Praying for Israel
Why Pray For Israel?
- Israel is still the apple of God’s eye and His inheritance, close to His heart (Psa.148:14; Zech.2:8; Deut.32:8-11; Rom.11:29; Psa.33:11-12)
- God’s faithful servants are moved to prayer and compassion over Israel’s condition (Psa.102:13-17)
- God commands us to give Him and ourselves no rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth (Isa.62:1,6-7)
- God wants to give us the desire, anguish and gift of travailing prayer for Israel’s salvation (Rom.9:2-3; 10:1, 14)
- God commands us to seek the spiritual and physical good of the Israeli people and to pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Psa.122:4,6-9; Rom.15:25-27; 1:16; 2:9-11)
- The Jewish people’s acceptance of Messiah Jesus (Yeshua) will lead to life from the dead — world-wide revival of unprecedented magnitude (Rom.11:15; Acts 3:19-21)
- Yeshua linked His second coming to Israel’s national turning to Him (Matt.23:39)
Some Prayer Guidelines
- That God would raise up men and women who will carry His authority and speak His word to Israel, the Jewish people
- That God would grant to congregations within Israel and the Diaspora:
- holiness and humility of heart
- boldness and passion for the Son of God (Eph.6:18)
- divine conviction falling on the preached word (John 16:8)
- unity among leadership (John 17:21; Rom.15:7-8)
- strategic wisdom, prophetic unction, dreams and visions
- provision (financial, legislative, property) – (Rom.15:25-27)
- the power of God in signs & wonders (1 Cor.1:22-24; 2:4-5; Rom.15:17-19)
- That God would continue to establish peace and evangelism in Israel (1 Tim.2:1-4)
- That God would accomplish the spiritual return of the Jewish people to Messiah and the physical return of the Jewish people to the land of Israel (Isa.49:5-6)
Nine Models of Intercessory Prayer For Israel
- Moses (Exod.32:11-13, 32; Deut.9:18-19, 25-29; Num. 14:13-19)
- Solomon (1 Ki.8:46-53; cf. Deut.30:1-10; 2 Chron. 20:5-12)
- Nehemiah (Neh. 1:4-11)
- Asaph and the sons of Korah (Psa.74; 79; 80; 83; 44; 85; 123)
- Joel (Joel 1:8, 13-14; 2:12-17)
- Isaiah (Isa.63:15 through 64:12; 58:1; 62:1,6)
- Jeremiah (Jer.14:7-9,17-22; 15:5; 9:1; Lam.33:43-51; 5:19-22)
- Daniel (Dan.9:1-19)
- Paul (Romans 9:3-5; 10:1)