Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
“Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, and do not be still, O God! For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; and those who hate You have lifted up their head. They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, and consulted together against Your sheltered ones. They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
For they have consulted together with one consent; they form a confederacy against You: the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagrites; Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assyria also has joined with them; they have helped the children of Lot. Selah
Deal with them as with Midian, as with Sisera, as with Jabin at the Brook Kishon, who perished at En Dor, who became as refuse on the earth. Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, who said, “Let us take for ourselves the pastures of God for a possession.”
O my God, make them like the whirling dust, like the chaff before the wind! As the fire burns the woods, and as the flame sets the mountains on fire, so pursue them with Your tempest, and frighten them with Your storm. Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O Lord. Let them be confounded and dismayed forever; yes, let them be put to shame and perish, that they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.”
“Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, and do not be still, O God! For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; and those who hate You have lifted up their head. They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, and consulted together against Your sheltered ones. They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.” You might think these sentiments have been lifted from some recent news script; however, this psalm may be more than 2500 years old. The nation of Israel has been a target ever since it was first founded. Recently, Hamas has initiated unprovoked attacks on Israel, stirring up old controversies.
“For they have consulted together with one consent; they form a confederacy against You: the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagrites; Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assyria also has joined with them; they have helped the children of Lot. Selah” Most of the nations listed here have new names; however, Israel remains a tiny speck surrounded by a huge number of enemies whose territories include most of the Middle East. Israel is bordered by 22 hostile Arab nations that are 640 times her size and 65 times her population. The worldwide Jewish population is 13 million while the worldwide Muslim population is 2.1 billion.
“Deal with them as with Midian, as with Sisera, as with Jabin at the Brook Kishon, who perished at En Dor, who became as refuse on the earth. Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, who said, “Let us take for ourselves the pastures of God for a possession.” The leaders mentioned here were all ignominiously defeated by ancient Israel. Sisera even wound up being killed by a woman who drove a tent peg through his head while he slept.
“O my God, make them like the whirling dust, like the chaff before the wind! As the fire burns the woods, and as the flame sets the mountains on fire, so pursue them with Your tempest, and frighten them with Your storm. Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O Lord. Let them be confounded and dismayed forever; yes, let them be put to shame and perish, that they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.” Although these words are thousands of years old, there are many who are praying for Israel along these lines. God has never removed His hand from Israel and has consistently delivered her from all kinds of attack as long as His people have followed Him.
APPLICATION: On the face of it, Israel shouldn’t even exist. Through the centuries, there have been repeated attempts to wipe out Israel as a nation, only for her to rise from the ashes. The Bible is full of God’s promises towards Israel, and God has never gone back on His Word.
Isarel is not a perfect nation; there are no perfect nations. And there are those who have severely criticized Israel for resisting the attacks by Hamas. But it’s easy to criticize when the rockets aren’t aimed at you and your family.
How can we pray for the mess in the Middle East? Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Pray for peace in all the countries. And pray that God will sovereignly intervene, because only God can change human hearts.
PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and for caring for us. Lord, we lift up the conflicts in the Middle East and ask You to bring Your perfect solution. Lord Jesus, You are the Prince of Peace. You are the One Who can change human hearts and defeat hatred. Lord, we soak all the nations involved in the Blood of Jesus, the Love of Jesus, and the Fire of the Holy Spirit. Consume every trace of hatred and cause Your Light and Your Truth to come forth. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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