease-fire begins. Without a miracle, there is no prospect of any more hostages coming home any time soon.
- Hamas have also said that they only have about 20 living hostages to release. They added that the others are either not in their custody or have died.
- More people are saying that it is very likely that less than half of the hostages are still alive, and that number may be decreasing every week.
- Protesting family members and friends are still demanding the return of all the hostages at any cost, which is not realistic considering the current terms being set by Hamas.
Other News
- An Iron Dome anti-missile unit mounted on an Israeli navy ship intercepted a hostile drone near the city of Eilat on Sunday. This was the second such interception in recent days.
- The British and German foreign ministers were in Israel on Wednesday to discuss how Israel will respond to the Iranian attack, and to prevent the situation from escalating.
- Anti PM Netanyahu protesters continue to violently protest and demand his immediate resignation. He insists that this is not the time to hold an election.
- The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on the Palestinian Authority request to recognise and admit the State of Palestinian as a full member on Friday afternoon. The United States has the power to veto the vote.
Pray for a GOD ordained miracle victory over Hamas, as He did for Israel in the Six Day War of 1967, and in the days of ancient Israel.
Pray for wisdom from above for the War Cabinet and military leaders as they plan and direct the war to defeat Hamas, and to somehow bring all of the hostages back home.
Pray that PM Netanyahu and the other leaders will not make decisions based on manipulation or threats by international leaders, or pressure from inside Israel.
Pray for Divine protection over all of the IDF officers and soldiers inside Gaza, at the northern border and those operating in the West Bank. Also pray protection for the pilots.
Pray for miraculous healing for all of the wounded soldiers and that there will be no more accidents or friendly fire incidents or accidental killing of hostages.
Pray that all of the top-level leaders of Hamas and the other Gaza terror organisations who are still alive, will be captured by Israel very soon.
Pray that all the tunnels and stockpiles of weapons in Gaza, on the northern border and in the West Bank will be exposed and destroyed.
Pray for angelic protection over all the borders with Gaza - Lebanon - Syria - the West Bank and Jordan, that every attempt to infiltrate and attack Israelis will be foiled.
Pray for the physical and emotional health, and the miraculous release of the hostages who are alive, and supernatural healing for the hostages who have been released.
Pray for the Shalom of GOD over all those who have lost loved ones, or whose loved ones are still in Gaza - fate unknown, and for every Israeli who has been affected by this war.
Pray for the many Messianic soldiers who are in the army, that they are fully protected and that they would be salt and light to their comrades.
Pray for supernatural protection over all Israeli civilians, and the same for the truly innocent people in Gaza, the West Bank towns and villages and in Lebanon and Syria.
Pray for a safe, quiet, and peaceful weekend for all of Israel over the Sabbath and Passover week.
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