by Laura Densmore, Bridge Connector Ministries
On Saturday morning, Oct 7, on Simchat Torah, the last great day of Sukkot, about 1,500 Hamas terrorists penetrated Israel’s border and perpetrated the largest mass slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. The terror organization’s assault on Gaza border communities sent 5000 rockets into Israel and left 1,400 men, women, and children dead, 4200 wounded, and 200 kidnapped and dragged across the border into Gaza. Whole families were slaughtered, babies and toddlers, the elderly, and holocaust survivors were taken into Gaza. IDF soldiers were beheaded. It was a bloody and brutal slaughter against innocent civilians.
Who is Hamas?
The video below is EXCELLENT and answers that question:
Did you Know that Hamas is Found in the Bible?
It is commonly translated in English as “violence”, and in Hebrew, it is: Hamas and it means: violence, wrong, cruelty, and injustice.
Allow me to walk you through some scriptures where violence/Hamas is found.
The very first occurrence of violence/Hamas is found in Genesis 6:11. This gives us a keen insight into what it was like during the days of Noah…
Gen 6:11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence (Hamas).
Gen 6:13: And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (Hamas) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
This next verse gives us hope: that the God of Israel is our rock and our shield and that He can save us from Hamas (violence):
2 Sam 22: 3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior; You save me from violence (Hamas).
This next verse shows us that the God of Israel hates the one who loves violence:
Psalm 11:5: The LORD tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence (Hamas) His soul hates.
The LORD sees all the blood that was spilled on October 7, and it is precious in His sight:
Psalm 72:14: He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence (Hamas): and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
A Bright Ray of Hope...
The next verse is a bright ray of hope that there will come a day when there will be no more violence (Hamas) in the land:
Isaiah 60:18: Violence (Hamas) shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but you shalt call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.
What is the Ultimate Fate of Hamas?
This next verse reveals to us the ultimate fate of those who are violent (Hamas), and who hold a rod of wickedness in their hand:
Ezekiel 7:11 Violence (Hamas) is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them.
Joel 3:19: Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence (Hamas) against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
This entire family was wiped out by Hamas. From Amir Tsarfati, Telegram.
Obadiah 1:9-10: Then your mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, To the end that everyone from the mountains of Esau
May be cut off by slaughter.
“For violence (Hamas) against your brother Jacob,
Shame shall cover you,
And you shall be cut off forever.
What is the Spirit Behind the Hamas Terrorists?
Many, on both the Christian and Jewish side of the aisle believe we are dealing with the spirit of Amalek. Who was Amalek, how did Amalek operate, and what will be the final fate of Amalek? Deuteronomy 25:17-19 gives us some answers.
Deut 25:17-19: “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you were coming out of Egypt, “how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God. Therefore it shall be, when the LORD your God has given you rest from your enemies all around, in the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, that you will blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. You shall not forget.
Amalek goes after the weakest, and the most vulnerable. That is exactly what Hamas did on Saturday morning Oct 7. They went after grandmothers, toddlers, and teenagers. They raped women, and carried away captive 200 plus hostages. They murdered entire families and burned people alive. Israel is looking straight into the face of evil right now.
A war against Israel is equivalent to a war against the God of Israel!
Israel’s army IS God’s army! Israel must act to put down this evil!
The rise of anti-semitism and deep-seated hatred towards the Jews is spreading like cancer throughout the globe. Thousands of protesters were out in Sydney Australia screaming “Gas the Jews, Gas the Jews.”
Right now, you and I have a decision to make. We cannot afford to be silent. Where do you stand in this war?
“For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14
What Can You Do?
You and I, we are a part of the LORD’s Army! We are all combatants in this war. The war is fought in the media, in the minds and hearts of the people and in our pocketbooks.
FIRST, please SIGN the STATEMENT of UNITY and SUPPORT for Israel and the Jewish People.
SECOND, please TAKE ACTION AND SIGN UP FOR ISRAEL365 ACTION ALERTS!
THIRD, get involved in a prayer group, and get up on the wall of prayer and PRAY for ISRAEL! Your prayers can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE! If you don’t have a local prayer group that you can attend, I highly recommend Altar of Prayer.
You will need to register with them. It is a 24 hr/day, 7 days/week, it is a never-ending Zoom prayer meeting!
FINALLY, please GIVE to support Israel now!
Here are a few of my favorite organizations that I trust and I know they will turn your dollars into life-saving support for our Jewish friends!
