Message: The Commander of the Lord’s Army by Rev.Katherine Liu Bruce

 Message: The Commander of the Lord’s Army                                 Date: June 20,2025

by Rev.Katherine Liu Bruce

Christian Arts Ministries: Biblical Precepts & Gospel music   

 

 According to Biblical history in the book of Joshua during 1400-1370 B.C. the Lord sent the commander of the Lord’s army to help Joshua, and gained the victory at Jericho. When Joshua was near Jericho, he look up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” the commander of the Lord’s army replied,  “ Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. (Joshua 5:13-15)

Then the Lord said to Joshua “see, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of ram’s horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have all the people give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the people will go up, every man straight in.” (Joshua 6:2-5)

So Joshua followed the instruction, and commanded the people, “Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout, than shout!” So he had the ark of the Lord carried around the city, circling it once. Then the people returned to camp and spent the night there. (vv.10-11). they did this for six day. On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!” the city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the Lord. Only Rehad the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent. (Joshua 6: 15-17).

The battle belong to the Lord, the Lord helped Joshua to conquer the land of Canaan. The Lord also gave the Amorites over to Israel. The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them I have given them into your hand, not one of them will be able to withstand you.”(Joshua 11:8). The Lord threw the enemies into confusion before Israel and the Lord hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky and more of them died from the hailstones than were killed by the swords of the Israelites. (Joshua11:10-11).

The Lord fight the battle for Joshua and Lord was with Joshua all the days of his life as His promise, “No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses so I will be with you, I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Joshua 1:5). 
Be strong, and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and courageous, be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you! Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:6-9).

  Therefore, Joshua reminded Israel, “Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to the house of Israel failed, everyone was fulfilled.”(Joshua 21:45). “ Now I am about to go the way of all the earth, you know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed, every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.”Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness” (Joshua 23:14). and Joshua declared, “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua24:15).  

Joshua worshiped the commander of the army of the Lord as God (6:2), acknowledging that this was His war and that the Israelites were but a part of the Lord’s hosts (which also included angels and the forces of nature).  The commander of the Lord’s army communicated to Joshua about taking Jericho. The divine plan to march around Jericho for seven days would test Israel’s faith and would accentuate the fear already present in the people of Jericho (2:9). Jericho was completely destroyed and devoted to God as the first fruits of Canaan and no booty was to be taken by the people (vv.18-19).[1]

             Today, Israel is facing nuclear threats from Iran’s leaders who explicitly stated, “Death to Israel” and “Death to America”, “Israel is a little Satan, and America is great Satan”. Israel face genocide and nuclear both threats in this prophetical time, Iran’s leader stated, “Iranian nation will never surrender to anyone” while U.S. President Trump urged Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to “surrender unconditionally”. After 60 days waiting, Iran’s leader refused to make deals. On June 12, 2025 in the U.S. Eastern time at 10pm, Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facility; the target goal is to demolish nuclear infrastructures, not Iran civilian. Iran’s leaders struck back to Israel and target at civilian building, apartments and hospital. Both side mutual strike back and force to each other.                                    

            We pray that God’s divine intervention, the divine plan and His will be done for Israel and Iran both side countries. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob arise to cease the nuclear threats. According to Biblical history events first, in the book of Joshua during 1400-1370 B.C. the Lord sent the commander of the Lord’s army to help Joshua, and gained the victory at Jericho (Joshua 5:13-15; 6:1-27). After the victory, Joshua urged Israel to remember, “Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to the house of Israel failed, everyone was fulfilled.”(Joshua 21:45). “Not one of all the good promises the Lord you God gave you has failed, every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.” Now, fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness.” (Joshua 23:14).

              Second, according to the Prophet Zechariah’s second oracle, it indicates that the Lord cares for Jerusalem and Jerusalem will be immovable. Zechariah’s prophecies as follows,

 “On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem as immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness, declares the Lord.  “I will keep a watchful eye over the house of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations. Then leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, “The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God.” (Zechariah 12: 3-5)

  “On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume right and left all the surrounding peoples, but Jerusalem will remain intact in her place. The Lord will save the dwelling of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and of Jerusalem’s inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah. On that day the Lord will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the Lord going before them. On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem. (Zechariah 12: 6-9).

