Isaiah 49:22 says: “Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will lift up my hand to the gentiles, and raise my signal to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.”
Aliyah is a word that has the connotation of ‘ascending’ in a spiritual sense. Originally it referred to ‘ascending to Jerusalem’ to celebrate the Jewish Feasts because Jerusalem is set on hills, and one needs to go up geographically as well as going up to the Holy City being a spiritual elevation. Someone who is called to read from the Torah scroll during a synagogue service, a spiritually uplifting act, is said to be making ‘an aliyah’. As we know, it is the term applied to the return of the Jewish people to their Homeland. Immigrating to Israel is considered a spiritual ascendency.
And aliyah this year has become a surge. The Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Aliyah and Integration recently stated, “This is a miracle. There is no other country in the world where so many people would come in the middle of a war. We have numbers we have not seen in decades – from France, South Africa, England and North America.” Read how ICEJ as part of the gentile nations, is fulfilling the verse above, Isaiah 49:22 and helping to bring home Israel’s sons and daughters. Partner with us as we partner with God in the miracle of the return of the Jewish people.
A NEW MONTH: THE LEAD INTO THE FEAST
The 4th Biblical month referred to as Tammuz, began last week. The dry season of summer is underway with grapes and summer fruit beginning to ripen. Following the Feast of Weeks a long waiting period began before the arrival of further ‘Appointments with the LORD’. These will lead into a time of preparation and repentance, judgement and finally, the joyous Feast of Tabernacles, the final harvest.Register below to join us In Person or Online for this years Feast of Tabernacles
Registering for the Feast is only half the journey – you still need to get to Israel!
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LEARNING LESSONS: BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN ZIONISM
We invite you to watch three short episodes about Christian Zionism and its biblical foundation from former Rev. Malcolm Hedding’s ICEJ Director. His teachings are especially relevant in today’s climate of confusion regarding Israel and her Biblical destiny.
It would be hard to relate to Jesus if He had not come as part of a family, to a physical place, and lived a normal life until his public ministry began. At that time, the manifestation of the Holy Spirit confirmed that Jesus was both fully man and fully God. At his public baptism, A voice from Heaven said: “This is my Son, whom I love, with him I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17)
Jesus physical death on the cross and subsequent resurrection were real historical events. As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:14, “And if Messiah has not been raised from the dead, our preaching is useless, and so is your faith.”
ICEJ WEBINARS
Watch the latest webinar online this week for an insightful and informative Biblical and prophetic teaching by ICEJ Vice President & Senior Spokesman, David Parsons.
God referred to Israel as “His people” (Deuteronomy 7:6), His “treasured possession” (Psalm 135:4), and even the “apple of His eye” (Zechariah 2:8).
From Deuteronomy 7:6-10, we know that God did not choose Israel because they were strong or mighty. In fact, God chose Israel when they were small and weak, a people without a land.
Shabbat Shalom,
Sarah Way
ICEJ Australia National Director
