ISRAEL INTERCESSORY PRAYER ITEMS October 11, 2024

The Apple of His Eye

(Prayer Points for Israel)

“Not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit,” says the Lord of Hosts (Zech. 4:6)

Date: Oct. 11, 2024

Ponderings and Praise

The Lord’s Presence

In Exodus 33: 2,3, God offers to send an angel before the people, but said He would not go in their midst because the people were obstinate and He might destroy them on the way.  Moses pleas with Him asking that the LORD go with them, and God promises to go with them. In verse 34, he says “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.:  Moses’ response was “If your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here.” In Exodus 34:9, Moses states: “If now I have found favor in Your sight, O Lord, I pray, let the Lord go along in our midst, even though the people are so obstinate, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.”

Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is the Day of Atonement.   It is a time for prayer and reflection.

Prayer:  God, the Father of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, please forgive our sin.  Let us follow Your leading as we live our lives and spend time in prayer for Israel.  Father, go with us.  We do not want to leave our location unless You go with us.  We do not know the way forward, but you do. Father, give us ears to hear your leading and the grace to obey You.  Amen.

Prayer Points:

(All scriptures NASB, unless otherwise stated)

1.     Salvation of the Jews

Scripture: Jonah 2:4 “So I said, “I have been expelled from Your sight.  Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.”

Prayer: Father, at this time, have more and more of Your people look toward You in faith.  Amen.

(Note: the prayers are short, but are only suggestions and starting points. The compiler is aware that many people who will be reading these prayer points have prayed for Israel for many years.)

2.     Aliyah

Scripture:  Lev. 26: 45:  But I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD,

Prayer: Father, we are thankful that Your covenant with the Jewish people still stands.  Amen.

3.      Israel Society   

             Some Jewish people read the Parshah, the weekly Torah portion.

Reading for  Yom Kippur Oct. 12, 2024:

Parashah: Exodus 33:1-34:9, Lev. 19:1-18

The Haftarah (Half Torah) Reading: Isa 57:14 – 58:14

Yom Kippur Afternoon Readings:

Deut 30: 8-20

Haftarah: Book of Jonah

Prayer:  Father, as You shared Your heart for the nations with Jonah, please share Your heart for Israel and the nations with us.  Amen.

-         Arabs within Israel:

-          -Please continue to pray for the Arabs within Israel.

-The Bedouin within Israel:

-          -Please continue to pray for the Bedouin within Israel.

                           -The Druze within Israel:

                        -Please continue to pray for the Druze people within Israel.

A)    The War       

Scripture: Psalm 44:2,3 You with Your own hand drove out the nations; then You planted them; You afflicted the peoples, then You spread them abroad. For by their own sword they did not possess the land, and their own arm did not save them, but Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them.

Prayer:   Father, we thank You for how You are defending Israel in the war.  We acknowledge Your miraculous power, even as we express gratitude for the IDF and its defense systems including the iron dome. As Israel faces a seven-front war, You are more than adequate to defend them.  We bless Your name.  Amen.

News:

                       - IDF and families:

News:

-May the memories of all the fallen soldiers be a blessing.

-734 soldiers have been killed in northern Gaza.  The latest fallen soldiers are as Staff Sergeant Major Ori Moshe Borenstein, 32, , Major Netanel Hershkovitz, 37, and Staff Sergeant Major Tzvi Matityahu Marantz, from Bnei Adam. The three were part of the Logistical Support Unit which is part of the 460th Brigade.

-Sergeant Major Ronny Gazinate, 36, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, Thursday Oct. 10th.

-Sgt. Daniel Aviv Sofer, 19 and Cpl Tal Dror, 19, were killed in a drone attack from Iraq early Thursday, Oct. 3. The attack on the Golan Heights base also injured 24 soldiers.

-The IDF has acknowledged that some of its bases were hit during an Oct. 4 attack from Iran. The missiles reportedly hit Nevatim and Tel Nat military bases.  The IDF stressed that the functioning of the IAF was not harmed.

                        -The Hostages and Their Families

Scripture: Psalm 18:48: He delivers me from my enemies; Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man.

Prayer:  Lord, protect and comfort the remaining hostages that are alive.  Comfort all the hostages’ families and the former hostages who are recovering from their experiences in captivity.  Amen.

