IFI: Unless there is a major event or an unusual emergency (as emergencies tend to be a regular thing here in Israel), there will be no Prayer Alert next Friday. My wife and I are moving homes next week, so please keep us in prayer as that is quite stressful. Thank you in advance.

1. Praise:

   Shabbat's Torah portion concludes the book of Exodus. The last verse is an amazing testimony of God's faithfulness to abide with His people: For the cloud of YHWH was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. (Ex. 40:38)

   • Lord Yeshua, we bless You for encouraging us that as part of Your Body You will never leave us nor forsake us – even unto the end of the age (Matt. 28:20b).

   • We thank You for telling us that the way You abide with us is by the gift of the Father, the Spirit of truth, the Holy Spirit, who takes up residence in all who trust You (John 14:16-18).

   • King Messiah, we rejoice that one of Your prophetic names, which signifies Your essential nature, declares Your constant presence: Emmanuel, God with us (Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23).

   • YHWH of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 46:7; cp. v. 11) Hallelujah!

   • We praise You because You never change even when we act out our "Jacob" nature (Mal. 3:6).

   • Thank You, Lord Yeshua, that You are now the Lord of the living and the dead (Rom. 14:9).

2. Government & society:

   Israel's unelected Supreme Court has again stopped elected officials from doing that which the people elected them to do. By interfering – without any legal backing to do so – in the government's dismissal of Israel's internal security services [Shin Bet] head, who was appointed by the previous government and has been at odds with PM Bibi Netanyahu way too often, they are holding Israel back from moving forward on a more biblical and Zionist path.

   • Lord, we remind You of Isaiah 1:24-27 and ask You to take the lead in this current government's push for judicial reform, and let it be done soon.

   • Convict Israel's Supreme Court judges of Your command to pursue biblical justice (Deut. 16:18-20).

   • We praise You that the first little step in judicial reform, was passed this week (Phil. 1:6).

   • Encourage the coalition to go forward with dismissing of the Shin Bet head and the attorney general who are two stones of stumbling from the biblical path of Your people back in Your land (Isa. 62:10).

   • God, replace those two with genuine sons and daughters of Zion (Zech. 9:13).

   • Abba Father, turn all government ministers towards focusing on Your priorities for them at this time (Psa. 23:3b), and show them their need to humble themselves before You (Prov. 29:23).

   • Almighty God, since You have placed Netanyahu as Israel's leader today, (Dan. 4:32), please guide him to do all that which You have ordained for him (Psa. 68:27; 75:5-7; 80:17; Phil. 1:6).

   • God of Israel, impress upon Bibi to encourage himself in You and in Your Word (1 Sam. 30:6), and in so doing, make his end be much more fruitful than his beginning (Psa. 126:5; Eccl. 7:8).

   • Bring around him wise and godly counselors and supportive friends (Prov. 17:17; 18:24; 27:6).

   • Lord, shut the mouths in Israel's media who consistently attack right-wing politicians (Dan. 6:20).

   • Please Lord, protect Israel's citizens from insidious and manipulative headlines (Isa. 59:14b).

   • Abba Father, guard over the younger generation of Israelis, and Jews in exile, from the humanistic, anti-Christ lies that are spread via the internet and social media (Psa. 71:7; Isa. 54:13).

   • Abba Father, promote more sons and daughters of Zion to be influencers on social media.

   • Lord God, keep Eyal Zamir, Israel's IDF Chief of Staff, as a son of Zion (Psa. 75:6-7; Prov. 16:9), and speak to him of his need to read and heed Your Word each day (Psa. 119:98; Jer. 15:16).

   • God, guide him to appoint only officers who are Zionists to all vital positions (Prov. 19:21).

   • Thank You Lord, for the excellent job that Defense Minister Israel Katz is doing and we ask for You to continue to protect his relationship with Bibi and Zamir (Prov. 8:7; Eccl. 4:12).

   • Lord God, many Israelis are still traumatized by the Oct. 7th pogrom, so have them cry to You like their ancestors in Egypt did, and to trust You to hear and move on their behalf (Ex. 2:23-25).

   • Divine Healer; heal Israel's society from Hamas' mental, emotional and spiritual poisons (Psa. 6:2).

   • Lord God, use Israel's construction industry as a tool for Your purposes (Psa. 51:18; 69:35; 147:2).