  And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be great, like the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, and all the rest of the clans and their wives.  (Zechariah 12:10-12)   

 Zechariah’s prophecy will be fulfilled during the campaign of Armageddon. Supernatural confusion and panic will overtake the armies attacking Jerusalem. The leaders of Judah will be like a firepot on which their enemies are consumed. At the second coming of Christ, Israel will recognize Jesus as her Messiah, acknowledging with deep contrition that He was the One whom their forefathers pierced. All both high and low, shall mourn individually when they see the rejected Messiah. Nathan, son of David, illustrates prominent families, whereas Shimei represents all ordinary families (Num.3:18). May God of Israel send the commander of the Lord’s army to help Israel! May the Lord’s promises and the covenant of peace with His children regard less Jews or Gentiles will be abided forever. May peace of Jerusalem and may peace on earth!

 

Bibliography,

Ryrie, Charles C. The Ryrie study Bible (NIV). Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986.        

 

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[1] Ryrie, Charles C. Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986. 295.

 

Message: God’s way to restore Israel according to His sovereign will and time By Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce

 Message: God’s way to restore Israel according to His sovereign will and time 

By Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce    Christian Arts Ministries                            Date: June 15, 2025

 Ø  In 538 B.C. God’s way to restore Israel to her homelands 

In the first year that king of Persia, Cyrus was ruler of the conquered Babylonian Empire (538, though he had been king of Persia since 559).  2 Chronicles 36:22 -23 identical to Ezra 1:1-2 lead the reader directly to the continuing historical account in the book of Ezra. 

In the book of Ezra records the fulfillment of God’s promise to restore Israel to her land after the seventy years of captivity in Babylon (Jer.25:11) This was accomplished through the help of three Persian kings (Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes) as well as Jewish leaders such as Zerubbabel, Joshua, Haggai, Zechariah, and Ezra. Cyrus overthrew Babylon in October 539, and in accord with his policy of encouraging subject people to return to their homelands, he issued a decree in 538 allowing the Jews to do the same. About fifty thousand did return under the leadership of Zerubbabel, and the foundation of the Temple was laid, though it was not completed until 515 in the reign of Darius. Ezra charge 1-6 describes these events.

Ø  The decree of Cyrus, king of Persia as follows,

“In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and to put it in writing: “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says, “The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Anyone of His people among you may the Lord his God be with him and let him go up.” (2 Chronicles 36:22-23)

 “In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and to put it in writing: “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says, “The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Anyone of his people among you may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem. And the people of any place where survivors may now be living are to provide him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings for the temple of God in Jerusalem.” (Ezra1:1-4).

Ø  Isaiah’s prophecies about Cyrus

According to Isaiah 44:28 says, “Who says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd and will accomplish all that I please; he will say of Jerusalem, “Let it be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Let its foundations be laid.” (Isa. 44:28) And Isaiah 45:1 says, “This is what the Lord says to His anointed to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of,  to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut.” (Isa.45:1). It indicates Cyrus’ designation as shepherd. Cyrus, as a temporal deliver of God’s people, serves as an illustration of Jesus Christ, the eternal Redeemer: and because vassal rulers were anointed. Open doors. on the night the Persians captured Babylon some of the men entered on the dry river bed and opened the gates to their armies from the inside. By their superior rulers, Cyrus, as one who carried out God’s purposes, could properly be said to be an anointed vassal.

Ø  Jeremiah’s prophecies concerning Elam-

Elam is located E. of Babylonia. The Elamites had had a long and eventful history but, by Jeremiah’s time, had largely been absorbed by the Persians (the modern Iran).

