May 5th Have you been counting the omer? From sundown to sundown, this day will be the 33rd day of the Omer, or Lag B’Omer for short. This is not a biblical holiday—at all. But it is a good time to pray for the Jewish people. Lag B’Omer: Playing With Fire
May 15th is Jerusalem Day! On the 28th of the Jewish month of Iyar we have a celebration of the reunification of Jerusalem after the Six Day War. Here are some reflections from the Bible on the city where God has chosen to put His Name: Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem: A Deeper Look at Psalm 122
May 22th is the holiday of Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks. It has been 50 days since we started counting the omer, which is why the holiday is also known as Pentecost, with “pente” meaning 50. There are many interesting connections between the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai and the giving of the Holy Spirit on Mount Zion: The Context of Pentecost: A Tale of Two Mountains
May 27th this year is “Eid al-Adha”, a Muslim festival which means “The Feast of the Sacrifice” in Arabic, focusing on Abraham’s sacrifice of his son. But they switched it up entirely to be all about Ishmael! Please pray for our Arabic outreach team as they teach about the true meaning of sacrifice. Eid al-Adha and the Switched Sacrifice of Abraham
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People up and down the country of Israel will light bonfires to celebrate “Lag B’Omer” – the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer.
Have you ever counted the days till an event you’re excited about? Time can go so slowly when you’re watching it. They say “a watched
The biblical season of “Counting the Omer” happens between Passover and Pentecost. Pentecost in the Bible is known as the Feast of Weeks, Shavuot in Hebrew,
We go up to Jerusalem – always up. A Song of Ascents. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to
Jesus said, “Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.” (Luke 21:24) A time was coming, he
Jerusalem, December 1917. The atmosphere was electric as General Allenby dismounted his horse in humility, removed his hat in reverence, and entered the walls of
Is Zion a concept or a geographical spot? Perhaps it’s both. God had marked the geographical location where He would redeem the world to Himself.
