Posted on 04/22/2008 1:16:34 PM PDT by freedom9
Isa 60:1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Isa 60:2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
Isa 60:3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isa 60:4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
Isa 60:5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
Isa 60:6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
Isa 60:7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
Isa 60:8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Isa 60:9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Isa 60:10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
Isa 60:11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
Isa 60:12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
Isa 60:13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Isa 60:14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 60:15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. Isa 60:16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Isa 60:17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Isa 60:18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Isa 60:19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Isa 60:20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Isa 60:21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
Isa 60:22 A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
Blessed be the people and Praised be The Lord
I second that!
Pro 31:31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
God bless the state of Israel, and may He continue to keep his protective hand over it and shield it from its enemies.
Oh, and keep Jimmy Carter out of it as well.
Amen.
Shalom. Happy birthday, Israel.
I wish Bush would have an Aragorn moment and hold up the Torah and say
“I stand with you, Sons of Moses, of Abraham, My Brothers!!!!”
Then finally remove the pali suicide bomber threat for good.
Have a Happy Birthday Israel and many more!
Yep...God bless Israel, the one bright light in the middle east.
Now...THAT would be a moment to savor.
I believe that Israel’s Independence day is Iyar 5 in the Hebrew Calendar, which this year is Saturday May 10, 2008. Since that is the Hebrew Sabbath, independence will by custom be celebrated on Thursday May 8, 2008.
60th? Isn’t it more like the 3,000th or so? Just because the modern world only recognized that area a few decades ago doesn’t mean they weren’t there since before the Romans, before Mohammed had his first hallucination.
That's why I picked that photo too!
I can just hear the theme from "Charlie's Angels" playing in my mind...
My fav is the bottom one on the left. She is a classic.
Am Yisrael Chai!!!!
I’d like to say I knew that, but I didn’t.
Sometimes things happen for good reason.
Sometimes things just happen.
Now I’m trying to figure out how the heck I got it in my head that today was the day. I don’t have a clue.
“Happy 60th Birthday Israel!!!!”
It is one heck of a lot older than 60.
“I don’t have a clue.”
In 2007 Iyar 5 fell on April 23rd.
Amen to that. If Israel is destroyed, the rest of what remains of Western Civilization will end with it.
In 2005 I was attending a course at the U.S. Army JAG school in Charlottesville, VA. One night when I was duty officer a young Israeli Defense Force JAG lawyer and her husband checked in at the front desk.
I handed them their room keys and said, “God bless Israel!”
They smiled at each other and said to me, “God bless America!”
Happy Birthday to the State of Israel. Mazel tov!
:^)
Baruch HaShem, todah rabah ya habibi. Don’t worry about the date, it’s the sentiment that counts. & yes, we are a lot older than 60 years old. Wish Israel would celebrate our real age instead.
Ping!
Sometimes things happen for a reason. . .
It’s Earth day. Did you know that?
I didn’t.
Happy Earth day, Israel
Not to rain on your parade or anything, but Yom Ha’atzmaut isn’t until May 8.
But it is raining here.
Just heard the first thunder of the year.
It’s Earth Day, Alouette.
Happy Earth Day.
Happy birthday Israel! Shalom!
soon we shall see the kingdom of God established in this glorious nation. shalom
soon we shall see the kingdom of God established in this glorious nation. shalom
Barbara Streisand pulls out of Israel 60th anniversary jubilee
Haaretz | Apr. 22, 2008
Posted on 04/22/2008 10:31:22 AM PDT by Alouette
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005295/posts
Hamas wants Ramallah festival cancelled-
dance festival event an “insult” to the Palestinian struggle
Jerusalem Post | 4-21-08 | KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Posted on 04/21/2008 5:29:54 AM PDT by SJackson
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004667/posts
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Happy birthday, Israel!!!!!! I wish you many, many, many, many more!!!!! A whole lotta love to Israel from this Virginia Catholic!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aren’t we jumping the gun by celebrating now? This year the 5th of Iyar falls on May 8.
“Aren’t we jumping the gun by celebrating now? This year the 5th of Iyar falls on May 8.”
Actually you’re “jumpin the gun” by posting without reading the whole thread! lol
This year the 5th of Iyar falls on Saturday May 10th, and by custom Yom Ha’atzmaut will be celebrated on Thursday May 8th, the 3rd of Iyar.
Happy Birthday Isreal!
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
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