3. "Operation Strength & Sword:"

   Israel has reignited its war against Hamas in Gaza. Yet the concern we have is how Israeli officials are saying that Israel's goal is to pressure Hamas to negotiate about hostage releases as opposed to understanding that God's goal is Hamas' total destruction.

   • Abba Father, use this current phase of the war to make it a necessity for Israel to fully possess all of Gaza once again (Zeph. 2:5-7; Obad. 1:17b).

   • God, forbid this war to cease until it is absolutely Your timing for that to happen (Psa. 46:9).

   • As Hamas seems to be still in control of much of Gaza, Lord God, fulfill Deuteronomy 33:27-29.

   • Lord of all, reveal if the demonstrations by Gazans against Hamas are genuine or just another deception as many Israelis tend to believe (Job 12:16; 2 Tim. 3:3)..

   • Almighty God, renew the strength, courage and motivation of the IDF troops there (Isa. 40:28-31).

   • As the number of reservists showing up to fight is much less than after Oct. 7th, Lord we remind You that You reduced Gideon's fighters so that You alone would receive the glory (Judg. 7:2).

   • Thank You that so far there has not been any deaths of IDF personnel since reentering Gaza.

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

   • Abba, impart Your wisdom to Israel as they make plans to facilitate the voluntary exit of Gazans from Gaza in the near future (Isa. 60:12; Jer. 12:17).

4. Foreign relations:

   A recent interview with Steve Witkoff, US President Trump's ME envoy, showed how little he understands the mindset of Muslims in the ME. His thinking that a disarmed Hamas can still have a political role in Gaza is very dangerous. After much criticism, he now says that he "might have been duped" by Hamas. Might have? This man needs to be fired – immediately!

   • Lord God, we trust that You are fulfilling Your foreign policy on earth (Psa. 33:10-11; Isa. 55:8-9), and ask You to please lead us very precisely so that we pray in agreement with You (Amos 3:7).

   • Abba, as we prayed last week, we ask You to open the minds of Westerners to understand that most Arabs and Iranians do not view life like those who were raised on a biblical foundation (1 Cor. 15:41).

   • Lord, if You deem it a necessity, let Trump fire Witkoff as soon as possible (Psa. 109:8)!

   • If Qatar is manipulating Witkoff, Lord God, expose it (Prov. 29:4; Eccl. 7:7b).

   • Abba, have the pro-Israel ministers in Trump's administration warn him of the great danger that lies ahead for both America and himself if he pursues "peace" at any price with Islam (Psa. 35:20; 120:7).

   • We thank You Lord for how many in the US Administration are now openly saying that Hamas, and not Israel or Bibi, was and is the problem in negotiating for the hostages' release (Deut. 33:29).

   • Abba, if Trump's plan to relocate most Gazans is an answer to prayer for You to cleanse Your land of Your enemies, then let it happen soon and suddenly (Psa. 10:16; Jer. 12:14-17).

   • Lord, You told Moses that You created man's mouth and You teach Your messengers what to say, so do that as Israeli politicians and diplomats speak throughout the world (Ex. 4:11-2).

   • Lord Yeshua, surround Israel's international representatives with Christian Zionists who can inspire them through sharing the truth found in Your Word (Psa. 40:10; 43:3a; 86:1; 98:3; John 17:17).

   • God of Israel, thank You for Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon, who boldly rebukes the lies and blasphemies about Your nation which are spoken in that anti-Christ organization (Psa. 81:10; 119:13).

   • As Trump has withdrawn Elise Stefanik's name as the next US Ambassador to the UN, direct him to appoint another strong voice for both the US and Israel in her place (Prov. 16:33).

   • Lord, let Your son, Mike Huckabee, become America's Israeli Ambassador – for Your name's sake.

   • Messiah Yeshua, wake up believers, especially in the West, to warn their leaders not to curse Israel, but to be a true friend during its restoration (Num. 24:9b; Isa. 60:12; Zech. 12:9).

5. Internal security:

   We are praying for Israel to extend its sovereignty over more of its land in 2025 (Isa. 54:2-3; Jer. 32:41-44). This will result in an increase in security for all Israelis and, as this is in line with what God is doing with all of His heart and soul (Jer. 32:41), it would bring great glory to the Lord God of Israel, and great blessings to His people.