CFI Jerusalem
CFI Jerusalem is a Christian organization that has been based in Jerusalem for 35 years. Emergency fundraising from CFI Jerusalem will go directly to the Jewish people. Checkmark the box, “Emergency Aid for Israel.”
Nations' 9th of Av
The Nations 9th of Av is a time for the gathering of Christians to pray over and repent for atrocities committed by Christians against Jews throughout history on the 24 hours of the 9th of Av.
Israel365
Israel365 is a Jewish organization based in Israel. They will be using this emergency fund to:
*Support Israeli soldiers in Gaza
Hayovel: Operation Ittai
Operation Ittai is being organized by Christian and Jewish organizations all over the world who believe in equipping and defending the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria.
Just like Ittai, a foreigner who stood with King David in the Bible (2 Samuel 15), we are calling on Christians from all over the world to stand with Israel. Our team is ready to begin airlifting supplies and critical equipment immediately, but we need your help to make this mission possible.
Never Again! Israel, You are NOT Alone!
Israel has experienced her “second Holocaust”. We will NEVER AGAIN turn our backs on our Jewish brothers and sisters, look the other way, or be indifferent. We will stand with them shoulder to shoulder, watch and pray, give and serve and support!
Am chai Israel!
Please enjoy this final short video, Israel, You are Not Alone, produced by Behold Israel
Prayer Targets - From Rick Ridings, Succat Hallel
1. Evil Agendas
Pray against evil agendas, unwise counsel, or delays promoted by foreign presidents suddenly visiting Israel:
“In that day, declares the Lord Almighty, I will break the yoke off their necks and will tear off their bonds; no longer will foreigners enslave them.” — Jeremiah 30:8
2. Sons-of-Issachar Anointing
Pray for the government and military of Israel to have the anointing of the sons of Issachar overruling their own thoughts:
“…from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command…” — I Chronicles 12:32
3. Warning Dreams
Pray for warning dreams from the Lord to leaders and members of Hamas:
“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds, he may speak in their ears, and terrify them with warnings, to turn them from wrongdoing, and keep them from pride, to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.” — Job 33:15-18
4. Removal of Occult Shields
Pray for the occult shields of protection to be removed from all Hamas leaders/terrorists who will not repent:
“And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them.” — Numbers 14:9
5. Miraculous Rescues
Pray for Ziklag-type miracles for the rescue of the Israelis held as hostages:
“They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David… David asked him, ‘Can you lead me down to this raiding party?’ …He led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and reveling because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah. David fought them from dusk until the evening of the next day David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back.” — I Samuel 30:11,15-19
6. Deliverance From Tyranny
Pray for the people of Gaza and the people of Israel to be delivered from the tyranny of the demonic “kings” operating over Gaza and the surrounding cities in Israel:
“This is what the Lord says: ‘For three sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not relent. Because she took captive whole communities and sold them to Edom, I will send fire on the walls of Gaza that will consume her fortresses. I will destroy the king of Ashdod and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn my hand against Ekron, till the last of the Philistines are dead,’ says the Sovereign Lord.” — Amos 1:6-8
“Ashkelon will see it and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king… and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines. I will take the blood from their mouths, the forbidden food from between their teeth. Those who are left will belong to our God and become a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.” — Zechariah 9:5-7
7. Jerusalem’s Protection
Pray for the protection of Jerusalem and the Lord’s “Holy Hill” — the Temple Mount. As the stated goal of Hamas was not Gaza, but Jerusalem and the Temple Mount (the location of the “Al-Aqsa Mosque”, as the Hamas terrorist crusade was officially called the “Al-Aqsa Flood”).
“But I will encamp at my temple [mount] to guard it against marauding forces. Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch.” — Zechariah 9:8
“‘And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory within.’” — Zechariah 2:4
8. Iran
As Iran (Persia) is obviously behind both Hamas and Hezbollah, it is important to pray this Scripture about Elam, which was the core area of Persia, where the palace in the story of Queen Esther was located:
“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘See, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might. I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven; I will scatter them to the four winds, and there will not be a nation where Elam’s exiles do not go. I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who want to kill them; I will bring disaster on them, even my fierce anger,’ declares the Lord. ‘I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them. I will set my throne in Elam and destroy her king and officials,’ declares the Lord. ‘Yet I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come,’ declares the Lord.” — Jeremiah 4 9:35-39