News:

-According to news reports, some of the hostages’ families have received proof that their loved ones are still alive in the last month or so.

-Gaza Front

News:

-An Israeli strike targeting terrorists inside the Rafidah school of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, at least 28 people were killed.  Those numbers could not be immediately verified. (Oct. 11)

-Two rockets were fired from the Baza strip at southern Israel. No injuries were reported, but sirens were set of in Kissufim and Ein Hashlasha, both border communities. (Oct. 5)

-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is said to have hardened his stance regarding a hostage deal in recent weeks.  The US State department spokesperson has said the US has not heard from him recently.

--Israel’s military says is struck two Hamas operatives in a command center located in a former school in central Gaza (Oct. 4).

-Judea/Samaria Front (aka the West Bank)

News:

-A commander of Hamas, Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeg Oufi, was killed by the Israel military Thursday, Oct. 3rd. He was from Tulkarm and was part of the al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas. Seven members of Hamas and Palestinian Jihad were identified among the 18 victims of the Tulkarem attacks. Ghaith Radwan, a commander in Islamic Jihad, is also among the dead.

-Other places in Israel:

-Six people were wonded, two critically after a stabbing shook the Israel city of Hadera.  The attacker, an Arab Israeli resident, was shot by civilians. Hadera is about 28 miles from Tel Aviv and Haifa.

- Lebanon/Hezbollah Front

News:

-A man and a woman, both 40 years old, were killed as Hezbollah fired about 90 rockets into northern Israel.  The couple, who were out walking their dogs, sustained fatal wounds due to falling shrapnel. They did not have time to enter a protected area. Eight others were injured.  The rockets were launched toward the Upper Galille, Haifa Bay and Kiryat Shmona areas. The attack happened hours after the Israeli PM urged the Lebanese people to reclaim their country from Hezbollah.

-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Lebanese people to reclaim their country from Hezbollah’s control.  He mentioned that Israel had assassinated Hashem Safieeddine, who was expected to lead Hezbollah, as well as the next in line for his position. He said “Today, Hezbollah is weather than it has been in many, many years.”

-Muhammad Rashid Sakafi, commander of Hezbollah’s communication division was killed in an Irsraeli airstrike in Beirut Oct. 4.

-A 3.5-kilometer smuggling tunnel from Syria to Lebanon has been destroyed. It was used to smuggled Iraninan weapons according to the IDF.  A second strike targeted infrastructure at the Masnaa Border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.

-Hassan Nasrallah’s presumed successor, Hashem Safieddine, was killed in a strike done in Beirut Oct. 3rd.

-IDF operations in southern Lebanon have killed more than 250 Hezbollah operatives, including 21 field commanders, five of which were brigade level commanders, 10 company commanders and 6 platoon commanders.

-In southern Lebanon more than 2,00 Hezbollah sites have been struck from the air.

- Yemen/Houthi Front

News:

-The US military has hit 15 Houthis targets in Yemen. On Oct. 4, residents reported blasts at military outposts and includes the capital Sanaa and the Hodeidah airport.

The Houthis have sunk two vessels and killed at least four seafarers as they have carried out almost 100 attacks on ships crossing the Red Sea.

-Iran:

News:

-Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeni said “the resistance in the region will not back down”, adding “Israel will never defeat Hamas and Hezbollah.” He was speaking at a Tehran mosque and was pictured with a rifle by his side.

B)    The Knesset and Political Parties/People

News:

-Israel’s Security Cabinet will decide on when and where to attack Iran, after a strick in Gaza killed 28 pople.

4.     The Middle East

-Iran:

News:

-The New York Times has reported “that a growing number of Iranians are expressing anxiety about a potential war with Israel.” They interviewed more than a dozen Iranians in different cities.

-Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his country back s efforts for a simultaneous ceasefire with Israel in both the Palestinian territory of Gaza and Lebanon.

5.     The World:

A)    The US:

News:

-US President Joe Biden has suggested that Israel should reframe from hitting Iran’s oil and nuclear facilities.  He did say that Israel would make its own decisions.

Compiled by Katherine Carswell, Aided by Murray Carswell (Canada)