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THE CALL OF GOD CONCERNING ISRAEL
The Apostle Paul wrote, “My hearts desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they might be saved.” (Rom 10:1) As Christians part of our mission is to win Israel over to God by fervent prayer, and walking with The God of Abraham in such a way that The Holy Spirit generates in them a holy jealousy. That jealousy undergirded by fervent effectual prayer is transformed by The Spirit into a deep hunger and thirst for God that leads to worship, the ultimate goal of missions. Paul wrote further, “I am talking to you Gentiles. In as much as I am the Apostle to the Gentiles I make much of my ministry, in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?” (Rom 11:13-15) Having experienced the compassion and love of The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as living recipients of the atoning sacrifice of Messiah, we are called by God to play a part in their resurrection. As the times of the Gentiles are rapidly drawing to a close the reviving and resurrecting breath of God is coming upon all Israel in fulfillment of Hebrew prophecy. (Ezek 37:5-6; Joel 2:28-31) We are privileged as intercessors to cooperate with The Holy Spirit in this outpouring of grace and blessing associated with the revelation of Christ as Messiah to His own people. (Zech 12:10-11) Paul said these amazing words, "For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple service and the promises.” (Rom 9:3-4) Paul was willing to lay his life down for his people and even be separated from Christ for their sake. Yielding to the call of The Holy Spirit to fast and intercede is a response to Romans 12:1. “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.” Worship is in fact the goal of missions , and it is of the highest order of service and love to intercede for the children of Israel. Intercessors, we are standing at the door of the great end times revival promised to God’s people. Enter in and take up your place.
VISION AND COMMISSION
The goal of this prayer guide is to provide a platform for 10 days of fasting and united prayer for the nation of Israel to hasten the vision of Jerusalem being fully established as a praise in the earth. Agreement with God in prayer for Israel will bring Glory to His Name in Zion and fulfill Israel’s destiny by establishing her as a source of blessing to all the families of the earth. Her deepest need is to behold her King the promised Messiah, Yeshua Ben David. Yeshua, in the great commission told His disciples to preach the Gospel beginning in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and then the uttermost parts of the earth. Luke 24:47; Acts 1:8. Take up the mantle, be a part of what God is doing through prayer for His people Israel. If you sense God is calling you to be a part of this prayer effort commit to fast and pray during Ten Days Israel for His people beginning September 16th (Rosh Hashanah) thru September 25th 2012 (Yom Kippur). In this way all who participate will be a strategic part of fulfilling the scriptural mandate of Isaiah 62:6.
Day 1 - September 16th
PRAYER FOCUS: ROSH HASHANA (THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS)
The head or beginning of a new spiritual year celebrated on the first day of the seventh month Tishri and ushered in by the blowing of the trumpets.
SCRIPTURE
Lev 23:24-25
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”
PRAYER POINTS
1. Pray for the Body of Messiah to be awakened by the trumpets into fervent watchfulness and preparation for the Day of Atonement.
2. Pray the Body of Messiah will enter into the Sabbath rest of the Lord by faith in the completed work of Messiah.
3. Give thanks to the Lord for the year just past and pray for His Kingdom to come and for His Will to be done during this feast and the Ten Days Israel.
4. Pray for the Lord to provide a period quiet each day to get alone with Him without distractions.
5. Pray for the grace to fast and pray according to Isa. 58.
6. Pray for the Lord to speak by His Spirit through His word and prophetically and for an ear to truly hear what he is saying in this hour to His bride.
Day 2 - September 17th
PRAYER FOCUS: ONE NEW MAN
SCRIPTURE
Eph 2:11
Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcision” by the so-called “Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands— 12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15 by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace”
PRAYER POINTS
1. Pray for repentance and the healing of schisms and divisions in Body of Messiah.
2. Pray for true unity and support of Israel amongst leaders in the church worldwide.
3. Pray for a spirit of reconciliation to grip the soul of the church and that it will be followed by unified action and outreach.
4. Pray for transformation of the Jewish and Christian religious heart of stone into a heart of flesh that responds in forgiveness, love, compassion, and mercy.
5. Pray against replacement theology and all other belief systems that deny Israel’s scriptural place in the Kingdom of God and lay a false foundation that undermines God’s order and reality of the One New Man.
Day 3 - September 18th
PRAYER FOCUS: OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
SCRIPTURE
Joel 2:28-29
28 “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. 29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.”