   • Lord God, push Israel to possess more of its land today because You who own the land (Lev. 25:23; Ezek. 36:5) have granted it to them, for Your holy name's sake (Psa. 105:7-11).

   • Messiah Yeshua, speak to Your Body to pray for this, which is Your will, to be done (Jer. 32:41-44).

   • Abba, we thank You for the establishing of 13 new communities in Judea and Samaria which is basically the fruit of Finance Minister Smotrich's efforts (Jer. 32:41-44; 33:12-14). More, Lord!

   • Abba Father, release an overwhelming fear and dread of the IDF upon all of Israel's enemies in the land just like You promised (Ex. 23:27; Deut. 11:24-25; Josh. 2:9-11; 2 Chr. 20:29).

   • Lord God, extend Your wings of protection over the IDF in these areas (Psa. 17:8; 91:4; 141:9-10).

   • God of hosts, set Israel's political leaders free from their habit of retaliating only if people are killed, and remind them that it is the thought that counts and to respond in kind (Psa. 12:8; Eccl. 8:11).

   • Lord God, let Israel take advantage of the world focusing on the restarting of the war against Hamas to intensify its offensive actions against terrorists throughout Judea and Samaria (Jer. 51:20-23).

   • Arrange for armed civilians to be in the right place at the right time to stop all terrorists (Josh. 4:12).

   • God of Israel, use the illegal buildings the EU built for the Palestinians in Area C as homes for Jews as they return and resettle Your land (Deut. 6:10-11; Josh. 24:13).

   • King Messiah, enable all Israeli civilians and security forces to be on high alert in Ramadan, Islam's holy month, which is coming to a close soon (Psa. 91:4; 121:4).

6. External security – Middle East [ME]:

   America continues to attack Iran's proxy in Yemen, the Houthis. They began this to keep the international shipping lanes safe, but now they are helping Israel as the Houthis are shooting missiles at it again once Israel restarted the war in Gaza.

   • God of hosts, turn Israel to Your priorities for it today, and prevent the various threats it faces from being so overwhelming that it is confused on what needs to be dealt with now (Psa. 61:2b; 142:3-5).

   • Lord God, fulfill Micah 4:11-13 against all those who hate You and Your nation (Psa. 83:1-4).

   • Give Israel wisdom concerning the radical Islamic Sunni leaders in Syria today (Psa. 23:3b; 32:8).

   • Keep Israel in the areas it has taken in Syria which are part of the Promised Land (Gen. 15:18).

   • Lord all wise, impart Your wisdom to Israel's security cabinet as it considers the threat of Turkey taking over some areas in Syria (Prov. 30-31).

   • Lord God Almighty, inflame the current demonstrations in Turkey against Erdogan (Prov. 28:15).

   • Expose Qatar's treachery to the Americans and let Israel see that nation as an enemy (Psa. 55:21).

   • God of Justice, deal with the heads of Hamas who reside in luxury in Qatar (Jer. 30:23).

   • Arise, Lord, against the Houthis and send forth Your Angel to war against them (Psa. 35:1-6; 68:1).

   • Abba Father, be merciful to the Iranians and "destroy" Iran's current king and princes (Jer. 49:38b).

   • Abba, expose to the world if Iran's leaders' shame at their proxies and ally Syria's demise is causing them to push forward with the development of nuclear arms (Job 6:19-20; Psa. 6:10; 44:7).

   • Lord, caution Trump that a "deal" with Iran's leaders today is useless as the Islamic tactic of taqiyya, telling lies to help Allah gain a victory, makes whatever they say unreliable at best (Prov. 26:24-26).

   • Messiah Yeshua, save multitudes of Muslims during the final days of Ramadan (Luke 19:10).

7. Aliyah:

   God's regathering of the scattered Jews is for His holy name's sake (Ezek. 36:22-24), and for His glory (Isa. 43:5-7). Therefore all believers should be supporting this which is in essence an answer to the first part of the Lord's Prayer: Our Father, sanctified be Your name … may Your will be done on earth as it is already done in eternity (Matt. 6:9-10).

   • God, we rejoice to be Your witnesses as You gather Your people back home (Jer. 30:8-10).

   • Lord God, reveal to Your people still living in captivity how out of line they are with You and Your prophetic will for them today (Deut. 30:3-5; Ezek. 39:28).

