Tisha B’Av: Please Pray For Israel!!!

The night of August 12-Tuesday August 13, 2024 is the 9th Day of the Annual Fast in Judaism. The Jewish people mourn a number of disasters on this day and we also need to recognize and mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples, as well as all of the harm done to the Jewish People. Please pray for all of them!

At one time, the Jewish Temple was the only Temple. The First Temple was ordered built by Solomon and the First Temple was built on the Temple Mount. The First Temple contained both the Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy Seat, as well as Aaron’s Rod and a pot of Manna!

The Second Temple contained a stone that weighed 400 tons and contained up to a million people. It was so beautiful, it is said that Jesus cried “at the thought of its destruction”. Among Christians, the Temple is well known for the visit Jesus made to it at age 12, as well as His anger and cleansing of the Temple. Jesus said that the Temple would be destroyed in 70 A.D.-and it was.

Why are the Temples so important to Christians? First, they are part of our history. We have a shared history with the Jewish people. No one else. Our history is, in many ways, their history. That is one reason why Israel and the Jewish people have always been so important to Christians.

Our Bible doesn’t just include the New Testament, it also includes the Old Testament. And:

“¹⁶ All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, ¹⁷ that the man of God^[a] may be complete, equipped for every good work.”-2 Timothy 3:16-17

Notice, Timothy did not say some; Timothy said “All”!

Second, the Jewish people have and always will be, God’s “Chosen People” and God loves them and so should we! And no one can replace them and no one destroy them. There will always be a “remanent”, because God loves them that much!

The First Temple contained both the Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy Seat, as well as Aaron’s Rod and a pot of Manna!

The Second Temple was known for Jesus’ visit at age 12, Jesus’s Cleansing of the Temple and the fact that Jesus said it would be destroyed in 70 A.D.-and it was!

There will be a Third Temple and Jesus will come again!

Please pray for Israel today!!!

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