Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (5/26/14)[Prayer]

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Water In The Bible

2 Kings 3

Moab Revolts

New International Version (NIV)

3 Joram son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father and mother had done. He got rid of the sacred stone of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless he clung to the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.

4 Now Mesha king of Moab raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. 5 But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6 So at that time King Joram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. 7 He also sent this message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?”

“I will go with you,” he replied. “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”

8 “By what route shall we attack?” he asked.

“Through the Desert of Edom,” he answered.

9 So the king of Israel set out with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. After a roundabout march of seven days, the army had no more water for themselves or for the animals with them.

10 “What!” exclaimed the king of Israel. “Has the Lord called us three kings together only to deliver us into the hands of Moab?”

11 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire of the Lord?”

An officer of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.

12 Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Why do you want to involve me? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother.”

“No,” the king of Israel answered, “because it was the Lord who called us three kings together to deliver us into the hands of Moab.”

14 Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you. 15 But now bring me a harpist.”

While the harpist was playing, the hand of the Lord came on Elisha 16 and he said, “This is what the Lord says: I will fill this valley with pools of water. 17 For this is what the Lord says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink. 18 This is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord; he will also deliver Moab into your hands. 19 You will overthrow every fortified city and every major town. You will cut down every good tree, stop up all the springs, and ruin every good field with stones.”

20 The next morning, about the time for offering the sacrifice, there it was—water flowing from the direction of Edom! And the land was filled with water.

21 Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come to fight against them; so every man, young and old, who could bear arms was called up and stationed on the border. 22 When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites across the way, the water looked red—like blood. 23 “That’s blood!” they said. “Those kings must have fought and slaughtered each other. Now to the plunder, Moab!”

24 But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and fought them until they fled. And the Israelites invaded the land and slaughtered the Moabites. 25 They destroyed the towns, and each man threw a stone on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up all the springs and cut down every good tree. Only Kir Hareseth was left with its stones in place, but men armed with slings surrounded it and attacked it.

26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle had gone against him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they failed. 27 Then he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wall. The fury against Israel was great; they withdrew and returned to their own land.

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Our Father,
Holy Is Your Name.
You Alone Are Worthy of Worship,
You Alone Are The One True God.
Thank You For Giving Us Your Word,
Which tells of Of Your Intervention in the affairs of Men.
Help us learn from these Stories..

We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.


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Hallelujah and Amen

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This Story comes to us from a time when the Kingdom of Israel was divided in two, Judah and Israel. Both Kingdoms had a succession of kings, mostly BAD. In this instance, The rotten king of Israel joins up with the not-so-bad King of Judah to quell a rebellion in Moab. It is a disaster from the get-go. Bad planning and poor tactics strand the entire army in the desert with no water for either their soldiers or their animals.

A Servant, who had once served the Prophet Elisha (Interestingly the metaphor is: "By Pouring Water on His Hands"), suggests they enlist the assistance of the prophet.

At first, Elisha wants nothing to do with these people. But, out of respect for Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, he agrees to seek the LORD on their behalf.

After asking a musician to calm his spirit with music, Elisha prays for a miracle.

The miracle comes in the form of water...so much water that there are flat pools in the desert that reflect the sunrise like a mirror. The enemy, who have never seen this phenomenon before, assume it is blood, and that the armies have killed each other off. They attempt to go out looting and get slaughtered themselves.

Many of us are very disturbed by the poor leadership and corruption in our own land. We wonder if God cares for us at all, or for our Military and our Veterans. This story shows that God DOES have His eye on things, and can move among us in spite of our "bad kings".

I was also personally blessed by the role of the musician in this story. As "Minister of Music" in a Church full of Bikers, my role is to get the congregation to settle down, reset their focus, and get into an attitude of worship. It isn't easy sometimes, and the music is very different from what Elisha heard, but I am honored to be a part of it.

Come and Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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[etabeta]

Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem, our FRiends in need and our beloved Nation.

Blessings, etabeta

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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[NEWwoman]

What an insight to a little known and read passage, lef that other site!

I, too, feel sad when I look at our leadership ... but there is still hope.

Joining in lifting up Israel, our beloved America, and all God’s people.

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

prayers up

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Thank You, DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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[Irish Rose]

Amen.

[Alamo-Girl]

I join in prayer for Israel, Jerusalem and all God’s beloved.

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Thank You, Irish Rose, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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Thank You, Alamo-Girl, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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[Jeanbl]

Thank you for this post of encouragement and prayer. Praying for the peace of Jerusalem, for our nations, for our persecuted, for our families and friends. For a mighty anointing of the HOLY SPIRIT to fall among us, granting even more opportunity to serve HIM and others.

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Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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[Hiskid]

AMEN. Yes, great encouragement. They had a rotten king for 12 years!

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Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For The Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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