Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(6/25/19)[Prayer]

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(Old Testament)

1 Kings 16

Ahab Becomes King of Israel

29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years. 30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. 31 He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. 32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him.

34 In Ahab’s time, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations at the cost of his firstborn son Abiram, and he set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken by Joshua son of Nun.

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Ah…at last a familiar name! King Ahab was so bad that his name is further preserved in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick". Captain Ahab is, of course, the mad, blasphemous, lunatic captain of the Pequod, whose lust for revenge murders his whole crew, save one, who lives to tell the tale.

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Dear Father,
How Holy and Excellent is Your Most Wonderful and Hallowed Name!
You Alone Are Worthy To Be Praised,
For You Alone Are The Almighty,
Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent Lord of All!

How Long, Oh LORD, will the Arrogant be allowed to get away with their evil?
How Long will he be able to sneer and mock at YOU, The Creator of ALL THINGS?
How Long will the lies, the slander, the propaganda, the libel and the mockery be allowed to continue,
In our national leadership,
our news media,
our education system,
our entertainment world,
our religious institutions,
and our social circles?
How Long can You Tolerate this Nonsense and this Wickedness?
How Long do we have to see Arab babies dressed up as Suicide Bombers?
How Long, Oh LORD?
How Long do we have to listen to Crazy politicians spew hatred and Anti-Semitism in the halls of our own Congress?
How Long, Oh LORD?
How Long do we have to listen to Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, Claiming They are "Christians", yet espousing the very thing Your Word forbids?
How Long, Oh LORD?
How Long do we have to walk on eggshells around our own families, friends, and employers, for fear of saying the "wrong" thing?
How Long, Oh LORD?
How much longer will we have to see OUR OWN BELOVED America being Judged and Destroyed,
Economically, Ecologically,
Culturally, and Morally?
How LONG, OH LORD?

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.



We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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Ruins of Samaria

Alan Sherman, the very funny Jewish comedian and satirist, once set these words to "La Marseilles":

Louie The Sixteenth was the King of France in 1789.
He was worse than Louie the Thirteenth,
He was worse than Louie the Fourteenth.
He was worse than Lou-u-ie the Fifteenth.
He was da WORST
Since Louie da FIRST!

All kidding aside, that ditty could very well have been about King Ahab. He was by far the worst king of Israel ever, and surpassed his father in sheer awfulness. The short verse above catalogues just some of Ahab's sins, and most are obvious...Baal Worship being the big standout. He built a temple to Baal, which was a parody of the Temple that Solomon built, and erected an "Asherah Pole" in his capital city. Now the Word of God hardly ever just states "Asherah Pole" without some kind of adjective. The following adjectives appear in Scripture describing this thing: "repulsive", "abominable", "disgusting," and so on. Since I believe The Holy Spirit Himself inspired the Bible and the words in it, we can assume that The One True God does NOT like this particular pagan symbol. And yet, Ahab has one installed.

Now it may seem a little puzzling that God would take Ahab's sons for the mere "rebuilding of Jericho", instead of these other big sins. Why would that particular act be so offensive to Him?

Well, I've been to Jericho. It is a "dig" that goes down many layers into the past. Our tour bus stopped for lunch at a picnic spot, but there were flies everywhere, and it was most unpleasant. Jericho had once been a great city with huge defensive walls, and was a hotbed of paganism where the most righteous person was a prostitute!

God gave specific instructions to Joshua for bringing down the walls. They seemed like nonsense, but Joshua obeyed.

Since the Ark of the Covenant was NOT a mobile missile launcher, it was clearly the grace of God that brought the walls down. And then God told Joshua in no uncertain terms that the walls of Jericho shall NEVER be rebuilt.

In disobeying this direct command of The Almighty, Ahab was, in fact, attempting to reinstate the false religion of Baal, Lord of the Flies. His Temple, Asherah Pole, and rebuilt walls of Jericho were all insults in the very Face of God.

Things were getting so bad, that the time had come for God to raise up a Great Prophet.

And we will meet him tomorrow!

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

“You are like light for the whole world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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[Silentgypsy]

Amen and thank you.

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Ruins of Ancient Jericho

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

“You are like light for the whole world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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[trisham]

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[Maudeen]

Joining in prayer.

[Hiskid]

Amen.

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Ruins of Ancient Jericho

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

“You are like light for the whole world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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Ruins of Ancient Jericho

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

“You are like light for the whole world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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Ruins of Ancient Jericho

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

“You are like light for the whole world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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[Jeanbl]

Thank you Dear Sister. Praying your pleas and Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem.

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

“You are like light for the whole world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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