Day 303 Swords of Iron – “Nehemiah 4:14”

Chaim starts the video by declaring that these are very tumultuous and difficult times, but they are also times to be brave and trust in God that He will fulfill his promises to watch over and protect Israel.

He mentions that the previous night there was a large barrage of rockets fired by Hezbollah into Israel. Israel struck back hard, and the battle continues.

Chaim says that most of the major airlines have suspended flights to Israel and there are Israelis who were out of the country for different reasons and they are now struggling to find flights to get back. Volunteers who were planning to come and work at the Aliyah Return Center are also having a difficult time getting here.

Everyone is waiting to see what will happen, as the working assumption is that there will be a massive barrage of missiles, UAVs and rockets fired into Israel from Iran, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iranian-sponsored militias in Syria and Iraq as well as Yemen, all firing at once in an effort to overwhelm the Israeli defenses.

At the same time, El Al is continuing to fly in and out of Israel and the IDF has discovered a smuggling tunnel running under the Philidelphia Corridor between Egypt and the Gazan city of Rafah. This massive tunnel was obviously used to smuggle vast quantities of weapons, ammunition and other contraband into the Gaza Strip for use against Israel.

Chaim says there is still work for the IDF to do in Gaza as well as in the North.

In this context, he quotes Psalms 118:10; All nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

He also quotes Nehemiah 4:14; And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”