Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem ~ Origins
The "Jewish Side" of the Cave of Machpelah
Our Father in Heaven,
Magnified and Sanctified if Your Most Holy Name!
You Alone Are Worthy Of Praise and Worship,
For You Alone Are The One True God Of Abraham!
You Are The Beginning and the End,
The Alpha And The Omega,
The GREAT I AM,
The All in All!
We Thank You Profoundly For Your Precious Word,
Which Your Have Preserved Through Your People To This Day!
9. That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a burying place amongst you.
10. And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11. Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
12. And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
13. And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
14. And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
15. My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
16. And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
17. And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
LORD, Thank You for this little item of Scripture,
which not only Shows Your Promise to Abraham,
but the actual FACT that he purchased the piece of Property in question.
And just like a modern real estate transaction,
You include The Seller's name, the Buyer's name, the Boundaries of the Property, and the Agreed Price!
And yet we KNOW that what is on that site NOW does not honor You, the True God of Abraham.
Dear Abba, We Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem,
And for those within her gates.
Almighty God, We pray so Fondly for Your Beloved!
We Pray that as You Call Them Home,
from the East and From The West,
From The North and from the South,
From Out of the Lands of Persecution and Bitterness,
Of Paganism and Slavery and Bondage,
Of places that were never really home to them,
Places that only brought famine, infertility, widowhood, and abandonment,
and bring them Home to Peace and Abundance and Your Provision.
Abba, Father, We Pray for Your Beloved People,
Who despite Persecutions and Pogroms,
Exile and Slavery,
Holocaust and Now Denial of Their History,
have probably contributed more to Western Civilization
than any other People Group!
We ask for forgiveness for ourselves,
Dear Father, and we Pray for Our Nation.
We ask You to reverse the trends of evil and selfishness
that have taken hold in our own Land.
We beg that You will restore Faith in You,
The One True God,
and that Our own Nation will Once Again be Known
as one who keeps Her Promises to Her Friends and Allies,
and NOT as A Truce-Breaker.
Abba Father, How we long for that Day,
When You will remove From Your Holy Places
ANYTHING that does not Honor You,
and You ALONE.
LORD, We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Israel,
and For The Jewish People.
We Thank You Profoundly For That Tiny Nation
that sits at the Very Crossroads of History,
At the Nexus of Three Continents,
A Holy Witness to The Ultimate Truth of Your WORD!
For it is Not By Might,
Not By Power,
But By Your Spirit that the enemy will be overcome.
We Pray For Bibi Netayahu, and the Leaders of Israel
May They Receive Wisdom from You to do the Right Thing.
We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.
The Jewish Worshipers in Hebron seemed to be confined to a tent on the Property
Blessings To All Who Visit This Thread
Hallelujah and Amen
Lamh Foistenach Abu! 
