Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Everlasting and Almighty Father,
 We come before You with Praise and Thanksgiving in Our Hearts.
 For You Alone Are Worthy of Worship,
 Which is The Sacrifice of Our Lips.
 Great and Glorious is Your Most Holy and Wonderful Name!
 Rock of Ages,
 Ancient of Days,
 The All Sufficient Master
 and Lord of The Universe,
 Nothing is a surprise to You,
 For You See All Things From The End to the Beginning
and from the Beginning to the End.

Let all that has been Concealed
Be Revealed.

Father, We Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem,
According To Your Will and Promise.
We Pray That You Will Forgive The Sins
of Our Own Nation,
and Lead us all to Godly Repentance.
Create in Us Clean Hearts, Oh LORD,
and Renew a Right Spirit Within Us.

This we Pray Together,
As We Await Your Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Set Up His Kingdom,
And Make All Things Right.

”The Greatest Of these Is Love.”

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

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Exodus 14:1-31

14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:

7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.

9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord.

11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

12 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

26 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

31 And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.

( The King James Version)

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At the Mouth of Chesapeake Bay, there is a Marvel of Engineering called The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. I rode a Harley Davidson Sportster over it (and under it too) back in 1993. The Sportster shook so badly (the engine was bolted directly to the frame without rubber mountings), that I traded it in for my current bike (a 1993 FXR Superglide) as soon as I reached the the Dealership in Hampton Roads. After a Generous Trade-In and Easy Credit, I went back over the Bridge/Tunnel in relative luxury.

I just finished reading a very nice book by a Conservative Rabbi, in which he describes Passover Psalms 113-118 for a Christian Audience. The relevance to Christians is that Jesus sang these very Psalms at His Last Supper, just before heading out to Gethsemane.

My only complaint is that the Rabbi (like most Bible Scholars), translated The Red Sea as the "Reed Sea". While this was correct in terms of the actual Hebrew, emphasizing it has a way of minimizing the Great Miracle that happened there. A sea of reeds can't be very deep, so it would be an easy matter to cross it, and impossible to drown an army of charioteers. Maybe there were reeds at the edge of the sea, and hence the name. I don't mean to contradict the Good Rabbi, and the rest of the book was EXCELLENT. Nevertheless, I will always see the scene in "The Ten Commandments" in my head when reading about this Miracle, rather than a vision of Moses sloshing his way through a swamp. Anyway, the name of the book is Cup of Salvation, and I highly recommend it for devotional reading.

I mused about the long, circuitous route taken by Moses some years ago, and came up with this:

I live near a road that was the original route from Boston to Cape Cod. It is a long, circuitous road that meanders through the South Shore, changing names as it crawls through cities and towns that pre-date the American Revolution, with occasional views of the Atlantic Ocean. There are hundreds of STOP Signs and Red Lights along the way. The homes look old, and that is confirmed by little signs on them like this:

"HOME OF JAMES D. PROUTY
1730"

Common knowledge is that if you own one of those homes, you are obligated to maintain it in its original style, whether it is a mansion or a farmhouse. No remodeling, no modern windows, and NO crazy colors for your paintjob!

A ride to Cape Cod can take several hours by this route.

During the Eisenhower Administration, an incredible Interstate Highway System was engineered to make America accessible to all. This marvelous feat of Engineering, which is only as old as I am, made a road trip to Cape Cod, Niagara Falls, or even Florida, a possibility for a Family. Just pile the kids into the Station Wagon, throw your luggage on the Roof Rack, and GO. Cape Cod was an hour away, and New York City was Five Hours. We started to speak, not in terms of distance, but in time required to travel. It got to the point that in the nineties, my husband and I rode our motorcycles to Washington DC every Memorial Day for Rolling Thunder. It was 10 Hours to DC. We could choose to ride straight through, or stay overnight in New York State, cutting the journey in half. There was always a place to sleep, as little Motels dotted the Interstate the entire way. If one was full, we would just ride to the next one. We got so good at this that we began to ride further, to Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, West Virginia, North Carolina, and so on. We rode the Blue Ridge Parkway, and through the Appalachians. One time, using the Interstate Highway System, we visited Harper's Ferry, Antietam, and Gettysburg all on the same day. Although we did get off the bikes and walk around a bit, we really did not get as much out of it as we did the times we spent the whole day at those Historic Places. But, it was an accomplishment anyway!

Even with two million people, Moses should have only taken a week or two to get from Egypt to The Promised Land. There were well-established caravan routes, and Moses's own ancestors had trekked back and forth a number of times during the days of Joseph. (Joseph, or rather his bones, were making the trip yet again). But, in the intervening years, hostile tribes had taken over the area, and so, Moses was directed to take a different, longer route by the Red Sea. There were a number of reasons God directed Moses to take the "long way home".

First of all, the people were coming out of a place where they had been slaves for 400 years. They were not warriors, and they had elderly people, women, and children among them. As slaves, they may have toughened up their bodies, but they still had a lot of emotional and social baggage that left them ill-equipped to face an enemy and fight for their lives. We call this a "Slave-Mentality". A quick trip to the Promised Land would have made them sitting ducks for any Barbarian Tribe to sweep down and make them slaves again.

The Israelites needed to know that God would take care of them. A week or two on the road was not enough to teach them this important lesson. However, a much longer time in the desert, eating Manna, and receiving Water from a Rock, should have been enough to teach that God was definitely looking out for them.

The new route should only have taken a few months. The Forty Years of wandering was the result of rebellion and fear. The people believed the report of 10 of 12 spies, and quaked in terror at the idea of having to face opposition. Only Joshua and Caleb (and Moses, of course) believed God and were ready to go forward. This is why the journey was lengthened, to purge the people with the "Slave Mentality" from the ranks and open the Promised Land to a New Generation.

The Forty Years were the result of disobedience, but were an incredible learning experience. The Israelites had to learn to rely upon God for food, water, meat, protection from poisonous snakes, hostile natives, and diseases. It was during this journey that they received the Ten Commandments, constructed the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant, organized their camp and society according to God's instructions, created government, ordained a priesthood, and learned about their history. It was a generation of learning to rely upon God and obey Him.

It is less than 30 miles to Cape Cod and takes less than a half hour on the bike if I take the Interstate. But, it seems that, whenever I go, I take the old route, which takes well over an hour.

To quote Robert Frost, "That has made all the Difference."

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

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

!עם ישראל חי
(The Spirit of Israel Lives!)

☔️🌸”Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3 NIV)🌸☔️

ML/LTOS

Great lesson.
Joining in prayer for Israel and the World. God bless.

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

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

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

!עם ישראל חי
(The Spirit of Israel Lives!)

☔️🌸”Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3 NIV)🌸☔️

ML/LTOS

Amen to your word and prayer. Taking time on the long route is best, especially when you realize time is very precious and being in a hurry does not help.

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

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

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

!עם ישראל חי
(The Spirit of Israel Lives!)

☔️🌸”Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3 NIV)🌸☔️

ML/LTOS

Amen

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, redryder_90, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

!עם ישראל חי
(The Spirit of Israel Lives!)

☔️🌸”Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3 NIV)🌸☔️

ML/LTOS

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

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

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

!עם ישראל חי
(The Spirit of Israel Lives!)

☔️🌸”Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3 NIV)🌸☔️

ML/LTOS

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