My dear Friends,
Times are increasingly more frustrating and disheartening inside of Israel. All is not well. Please pray right out of Psalm 85:9b,10.
“… that glory(the manifest presence of God) may dwell in our land. Steadfast love and truth and faithfulness meet together. Righteousness and peace kiss each other.”
We pray Father God will turn the nation back to himself. Jesus spoke very clearly in John 5:46,47.
“For if you believed and relied on the Scriptures written by Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me.” See: Gen3:15,22:18,49:10, Num 24:17, Deut 18:15.
Pray the Word. It cannot return empty.
And now allow me to introduce my son Chris, who is a world class designer in his own right. Thank you son for the years of design you have given freely to the Still Small Voice website and letter.
Torah Portion – Vayak’hel – And He Gathered
This weeks Torah Portion is Vayak’hel which means And He gathered. The second to last reading from the book of Exodus.
“And Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel”
Exodus 35:1
In the reading it describes the preparations for the making of the Tabernacle, offerings for the tabernacle and the detailed construction of the Tent of Meeting and all the holy ornaments and garments for the priests and the design and crafting of the Ark of the covenant.
Then Moses said to the people of Israel, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; 31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, 32 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, 33 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft. 34 And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. 35 He has filled them with skill to do every sort of work done by an engraver or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, or by a weaver—by any sort of workman or skilled designer.
Exodus 35:30-35
As a designer, I am intrigued by the honour and great responsibility that Bezalel had to create and build the first Tabernacle of the Lord. Not a small task! It required many craftsman to consider all of the elements for building. It must have been a beautiful masterpiece when finished. I can only imagine sitting in the tent of meeting in the beautiful Sinai Desert wilderness and praising God. Another thing that struck me was that Bezalel had to ask the people to stop brining donations of materials for the Tabernacle. They had plenty of material to complete the designs. This is how the Lord works, when his people give, He multiplies it and makes it a blessing to all.
The following passage from Ezekiel 36:33-36, is a prophecy that is unfolding today before our eyes in the land of Israel. Now the people of Israel, the jews are being brought back to their own land and being gathered in the sight of Lord and all the nations.
33 “Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt. 34 And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by. 35 And they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ 36 Then the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the LORD; I have rebuilt the ruined places and replanted that which was desolate. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it.
Ezekiel 36:33-36
UN hypocrisy and Bias against Israelis
YouTuber OtherBarak posted a powerful speech by Maya Golan at the UN, Condemning their silence and Bias about the violence committed against innocent Israelis in October 7th and the War.
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/KPbbQFiJdE8?si=iXUchhLdBslhp8uh
Massacre of Christians and Alawites
The terrorist rebel group HTS lead by Abu Mohammed al-Julani who managed to seize Syria from the Assad regime in 10 days are now committing a massacre agains the Christian and Alawite minorities in western Syria. Unverified reports from the ground in Syria are saying that over 20,000 people have been horrifically murdered including woman and children. The HTS jihadists are also kidnaping woman and children. How long will the European Union and and main stream media be silent? God have mercy on these people!
History Lesson in Islam
This following speech given by Brigitte Grabriel is a brief history lesson on Islam and their aim at total domination of the whole world with an Islamic caliphate. The West needs to wake up and educate themselves about ugly truth about Islam.
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/B21hByhCoOQ?si=E2slm2uYw2xFvJJM
Pray for for the remaining 59 hostages to come home.
Eli Sharabi the Israeli hostage that survived 491 days in Hamas captivity and lost 30 kilos being starved to death gives an important message to the UN security council. I am sure that his message fell on deaf ears.
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/9ravm5KhTs4?si=tScdat5xaidp6ByU
In conclusion, dear friends, we need to continue to pray for the release of all the Israeli hostages that are left chained and starving in Hamas tunnels under Gaza.
Meridel: I pray to get my computer back next week. Thank you to each one who stands with me.
I keep coming back to the LORD. Especially in these terrible times of strife and division globally. Quite frankly, there is no where else to go, for no one else has the words of Eternal Life!
Every blessing from Jay and Meridel Rawlings to you and your household!
Meridel Rawlings