Key Verses: 6 and 9 "(6) Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; 'May they prosper who love you…(9) Because of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your (Jerusalem's) good."
Spurgeon Insights: "We may well seek her good in whose walls dwells God who alone is good."
When the LORD blessed Abraham, and made a covenant with him and those who would descend from him as the nation of Israel, He gave him a promise: "I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Genesis 12:2-3).
I believe the Psalmist who wrote Psalm 122 knew God's promise to Abraham well. He prayed for the peace of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the center of the nation which God created through Abraham. To pray for the peace of Jerusalem is to pray for the peace of God's chosen people Israel.
The apostle Paul teaches us that God desires Gentile (non Jewish) Christians to bless the Jewish people, and particularly Jewish Christians (Rom. 15:25-27). Those who bless the Jewish people will be blessed by the LORD. Those nations who oppose them will miss out on God's blessings. That isn't to say that we need to affirm the political decisions that the government of Israel makes. It means that we need to support the Jewish people group, their existence, and their place in the land which the LORD has given to them. Lets pray for the peace of Jerusalem together…
Father, we pray for the peace of Jerusalem. We know that Jesus is the true peace of Jerusalem and that they will only enjoy lasting peace when He reigns over Jerusalem on earth for a time. We pray for their peace and blessing today, though. We pray that many of Your chosen ones would believe in their Messiah, Jesus, and be saved. We pray that You would lead us in whatever way You would like us to bless Israel. For Your glory, and in Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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Quote: "and particularly Jewish Christians"
(le-havdil), A logical analysis (found here: www.netzarim.co.il (that is the only legitimate Netzarim)) of all extant source documents and archeology proves that the historical Ribi Yehosuha ha-Mashiakh (the Messiah) from Nazareth and his talmidim (apprentice-students), called the Netzarim, taught and lived Torah all of their lives; and that Netzarim and Christianity were always antithetical.
Judaism and Christianity have always been two antithetical religions, and thus the term “Jewish Christians” is an oxymoron.
Ribi Yehoshuas talmidim Netzairm still observes Torah non-selectively to their utmost today and the research in the above website implies that becoming one of Ribi Yehoshuas Netzarim-followers is the only way to follow him.
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