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Day 376 Swords of Iron – “Protected under the Tabernacle of David“

Chaim starts out with a gag about the Ark of the Covenant before moving on to some commentary about how it’s the beginning of Succot, which is a time when joy is COMMANDED by the Bible, and it’s a time of ingathering. In ancient times it was a time of ingathering the harvest and in modern time its significant in the narrative of ingathering the exiles.

He then says that Hezbollah is relentlessly firing rockets, missiles and UAV’s into the Galilee but the IDF is hitting back. In this context, he requests that if any donors out there want to send his unit a thermal drone he can use it. It’s expensive, but it’s one of the most useful tools they have in the battle against Hezbollah.

He also mentions the Jewish sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier who built a Succah to celebrate this festival even in a time of war.

He mentions some of the hardships including attempts to bribe Israeli citizens to carry out attacks on leaders and prominent scientists and also to carry out random shooting attacks on the roads.

In this context, he quotes Zechariah 14:16; And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.

He also quotes Amos 9:11; “On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old;”

He also quotes Leviticus 24:32; You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths,

He mentions some other fun traditions that are associated with Succot and then he asks his viewers to keep standing with and praying for Israel.

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(Day 540) Swords of Iron – “What Color is a Jew?”

Chaim starts out by saying that the IDF is hard at work keeping Israel safe and trying for a quiet weekend, which he says Israel needs in order to recuperate. At the same time, he notes that in Gaza, leaflets were distributed advising the residents to move away from areas that were about to be attacked. There have even been instances when an individual who wasn’t moving out of a building that was about to be struck was called and convinced to leave just before the strike came and destroyed that building. Chaim says this is an example of how the IDF is serious and its warnings should be taken seriously.

(Day 539) Swords of Iron – “Shabbat peace as the storm rages”

The video begins with a montage of combat footage that Chaim has taken before the scene changes to Chaim welcoming in the Sabbath with a group of other soldiers, obviously in battlefield conditions. The Jewish soldiers are all heavily armed and wearing full combat gear, but they are singing, praying and eating the Shabbat meal together just the same.

(Day 538) Swords of Iron – “The Waiting Game”

Chaim starts off by talking about ballistic missile attacks by the Houthis on Jerusalem, and says that as bad as they are, it was much worse before Israel had the Iron Dome and other air defense systems. Chaim also concedes that these systems are very expensive but he mentions the “Iron Beam” laser which will shoot down incoming missiles for a fraction of the cost, and soon everyone will want it.

(Day 537) Swords of Iron – USA Stealth bombers head toward Iran and Yemen

Chaim starts by talking about how the US military is deploying assets to Diego Garcia, a British-owned island in the Indian Ocean which also serves as a major hub for US military operations in the Middle East. Chaim says that all this firepower might soon be unleashed on the Houthis in Yemen, who have no way of defending against it. But the other major target is Iran, and some of their strategic assets are deep underground where even the American mili might have a hard time getting at them. Chaim says that Iran is showing this capability off to the world, clearly hoping to intimidate and discourage the US and Israel rom striking, but that is very unlikely to be successful.

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