1. Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered;

    Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.

    As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;

    As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

    But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God;

    Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.

    Psalm 68:1-3

    • Thank You, O Lord that You do not change, You are the same yesterday, today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)

    • You are the God of Israel.

    • The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.

      Proverbs 18:10

    • You know everything that is going to happen.

    • I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent.

      Isaiah 62:6

  2. Leadership – Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. (1 Timothy 2:1-2)

    • Anoint Bibi Netanyahu for his role in leading Israel. May he fulfil the exact number of days You have ordained for him to lead this nation.

    • Keep him in good health. Keep him sharp and on course. May he fear God and not man.

    • Bless his relationships with those around him in leadership roles and prepare the person You have appointed to succeed him when his job is done. We hold before You Avigdor Liberman, Naftali Bennett, Moshe Kahlon, Moshe Ya’alon, Gidon Sa’ar, Yair Lapid, Nir Barkat,…

    • Give Netanyahu loyal, trusted colleagues and remove the backstabbers.

    • Protect the Netanyahu family. May the family be a place of refreshment and rest and joy.

    • A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

      Proverbs 17:22

    • Please let the legal cases being investigated against Netanyahu be resolved righteously and quickly.

  3. Ultra-Orthodox protests – in recent weeks there have been demonstrations around Israel by the Ultra-Orthodox community against the draft into the IDF, highlighting a sharp division within Israeli society.

    • Lord, please heal this wound. Bring the ultra-Orthodox into the mainstream of Israel’s society.

    • Raise up leaders in this community who will show them the right way to go.

    • Train up a young man in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

      Proverbs 22:6

    • Reveal Yourself to this group of people who are full of zeal for who they think You are. Save multitudes of them. Cut them off from the brainwashing which prevents their knowing You.

    • Hold back the anarchy which violently rejects the law of the land.

    • Give strength and patience to the police seeking to control the demonstrations.

    • Bless those ultra-Orthodox young men who do serve in the IDF and protect them from the persecution of their community.

  4. IDF –

    • Bless the new recruits into the armed forces.

    • Reveal to them the importance of the role they have as defenders and representatives of the nation of Israel.

    • Send out the believers in Yeshua serving in the IDF two by two so they are serving alongside other believers and can encourage one another.

  5. Syria, Lebanon and Iran – Although President Assad seems to be winning the civil war in Syria, there is still fighting going on close to the Israeli border. Missiles fired into Israel have consistently been met with retaliatory fire from the IDF.

    • Give Israel Your divine protection. Without You we are lost!

    • Thank You for the consistency Israel’s response to the missiles. Help Israel’s leaders make good plans and stick to them.

    • Thank You for the good communication between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Russian President Putin.

    • But Lord, please break the alliances between Syria, Iran and Russia.

    • Bless and protect the innocents in Syria. Have mercy on them and lead them to safety.

    • Protect Israel from any tunnels coming from Lebanon or Syria and from all threats to kidnapping.

    • Protect us also from chemical and biological weapons.

    • Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Behold, all those who were incensed against you shall be ashamed and disgraced; they shall be as nothing, and those who strive with you shall perish.

      Isaiah 41:10-11

    • For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies and before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, My fierce anger,’ says the Lord; and I will send the sword after them until I have consumed them. I will set My throne in Elam.

      Jeremiah 49:37-38

    • Break the power of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and bring down this evil regime.

    • Let the US government bring back painful sanctions against Iran.

  6. Gaza – Talk continues about the reconciliation “agreement” between Hamas and Fatah.

    • Lord, reveal the truth about the evil intentions of both to destroy Israel.

    • Thank You for the USA refusing to be deceived by the agreement and putting conditions on their acceptance of this unity administration, such as Hamas’ acceptance of Israel.

    • Help Israel not to be deceived or manipulated by pressure from the nations.

    • Your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith

      1 Peter 5:8

  7. Kurdistan – Having voted in the recent referendum in favor of forming a Kurdistan state, the people of the Iraqi Kurdish region are being severely pressed now by Iraq, not willing that the nation be split up. The USA has not stood up for their ally the Kurds. Only Israel has publicly declared support for a Kurdistan nation.

    • May the Kurds defeat Iraq.

    • Thank You for the support of Israel for an independent Kurdistan.

    • May the different Kurdish leaders find a way to unity and overcome their differences.

    • Thank You that the Kurds have long supported Israel.

    • I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you

      Genesis 12:4

  8. Possessing the land – The Israel Supreme Court recently ordered the demolition of Jewish homes built in Judea because a part of the buildings were built on disputed land.

    • Bring Your justice and Your righteousness to bear in Israel’s courts, O Lord!

    • Break the pride and the humanistic agenda of Israel’s Supreme Court.

    • When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly…I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’…God is the Judge

      Psalm 75:2,4,7

    • May Israel stop seeking the permission of other nations in order to build homes for her own people in the land You have given them.

    • I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; they shall build the waste cities an-d inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; they shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. I will plant them in their land, and no longer shall they be pulled up from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.

      Amos 9:14-15

    • Give some of the new olim (immigrants) a vision to work the land in fulfilment of this scripture rather than all seeking office jobs in the cities.

  9. Aliyah – On 27th October Israel’s schools are celebrating “Yom Ha’Aliyah” (Aliyah Day)

    • Thank You that there is a desire to create a day for celebrating Aliyah.

    • Create and strengthen good attitudes towards Aliyah and new immigrants among the children in schools.

    • Thank You for the Christian ministries such as Ebenezer working to facilitate the return of the Jews to the land of Israel.

    • Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) Speak these words to Your people from this week’s Torah reading.

  10. Centenary celebrations – October 31st marks 100 years since the Allied armies commanded by General Allenby won the Battle of Beersheva, opening up the way to capturing Jerusalem and the Land of Israel (then Palestine) from the Turks. On November 2nd 1917 the British Government approved the Balfour Declaration, committing itself to the establishment of a Jewish homeland in this land.

    • Thank You, Lord for these crucial events which took place 100 years ago. Let their memory inspire Your people in the Church and in Israel, and the nations, even today to see how You are at work.

    • May our nations today seek to align themselves with Your purposes especially as they involve the nation of Israel today.

    • Wake up the Church worldwide to Your purposes for Israel.

    • This week’s Torah reading includes, I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing.  I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. (Genesis 12:2-3)

  11. IFI – Chuck is speaking this weekend in Germany at a conference of Ebenezer Emergency Fund.

    • Be with the IFI leadership as they prepare for the next International Prayer Conference, Jerusalem.

Shabbat Shalom from the IFI team.