 “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 the heavens; 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 seek their lives; I will bring disaster upon them, even my fierce anger,” declares the Lord. “I will pursue them with the sword until I have made 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 49:35-39)

Ø  Ezekiel’s prophecies about Persia (the modern Iran) in 38:1-6 as follows,

 The Word of the Lord came to me: “ Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him and say: “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords.  Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets also Gomer with all its troops and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops the many nations with you.” (Ezekiel 38:1-6)

Ezekiel predicted (chapter 38) that after the Jewish people return to Israel they will be attacked by an alliance from Russia, Iran and Libya. No doubt these allies will be motivated by fierce anti-Semitism. Their hostile efforts will not succeed, however, and will result in their humiliation and defeat. The winds of this hostility are blowing in the Middle East today. Anti-Israel sentiment is not typical of many peace loving Muslims, but it is a smoldering fire that is being fueled by anti-Zionist propaganda. A Zionist is a person that believes that the Jewish people have a right to the land that was promised them by God forever. Today’s anti-Zionism is no different than the anti-Semitism that swept through central Europe during the 1930’s and 1940’s and which has manifested repeatedly against the Jewish people. But to Abraham, God said, “I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the families of the earth will bless themselves.”(Gen.12:3).

Ø  Biblical insight of Cyrus

         The reason the Lord raised up Persians in order to capture Babylon in 539 B.C. and allowed the Jews to return, which was  the fulfillment of God’s promise to restore Israel to her homeland after the seventy years of captivity in Babylon (Jer.25:11). God changed Cyrus’s heart and used him to free the Israel by a decree, As Cyrus wrote “The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Anyone of his people among you may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem.” Cyrus’ designation as shepherd, Cyrus, as a temporal deliver of God’s people, serves as an illustration of Jesus Christ, the eternal Redeemer.

God’s resolution to free the captivity of Israel according to His sovereign will, and in His way and in His time, ultimately, God rebirth of Israel, all living Israelites will be saved at the second coming of Christ, and the Lord will execute judgment upon all men, and many will be those slain by the Lord. According to Isaiah’s prophecies 66: 10-16 a vivid picture of the judgments at the return of Christ, it says,

 “Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her…For this is what the Lord says, “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.” When you see this, your heart will rejoice and you will flourish like grass; the hand of the Lord will be made known to his servants, but his fury will be shown to his foes. See, the Lord is coming with fire, and his chariots are like a whirlwind; he will bring down his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For with fire and with his sword the Lord will execute judgment upon all men, and many will be those slain by the Lord.” (Isaiah 66:10-16).  

The hopes of Christians and Jewish people throughout the world are merging in a common hope for the coming of the messiah. In present time the war between Israel and Iran, we pray that God’s sovereign will be done.  It is the Lord come with fire and with his sword to execute judgment upon the earth. We are in the prophetical timeline, be alert, be watchful and be ready for bridegroom Christ comes again. 

 

Bibliography,

 

Ryrie, Charles C. The Ryrie study Bible (NIV). Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986. 

 

Message: Prophecies God’s judgment upon these tribes in O.T. By Rev.Katherine Liu Bruce

 

Message: Prophecies God’s judgment upon these tribes in O.T.                              6/7/2025

By Rev.Katherine Liu Bruce Christian Arts Ministries 

 

 In Psalm 83 the psalmist pleads with God for help (vv.1-4),

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. (vv.1-4)

Pictures the confederacy (vv.5-8)

For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. (vv.5-8

Psalmist pray for vengeance (vv.9-18)

Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: Which perished at En-dor: they became as dung for the earth. Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. 

 

In Psalm 83, Psalmist mentioned the tribes according to Old Testament prophecies they were under God’s judgment, because what they had done, maliciously hate, insulted, mocked and made threats against Israel, Judah, and the Lord’s sanctuary. These tribes and judgments as follow,   

 Concerning Ammon – Ammonites were descendants of Lot’s younger daughter.   According to the prophet Amos said “This is what the Lord says, “For three sins of Ammon, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to extend his borders, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah that will consume her fortresses amid war cries on the day of battle, amid violent winds on a stormy day. Her king will go into exile, he and his officials together.” (Amos 1:13-15).                                                              

    Judgment on Ammon according to Ezekiel 25: 2-7 “Son of man set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. Say to them, ‘ Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord says: Because you said,  “ Aha!” over my sanctuary when it was desecrated and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile, therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East as a possession. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk. I will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the Lord. For this is the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel, therefore I will stretch out my hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the Lord. (Ezekiel 25:2-7).

