blessing Israel - a priority?
03-08-2006, 03:51 PM
I think that one major topic of discussion here is "Who is Israel"? Now, don't start thinking that this is about replacement theology, because it absolutely is not. However, it is about recognizing the the Jews are only 1/12 of the entire house of Israel and YHVH is about the business of restoring the whole house of Israel, gathering the outcasts of Israel and favoring Tzion.
We have to evaluate who we are blessing and reliazing that, just as we give to a church, that does not mean that our tithe is being used for the Kingdom of YHVH. The church could be corrupt or the money be used to help those that are anti-Israel, or.... you get the point.
My point here is that helping Israel is, indeed, about helping, blessing, praying and loving Israel is good. Yet, Israel can be a whole lot closer than on the other side of the world.
As a side note, look in scripture where it says to pray for the peace of Israel vs. to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. That opens up a entirely different can of worms of WHAT Jerusalem is vs. just a city that is the complete opposite of peace.
We have to evaluate who we are blessing and reliazing that, just as we give to a church, that does not mean that our tithe is being used for the Kingdom of YHVH. The church could be corrupt or the money be used to help those that are anti-Israel, or.... you get the point.
My point here is that helping Israel is, indeed, about helping, blessing, praying and loving Israel is good. Yet, Israel can be a whole lot closer than on the other side of the world.
As a side note, look in scripture where it says to pray for the peace of Israel vs. to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. That opens up a entirely different can of worms of WHAT Jerusalem is vs. just a city that is the complete opposite of peace.
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