PRAYER POINTS
1. Pray for repentance personally and corporately for grieving the Holy Spirit.
2. Pray for removal of all impediments, restrictions, and restraining influences to a worldwide outpouring of The Holy Spirit.
3. Pray for a stirring of passion within the Bride of Christ for the manifestation of her Beloved.
4. Pray for spiritual deception to be broken over the Body of Messiah and that the church will awaken from slumber.
5. Pray for restoration and increase in the miraculous.
6. Pray for signs and wonders to increase all over the world in affirmation of the Gospel.
7. Pray for true unity and support of Israel amongst leaders in the church worldwide.
8. Pray for a spirit of reconciliation to grip the soul of the church and that it will be followed by unified action and outreach.
9. Pray for transformation of the Jewish and Christian religious heart of stone into a heart of flesh that responds in forgiveness, love, compassion, and mercy.
Day 4– September 19th
PRAYER FOCUS: Outpouring of The Spirit for the work of intercession.
SCRIPTURE
Zech 12:10
10 “I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.”
PRAYER POINTS
1. Pray for the passion of Christ to be revealed by the Holy Spirit through the Hebrew Scripture, dreams, visions and the Passover celebration.
2. Pray for a great heart felt repentance and mourning to consume the soul of Israel over having crucified Yeshua their promised Messiah and a great outcry for His return.
3. Pray for the circumcision of heart of the Body of Messiah so the One New Man may arise in His Fullness.
4. Pray for the establishment and spread of 24/7 intercession throughout the nation of Israel and completion of networking with global prayer initiatives.
Day 5 - September 20th
PRAYER FOCUS: PRAY FOR THOSE IN AUTHORITY
SCRIPTURE
1 Ti 2:1
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Pray for the leaders in the Government for salvation, wisdom, strength, and protection.
2. Pray for their families welfare and protection.
3. Bless each governmental official.
4. Pray for unity and coordination in and between each department of the government.
5. Give thanks to God for the certainty of Israel’s fulfilled destiny and the part each of these leaders play to make Israel a blessing to all nations.
MINISTERIAL POSITIONS
Pres. - Shimon PERES
Prime Min. - Binyamin "Bibi" NETANYAHU
Vice Prime Min. - Silvan SHALOM
Vice Prime Min. - Moshe "Boogie" YAALON
Min. of Agriculture & Rural Development - Orit NOKED
Min. of Communications - Moshe KAHLON
Min. of Culture & Sport - Limor LIVNAT
Min. of Defense - Ehud BARAK
Min. for Development of the Negev & Galilee - Silvan SHALOM
Min. of Economic Strategy Binyamin "Bibi" NETANYAHU
Min. of Education - Gideon SA'AR
Min. of Environmental Protection - Gilad ERDAN
Min. of Finance - Yuval STEINITZ
Min. of Foreign Affairs - Avigdor "Ivet" LIEBERMAN
Min. of Health - Binyamin "Bibi" NETANYAHU
Min. of Home Front Defense - Matan VILNAI
Min. of Housing & Construction - Ariel ATIAS
Min. of Immigrant Absorption - Sofa LANDVER
Min. of Improvement to Govt. Services - Michael EITAN
Min. of Industry, Trade, & Labor - Shalom SIMHON
Min. of Information & Diaspora Affairs - Yuli EDELSTEIN
Min. of Intelligence & Atomic Energy - Dan MERIDOR
Min. of Interior - Eliyahu "Eli" YISHAI
Min. of Internal (Public) Security - Yitzhak AHARONOVITCH
Min. of Justice - Yaakov NEEMAN
Min. of Minority Affairs - Shalom SIMHON
Min. of National Infrastructures - Uzi LANDAU
Min. of Pensioner Affairs - Binyamin "Bibi" NETANYAHU
Min. of Regional Development - Silvan SHALOM
Min. of Religious Services - Yaakov MARGI
Min. of Science & Technology - Daniel HERSHKOWITZ
Min. of Strategic Affairs - Moshe "Boogie" YAALON
Min. of Tourism - Stas MISEZHNIKOV
Min. of Transportation & Road Safety - Yisrael KATZ
Min. of Welfare & Social Services - Moshe KAHLON
Min. Without Portfolio - Ze'ev Binyamin "Benny" BEGIN
Min. Without Portfolio - Meshulam NAHARI
Min. Without Portfolio - Yosef "Yossi" PELED
Attorney Gen. - Yehuda WEINSTEIN
Governor, Bank of Israel - Stanley FISCHER
Ambassador to the US - Michael OREN
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York - Ron PROSOR
Day 6 - September 21st
PRAYER FOCUS: ALIYAH, THE RETURN OF JEWS TO THEIR LAND
The Bible clearly teaches that Alyiah is God’s initiative. He is the One who is bringing His Jewish people home. The Lord is calling intercessors to stand in the gap in these increasingly urgent days, to cooperate with Him as His prophetic Word unfolds for the ingathering of the Jewish people from all over the earth. In the following scripture He says they will never again be separated from their land.