Jeremiah prophecies against Ammon, “This is what the Lord says, “Has Israel no sons? Has she no heirs? Why then has Molech taken possession of Gad? Why do his people live in its towns? But the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it will become a mound of ruins, and its surrounding villages will be set on fire. Then Israel will drive out those who drove her out.” Says the Lord. “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, O inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn’ rush here and there inside the walls, for Molech will go into exile, together with his priests and officials. Why do you boast of your valleys, boast of your valleys so fruitful? O unfaithful daughter, you trust in your riches and say, ‘Who will attack me?’ I will bring terror on you from all those around you,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty. “Every one of you will be driven away, and no one will gather the fugitives. “Yet afterward, I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites,” declares the Lord.

Prophet Zephaniah said, “I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land. Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, “ Surely Moab will become like Sodom, the Ammonites like Gomorrah- a place of weeds and salt pits, a wasteland forever. The remnant of my people will plunder them; the survivors of my nation will inherit their land.   This is what they will get in return for their pride, for insulting and mocking the people of the Lord Almighty. The Lord will be awesome to them when he destroys all the gods of the land. The nations on every shore will worship him, everyone in its own land. (Zephaniah 2:8-11)

 Concerning Philistia – Philistines is Descendants of Mizraim, the son of Ham (Gen.10:14; 1 Chron.1:12) they were a constant thorn in the side of Israel. They worshiped Dagon (The Semitic grain deity; cf.1 Sam.5) and other gods, and were finally liquidated under the Maccabees in the second century B.C.  According to Amos 1:6-8, this is what the Lord says, “For three sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she took captive whole communities and sold them to Edom, I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza that will consume her fortresses; I will destroy the king of Ashdod and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelong. I will turn my hand against Ekron, till the last of the Philistines is dead.” Says the Sovereign Lord. (Amos 1:6-8).

 Judgment on Philistia according to Ezekiel 25: 15-17. This is what the Sovereign Lord says, “Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah, therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says, “I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Kerethites and destroy those remaining along the coast. I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I take vengeance on them.” (Ezekiel 25:15-17).

According to Isaiah 14: 30-31, it indicates that Philistia was doomed, “The poorest of the poor will find pasture and the needy will lie down in safety. But you root I will destroy by famine; it will slay your survivors. Wail, O gate! Howl, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! A cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there is not a straggler in its ranks.” (Isa.14:30-31)

According to Jeremiah 47:1-7 Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza: This is what the Lord says, “See how the waters are rising in the north; they will become an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and everything in it, the towns and those who live in them. The people will cry out; all who dwell in the land will wail at the sound of the hoofs of galloping steeds, at the noise of enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Fathers will not turn to help their children; their hands will hand limp. For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines and to cut off all survivors who could help Tyre and Sidon. The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. Gaza will shave her head in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant on the plain, how long will you cut yourselves? ‘Ah, sword of the Lord,’ you cry, ‘how long till you rest? Return to your scabbard; cease and be still.’ But how can it rest when the Lord has commanded it, when he has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?” (Jeremiah 47:1-7)      

 Concerning Edom – This is what the Lord says, “For three sins of Edom, ever for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because he pursued his brother with a sword, stifling all compassion, because his anger raged continually and his fury flamed unchecked, I will send fire upon Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah. (Amos 1:11-12)          

Judgment of Edom according to Ezekiel, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says, “Because Edom took revenge on the house of Judah and became very guilty by doing so, therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says, “I will stretch out my hand against Edom and kill its men and their animals, I will lay it waste, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. I will take vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom in accordance with my anger and my wrath; they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign Lord.” (Ezekiel 25: 12-14)

Concerning Tyre- Tyre is an ancient Phoenician city state on the Mediterranean, between Acre and Sidon. She enjoyed great prosperity under King Hiram (980-947), who provided men and materials for the construction of David’s palace (2 Sam.5:11-12) and Solomon’s palace and Temple (2 Chron.2).

              According to Prophet Amos about Tyre, this is what the Lord says, “For three sins of Tyre, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom, disregarding a treaty of brotherhood, I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre that will consume her fortresses.                     

