Every week, we post seven to ten news stories from Israel with a suggested prayer focus and scripture for each one, guiding readers how to pray for Israel’s most urgent needs. This Prayer Update is also sent to over 18,000 subscribers every Friday by e-mail. Sign up HERE if you would like to receive this Prayer Update by e-mail.
Prayer Focus
Pray for the strength within the Israeli government to stand firm in the face of extreme pressure to accept Hamas’s demands for a release of terrorists in exchange for Israeli hostages and to gain control of the Rafah crossing, which will allow them to rearm. Pray that any pressure the Biden administration is exerting in the way of withholding arms shipments will be overridden by Congress and the weapons released.
Scripture
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Behold, all those who were incensed against you shall be ashamed and disgraced; they shall be as nothing, and those who strive with you shall perish.
Prayer Focus
Pray for Israel’s military leaders responsible for security on its northern border with Syria, specifically IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen Herzi Halevi and Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, head of the Northern Command. Pray also for the brigade commanders of all military leaders down to the unit commanders who are leading their men in this fight for Israel’s security. Pray that they will learn the enemy’s plans before they can be carried out and cause their defeat in order to make the area safe for the return of Israeli residents who have been evacuated for over one year.
Scripture
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Prayer Focus
Give thanks for this decision of the Paraguayan government to reopen its embassy in Jerusalem. Pray that they will be the first of many other governments who will also decide to acknowledge that the God of Israel has chosen the city of Jerusalem above all other cities and lands.
Scripture
He [God] makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them.
Prayer Focus
Intercede on Israel’s behalf against this blatant attempt by the United Nations to divide and take away the land God gave to Abraham and his descendants “forever.” Pray that those nations who voted against this resolution will continue to stand firmly on the side of Israel. Pray for a change in nations that previously supported Israel but are now voting against her. Proclaim that the word of the Lord will stand and the actions of the nations who oppose that word will be brought to nothing.
Scripture
Remember His covenant forever, the word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac, and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant, saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment of your inheritance.”
Prayer Focus
Pray for the continued intelligence that alerts Israel about specific details of any attempts to smuggle weapons into one of Iran’s proxies. Pray that those who provide this information to Israel will be protected and kept from discovery by the Iranian regime. Give thanks that this plane was prevented from delivering arms that would have been used against the IDF in Lebanon.
Scripture
Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His…He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.
Prayer Focus
Pray that Prime Minister Netanyahu will seek wisdom from God to know how to negotiate this complex situation with integrity and understanding. Pray that the Lord will confuse leaders of the PA and Hamas as they attempt to forge an agreement without the consent of Israel and without concern for the security of the residents of southern Israeli communities.
Scripture
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Prayer Focus
Continue to cry out to God, who is able to deliver the hostages from the barbaric conditions under which they have been held for so long by Hamas. Pray that He will use the strong voice of President-elect Trump to cause Hamas to fear the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Pray that God will continue to strengthen and comfort the hostages.
Scripture
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; defend me from those who rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
Prayer Focus
Cry out to God on behalf of His chosen people who are facing increasing acts of violence not only in Australia and Germany but around the world. Pray that many Jewish people will recognize the signs of the times and immigrate to Israel—the Land that God gave them through a covenantal promise to Abraham. Pray for opportunities to support and stand with the Jewish people in your community.
Scripture
O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?
Prayer Focus
Pray for all those in Israel who have been traumatized by the events of October 7, 2023, and the war that followed. Pray that they will receive healing and comfort from the Lord and from the community that surrounds them. Ask the Lord to give them hope in the midst of despair.
Scripture
…to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness…
Prayer Focus
Pray for strengthening of the historic bond of friendship between the Iranian people and Israel. Pray for a grass-roots movement within Iran to succeed in overthrowing the current regime that seeks Israel’s annihilation. Pray for the underground church in Iran, that it would grow and many Iranians would come to love and serve the God of Israel.
Scripture
“Also the sons of the foreigner who join themselves to the LORD, to serve Him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be His servants—everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, and holds fast My covenant—even them I will bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
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