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ARC Mini Blog for Day 286 Swords of Iron – Who can we trust in?

 

Chaim starts the video with footage he took last October, shortly after the Hamas massacre of Gaza border communities. He then comes into the present by talking about how this horrific incident is still haunting Israelis. He says that many Israelis are still needing therapy for this and the continuing PTSD that many have.

He also talks about hostages who were held in the Gaza tunnels, and he talks about all the healing they’re going to need. He talks about Sapir Cohen, a hostage who was rescued, saying that she were told she would never be rescued and otherwise mentally and emotionally abused her and other hostages.

Chaim says there’s a lot of upheaval in the Land of Israel and a lot of people who don’t know who to trust or what to believe. People have questions about whether or not they should trust the political echelon, trust in the military is also falling. Chaim says that ultimately it is only God Himself in whom we should have trust.

In this context, Chaim quotes Psalms 93:4; The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, than the mighty waves of the sea.

He also quotes Deuteronomy 31:6; Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

He concludes by quoting Genesis 12:7; Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

Chaim adds that this promise was repeated to Abraham’s descendants several times, including the passage when God gave Jacob his new name, “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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