            Judgment on Tyre- according to Ezekiel, “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, “Aha!” The gate to the nations is broken, and its doors have swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will prosper,” Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “I will against you, O Tyre, and I will bring many nations against you, like the sea casting up its waves. They will destroy the walls of Tyre and pull down her towers; I will scrape away her rubble and make her a bare rock. Out in the sea she will become a place to spread fishnets, for I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord. She will become plunder for the nations, and her settlements on the mainland will be ravaged by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord. (Ezekiel 26: 2-6).

Many nations would be involved in the destruction of Tyre. Nebuchadnezzar besieged the mainland city for thirteen years (585-572) and destroyed it. In 332 Alexander the Great besieged the island city for six months and finally captured it by building a causeway out to it from the debris of the destroyed mainland city. The city was rebuilt and is mentioned in Matt. 15:21-28, Mark 3:8; Matt.11:21-22; Acts 21:3-6. The city was almost completely destroyed by the Muslims in A.D.1291. (Ezekiel 26:3-14)

  Concerning Moab – Moab was the nation descended from the son of Lot by his elder daughter (Gen.19:37) according Prophet Amos’s prophecy, this is  the Lord says, “For three sins of Moab even for four I’ll not turn back my wrath because he burned as if to lime, the bones of Edom’s king, I will send fire upon Moab that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth. Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.  I will destroy her ruler and kill all her officials with him.” Says the Lord. (Amos 2:1) 

 Concerning the tribe of Amalek, descendants of Esau’s grandson (Gen36:12) attacked Israel from the rear, assaulting the stragglers (Deut.25:17-18). Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”  Moses built an altar and called it “The Lord is my Banner” He said, “For hands were lifted up to the throne of the Lord. The Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.” (Exodus 17:13-16).  The judgment on Amalek occurred in Saul’s time (1Sam 15).(Nm.14:45 and Esther 3:1).

In this era, present time, in the United States of America, recent Anti-Semitisms attacks highlight the elevated threat to Israeli and Jewish communities. Two staff members of the Israel Embassy to the USA were killed in Washington DC, and 12 Jewish people were attacked by Anti-Semitisms who claimed that they did this in order to “free Palestinians”.  The ongoing Israel – Hamas conflict may motivate other violent extremists and hate crime violence against Jewish and Israeli communities and their supporters. Therefore, President Trump announced a travel ban for twelve countries in order to against foreign terrorists, and security threats to the USA. Historical events according to the Old Testament and New Testament, affirmed that God’s unfailing love to Israel will not be shaken, nor His covenant of peace be removed. God had established Davidic covenant through Messiah Jesus Christ who is the Lion of Judah, the Root and the Offspring of David, King of kings, Lord of lords, He is anointing one, and has established His throne in Jerusalem, Christ Jesus will come second time to reign over all kings on earth. We shall only stand for Israel, and the Holy Land that God has chosen. We can’t deny the powerful of God Almighty, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, His covenant standstill, and look favor with His chosen race, and His judgment upon Tyre according to Ezekiel 26: 2-6, “Because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, “Aha!” The gate to the nations is broken, and its doors have swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will prosper.” The judgment on Philistia according to Ezekiel 25: 15-17 “Because she took captive whole communities and sold them to Edom and “Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah. The judgment upon Ammonites according to Ezekiel 25:2-7 and Zephaniah 2:10 “Because you said, “Aha!” over my sanctuary when it was desecrated and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile.” “This is what they will get in return for their pride, for insulting and mocking the people of the Lord Almighty.”

O Lord, God Almighty, hear our prayer, listen to our plead, O God of Jacob, look favor on your anointed one, For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor, no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. O Lord Almighty blessed is the man who trusts in you. Save your people, your chosen race for thy name sake, for their bear your name. O Lord, save us and bless us even though we are gentiles, we trust in you, and call upon thy name. O Lord, listen! O Lord forgives! O Lord, hear and act! For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your name. (Daniel 9: 19). As Thy Word says, “My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.” (Isa.32:18). Keep us in the palm of thy hand, let thy peace upon the land we stand, let thy peace reign over our land and Jerusalem, Israel. Turn back your enemies and your foes, let them know that you, whose name is the Lord that you alone are the Most High over all the earth. In the powerful name of Jesus we pray! Amen!

 

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