“A text without a context is a pretext.” Bible college students are taught this proverb when they begin to tackle the fundamentals of exegesis. Reporters doing a stint on the Middle Eastern beat would surely benefit from similar advice. Often the main actors and leaders on the Middle Eastern stage are misunderstood by the media, […]
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This newsletter is a break from the near daily prayer updates regarding the war between the IDF and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In this letter we consider some issues that most of the news media do not delve into. These matters concern the background to the conflict, as well as present directions for prayer […]
The First 40 Hours This is a brief analysis of the war, followed by a report of details of today’s fighting, and then specific prayer requests. The war with Hamas began at 11:30 am Israel time on Shabbat (Saturday) December 27 – the sixth day of Hanukkah (the Feast of Dedication). The Operation was given […]
Emergency prayer request for Israel July 12-26 2006 At approximately 9:05 am this morning the Islamist terror group Hezbollah opened up a massive katyusha rocket and mortar attack on Israel’s northern farms in the western Galilee. Eight Israeli were injured according to initial reports. Evidently the attack was a cover ruse to kidnap Israeli soldiers. […]
The nation of Israel is in shock. The Jewish citizens of Israel are in a spiritual state of post-traumatic stress disorder. The past thirteen years of life-threatening events – false peace processes, horrendous terror attacks, and low-intensity urban war – have rained down like body blows on us. The result is a national numbness, a […]