   • Abba Father, erase from Jews the nice-sounding description of where they live – "the diaspora" [Gk. "scattering"] – and replace it with the biblical term – "captivity" (Deut. 30:3; Ezra 2:1; Psa. 126:1-4).

   • God of Israel, when Your people say "Next year in Jerusalem" at the end of the upcoming Passover feast, please speak loudly in their spirits, "Next year is NOW!" (Psa. 137:4-6; Zech. 8:1-8).

   • Show Jews that while Israel is not 100% safe, it is safer than staying in the nations (Psa. 121:3-4).

   • Lord, set the Jews in Iran, India, Ethiopia, and South Africa free t return home (Isa. 43:5-7).

   • Abba, bring home a huge tsunami of immigrants all at once, so that it washes away all the Israeli man-made barriers which make aliyah more difficult than it should be (Psa. 66:6; 98:8).

   • Lord God, prepare Israel to receive with joy a massive influx of Jews into Your nation (Jer. 31:8-9).

   • Embolden Your Body to declare to their Jewish acquaintances their need to make aliyah (Gal. 4:16).

   • God of Israel, move upon wealthy Jews and Christians to give abundantly to finance both the aliyah and the successful integration of new immigrants into Israeli society (Ezra 1:4; Isa. 60:9).

8. Salvation:

   Paul states that all Israel will be saved (Rom. 11:26)! In context, "all Israel" is a remnant of His people (Rom. 9:27; 11:5; cp. Jer. 31:7). We believe that our prayers can add to that remnant – especially as God does not want any to perish (1 Tim. 2:1-4).

   • Lord of the harvest, give a mighty increase from all of the seeds planted and watered in Jewish lives by those in Your Body (1 Cor. 3:6-7).

   • God of Israel, continue to have many Jews seek You about Ezekiel 36:25-28 in last week's prophetic portion and use that to lead them to Messiah Yeshua and His message to Nicodemus (John 3:14-16).

   • Abba, as many Jews face their total inability to not sin, let them seek You for relief (Eccl. 7:20).

   • Messiah Yeshua, appear in dreams and visions to many Jews at this time (Rev. 1:9-18).

   • As Your people prepare for the feast of Passover, let them consider the Passover Lamb in Exodus 12:5-6, 11, 21, 27, and ask why the lamb is not emphasized in the whole Seder meal.

   • [Ask God about which specific group of Jews He wants you to pray for this week.]

9. Body of Messiah:

   If we want to pray in agreement with God, for His will to be done today, we need to understand how He is preparing the way for His Son's return. And that focuses on Israel's restoration and its place in His end time plans (Zech. 12:1-10, 14:1-4; Matt. 23:39). Yet the Body must be familiar with all of His Word – starting from Genesis – in order to know this.

   • Lord Yeshua, rebuke believers who reject the Tanach as still Your Word today (Luke 24:25-27).

   • Divine Physician, heal the Body of its biblical anorexia and prophetic illiteracy by pouring into it a hunger to feed on all of Your Word (Jer. 15:16; Amos 8:11; Acts 20:32; 2 Tim. 2:15; Heb. 5:13-14).

   • King Messiah, give to Your Body elders who will teach and preach from all of the Word, (Acts 20:27), and not shy away from declaring Your eternal love for Israel (Deut. 7:6-8; Jer. 31:35-37).

   • Abba, as Israel is the pupil of Your eye, let believers see the full repercussions of this, which is that You view the world through Israel (Zech. 2:8b)!

   • Also Lord, reveal to Your Body that planting Israel back in their land is the one thing You said You would do with all of Your heart and all of Your soul – in all of Your Word (Jer. 32:41)!

   • Messiah Yeshua, cast out replacement theory from the Body (Eph. 5:27; 1 Tim. 4:1), and take with it all attitudes of Jew-hatred and Israel-hatred (Gen. 18:18; 22:18; John 4:22; Rom. 9:1-5).

   • Turn believers to ask You how they should "provoke to jealousy" the Jewish people (Rom. 11:11).

10. Water:

    Please pray for God to send the rain soon as the physical land of Israel needs it.

Shabbat shalom and blessings from Zion

Chuck Cohen, for the IFI team

Psa. 128:5