(Day 590) Swords of Iron – “The Chariots of Israel Advance”

Chaim starts by saying the time for games is over and Operation Gideon’s Chariots is on!

He adds that the goal of this operation is the total defeat of Hamas, nothing less.

Next he talks about how Israel’s entry into the Eurovision song contest has won the popular vote for three years in a row now, with this year’s entry, Yuval Rafael, coming in second place overall.

He also mentions the Iranian refusal to compromise on the issue of uranium enrichment. The US is signalling that it is running out of patience and other voices are saying the same. We need to keep this issue in urgent prayer.

Elsewhere, terrorism persists in Jerusalem, with a police officer recently stabbed in the Old City and an attempted infiltration from Jordan also broken up just in the past few days. Chaim says everyone must stay alert and keep our eyes open.

At the same time, the Houthis in Yemen continue to fire suicide drones at Israel, and they’ve also managed to re-activate their international airport. But Chaim says they better learn a lesson from the events of the recent past and stop with their aggression before it’s too late.

Speaking of which, Chaim also says that Hamas in Gaza had plenty of opportunities to avoid Operation Gideon’s Chariots, but they chose to squander those opportunities and so now it’s on in full force.

Chaim says that, in general, it is better to bless Israel than curse it, and more and more people are getting a lesson along these lines.

For his part, Chaim says he knows that the IDF WILL return security to southern Israel in the days and weeks ahead. In this context, he quotes Exodus 14:14; “The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”

He also quotes Isaiah 54:15: Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me.

Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.