SCRIPTURE
Amos 9:11-15
“In that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David, And wall up its breaches; I will also raise up its ruins And rebuild it as in the days of old; 12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom And all the nations who are called by My name,” Declares the LORD who does this. 13 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD, “When the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; When the mountains will drip sweet wine And all the hills will be dissolved. 14 “Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel, And they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them; They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine, And make gardens and eat their fruit. 15 “I will also plant them on their land, And they will not again be rooted out from their land Which I have given them,” Says the LORD your God.”
PRAYER POINTS
1. Pray for Operation Exodus which is an effective ministry to the Jewish people who are seeking assistance with finance, jobs, information, and documentation in the Aliyah process.
2. Pray for the financial resources to provide passage for Jews longing to return to their land and that at the end of their journey they will have experienced Christian love and heard the Gospel.
3. Pray for the expeditious action of Governmental authorities on Passports and visas thereby reducing the waiting period for returnees.
4. Pray for the safety of those on Alyiah and their restoration to loved ones and family living in the land.
Day 7 - September 22nd
PRAY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
Israel as a nation is virtually surrounded by hostile Islamic countries and terrorist organizations. Lebanon in the North, Syria in the Northeast, Jordan to the East and Southeast, and Egypt to the South, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon and the West Bank.
SCRIPTURE
Ps 2:1
Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us tear their fetters apart And cast away their cords from us!” 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at them. 5 Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify them in His fury, saying, 6 “But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.” 7 “I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. 8 ‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your possession. 9 ‘You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.’ ” 10 Now therefore, O kings, show discernment; Take warning, O judges of the earth. 11 Worship the LORD with reverence And rejoice with trembling. 12 Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!Zech 12:7-9
“The LORD also will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not be magnified above Judah. 8 “In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them. 9 “And in that day I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Pray for the IDF and key military commanders for salvation, wisdom, discretion, and to prevent loss of life.
2. Pray for the salvation of Israel’s enemies and the supernatural intervention of God to thwart their evil intentions against God’s people.
3. Pray that Israel will turn to God for protection and place their confidence in Him not in military might or in any other national entity.
4. Pray that the Israeli military is prepared and well equipped for any contingency.
5. Pray for unique ways that war with Iran may be averted and that weapons of mass destruction will be properly secured in places of safe keeping.
6. Pray for the United States to stand with Israel against her enemies and bless the people of Israel.
Day 8 - September 23rd
PRAYER FOCUS: PRAY FOR MINISTRIES ACTIVELY REACHING OUT TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE (See the Appendix at the bottom)
SCRIPTURE
Gen 12:2-3
“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
PRAYER POINTS
1. Pronounce a blessing over each one of the ministries represented. (Please refer to the Appendix)
2. Pray for their leaders and families for God’s sovereign protection.
3. Pray for the ministry’s financial needs to be met and well managed.
4. Pray that the Spirit of Revelation and Wisdom to rest on the leaders.
5. Pray for the humility to recognize and submit to God’s direction as He brings about a greater level unity and networking in His global intercessory network.
DAY 9 - September 24th
PRAYER FOCUS: THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT
SCRIPTURE
Gen 12:23
“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
Gen 15:17-18;
“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 18 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:”
Luke 1:68-73
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; For he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, Which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, And from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant; 73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, “
Is 9:6-7
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: And the government shall be upon his shoulder: And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, To order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice From henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.”
(See also: Gen 13:14-17; 17:1-19)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Pray that Israel’s heart would be turned to the Lord that the veil could be taken away from their eyes to see that Yeshua is the promised seed through which all the families of the earth will be blessed.
2. Pray for Israel to turn to the Holy Scriptures and receive the revelation that they are appointed to be a blessing to all the nations of the earth.
3. Pray for the spirit of unbelief to be broken over the nation.
4. Pray that Messianic teachers will be released in the grace of God to share the vital connection of Yeshua to the promised seed.
