Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (10/6/12)[Prayer]

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Jerusalem In The Scriptures

Chapter 7 is a Census of the Returned Exiles, so we will proceed to Chapter 8.

1 all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded for Israel.

2 So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. 3 He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

4 Ezra the teacher of the Law stood on a high wooden platform built for the occasion. Beside him on his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah; and on his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam.

5 Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up. 6 Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law while the people were standing there. 8 They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.

9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

11 The Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, for this is a holy day. Do not grieve.”

12 Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send portions of food and to celebrate with great joy, because they now understood the words that had been made known to them.

13 On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and the Levites, gathered around Ezra the teacher to give attention to the words of the Law. 14 They found written in the Law, which the Lord had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to live in temporary shelters during the festival of the seventh month 15 and that they should proclaim this word and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem: “Go out into the hill country and bring back branches from olive and wild olive trees, and from myrtles, palms and shade trees, to make temporary shelters”—as it is written.

16 So the people went out and brought back branches and built themselves temporary shelters on their own roofs, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God and in the square by the Water Gate and the one by the Gate of Ephraim. 17 The whole company that had returned from exile built temporary shelters and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated it like this. And their joy was very great.

18 Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, in accordance with the regulation, there was an assembly.

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Heavenly Father,
Blessed Are You, Oh LORD,
Our God, King of The Universe!
You Alone Are Worthy of Worship and Praise.
You Alone Are Holy,
You Alone Are The Almighty,
You Alone Are the One True God!
Ancient of Days,
Rock of All Ages,
El Shaddai,
All Sufficient,
Our Great Provider and Sovereign Lord,
How Excellent is Your Holy Name Over All the Earth!
We, Your People, The Sheep of Your Pasture,
Come Before You in Repentance and Praise,
to Pray on behalf of Your Holy City Jerusalem,
for Israel,
and for Your Jewish People.
Give Us All A Hunger and Thirst for Your Word,
That upon hearing It, We will weep with Joy and celebrate Your Glory.

This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Father,
Thank You For This Story of Nehemiah.
We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem.
We Pray for Our Own Leaders in America,
May They Speak Comfort to Jerusalem.
May We NOT be Numbered Among Israel's Enemies, God Forbid!
We Pray For The American People,
May They NOT be Deceived by the Media.
May Their Eyes be Opened with regard to God's People Israel.

We pray for an END to Lies,
Slander, Blood Libel, Propaganda,
and Antisemitism against Your Beloved.
We Pray For an End to Slavery,
Hostage-Taking,
and Piracy wherever it is Practiced Around the World.
We Beseech You on Behalf of Our Captive Brethren,
Christians and Jews,
In Bondage in Hostile lands.

We Plead For Israeli Control Over All the Holy Sites in Israel,
so that All Faiths may visit them.
We Pray For Bibi Netanyahu, 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.

SHABBAT SHALOM

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ML/LTOS
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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

How Interesting that we should come across this Passage regarding the Celebration of the Feast Of Tabernacles (Sukkot) during this Week, which is the Actual Holiday. I LOVE today's Key Verse! "The Joy Of The LORD is Your Strength".

This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Come and Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

SHABBAT SHALOM

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ML/LTOS
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[etabeta]

Praying always for the Peace of Jerusalem, Israel and our beloved Nation.

Blessings, etabeta

[Lera]

Amen

SHABBAT SHALOM

[2sheds]

"Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."

God bless Jerusalem and her people!

[yorkie]

Pray for the Peace and Protection
Of Jerusalem and ALL of Israel

SHABBAT SHALOM!

[oldteen]

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem,For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

SHABBAT SHALOM

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ML/LTOS
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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Thank You, Lera, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem,For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

SHABBAT SHALOM

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ML/LTOS
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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Thank You, 2sheds, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem,For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

SHABBAT SHALOM

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ML/LTOS
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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Thank You, Yorkie, For Your Prayers and Joyous Graphic For The Peace of Jerusalem,For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

SHABBAT SHALOM

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ML/LTOS
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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Thank You, Teenie, For Your Prayers and Serene Graphic For The Peace of Jerusalem,For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

SHABBAT SHALOM

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ML/LTOS
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[geologist]

LORD God, we pray blessings and strength, and peace for Israel, Jerusalem,their leaders, their people, protect and shield them from the enemy, and the wiles of Satan, in Jesus name. We pray believing our prayers are heard and we have what it is we asked for believing. we pray blessings, peace and restoration for America. In Jesus name, amne.
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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Thank You, geologist, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem,For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

SHABBAT SHALOM

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ML/LTOS
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[Alamo-Girl]

I join in prayer for Israel, Jerusalem and all God’s beloved.

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Thank You, Alamo-Girl, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem,For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

SHABBAT SHALOM

Blessings to All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer





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[seoul62]

Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, America, Persecuted Believers, Friends in Need and to My Fellow Brothers and Sisters in Christ, in Jesus Name, Amen.