5. Pray against Hassidic influence working to constrain the preaching of the Gospel.
DAY 10 - September 25th
PRAYER FOCUS: YOM KIPPUR (THE DAY OF ATONEMENT)
The day of deep inner searching of the soul to uncover and confess personal sins and petitioning The Lord to cover them with His atoning blood. Daniel fasted, prayed and confessed his sins and the sins of the nation. He presented his petition and God answered his prayers.
SCRIPTURE
Le 23:26-28
“ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 27 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 28 And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.”
Ps 139:23-24
“Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.”
1 John 1:5-10
“ This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
Ps 78:38
“But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath.”
PRAYER POINTS
1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to search your heart and uncover anything that is displeasing in God’s sight, sins of omission as well as commission. Use Exodus 20 as a check list.
2. Pray for the grace to acknowledge our sin in God’s presence and confess to a brother or sister where appropriate.
3. Pray for a sweeping spirit of conviction to fall on the body of Messiah and grace to turn from our wicked ways so God may hear from heaven, pardon our iniquity, and heal our land.
4. Pray for a revelation of Yeshua to come to the unsaved in this time of openness and soul searching.
5. Pray for forgiveness, healing, and reconciliation from Yeshua. Release and forgive anyone who has wounded or offended you and pray for them to be touched by The Lord.
HELPFUL HINTS ON HOW TO GET STARTED AND CONTINUE IN INTERCESSION FOR ISRAEL
1. Pray for the Lord to lead you in making a commitment to a small segment of time to pray each day.
2. Use this framework as a guide and be free to modify it so that it works best for you.
3. Pray the scriptures in a personal way. The Word of God is alive and active. Agreeing with scripture assures that you are praying according to His will.
4. Keep a journal of your prayers and record answered prayer.
5. Always remember to give thanks and praise to the Lord for your answers.
6. Don’t make this a religious exercise. Connect with the heart of God for His perspective and burden.
7. If you are physically able add fasting from food to your prayer periodically. Isaiah 58 is most helpful.
8. Partner with another believer who you can agree with in your prayers and get connected with a group who are like minded and desire to respond to the Lord to pray.
9. Put legs to your prayer and reach out to the Jewish community in love. Relationship is the key.
10. Be mindful that millions of Jewish people observe Shabbat (Sabbath) from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown that includes Scripture reading and prayers. This is an excellent opportunity for intercession.
Appendix
This is an incomplete list of intercessory and outreach ministries for the Jewish people as well as those that specialize in networking and equipping the Body of Christ for blessing Jerusalem and Israel. If you would like to suggest other ministries, please send names and websites to prayersurgenow@gmail.com and we will prayerfully consider adding them to our list. Thank you!
MINISTRIES
ASK Network,
www.asknetwork.net
Awakening the One New Man,
www.awakening1.com
Beth Israel Jewish Ministries,
www.bethisraeljewishminsitries.org
Caleb Company,
www.calebcompany.org
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners,
www.chpponline.blogspot.com
EBENEZER Operation Exodus,
www.ebenezerusa.org
Gateway Fellowship Ministries,
www.gatewayfranklin.com
Hatikva Project,
www.hatikvaproject.org
The House of David,
www.thehouseofdavid.org
Intercessors for Israel,
www.ifi.org.il
International House of Prayer, Kansas City, Israel Mandate,
www.ihopkc.org/israelmandate
International Reconciliation Coalition,
www.reconcile.org
Jerusalem House of Prayer for All Nations,
www.jhopfan.org
Jews for Jesus,
www.jewsforjesus.org
Jezreel International,
www.jezreelinternational.org
Joel Rosenberg Ministries,
www.joelrosenberg.com,
www.flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com
March of Remembrance,
www.marchofremembrance.org
Michael Brown Ministries,
www.askdrbrown.org,
www.lineoffireblog.blogspot.com
Nitzahon Ministries,
www.nitzahon.com
The ONE NEW Man – Jews and Gentiles TOGETHER,
www.nationalhighwayofprayer.net
Prayer Surge NOW!,
www.prayersurgenow.net
Raymond Gannon Ministries,
www.thekingsjewishvoice.org,
www.allisrael2020.org
Sid Roth Ministries,
www.sidroth.org, www.
theythoughtforthemselves.com
Yeshua Israel,
www.yeshuaisrael.com
NEWS SOURCES
Christian Broadcasting Network, Inside Israel,
www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael
Haaretz,
www.haaretz.com
Independent Media Review Analysis,
www.imra.org.il
Jerusalem Post,
www.jpost.com
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