for info

[IreneM]

just passing this on for info

very good insight

In Christ

IreneM

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Thank you for all your prayers for the situation in Israel. After watching the painful scenes on TV and praying and crying out to God - why is He allowing this to happen - I believe that He is showing me the following. But my heart is still weeping.

1. This Disengagement is a momentous but sad event of historic proportions!

2. What is happening here is far greater than what happened in America on September 11th, 2001

3. God is allowing this to happen to fulfill His plans and purposes for this nation

4. God is bringing His people closer to Himself through this pain and suffering

5. As Yeshua had to endure pain and scorn to achieve the Fathers purposes, Israel is now also enduring much pain and scorn

6. (most) Settlers are exhibiting the meek and humble nature of our (and their) Messiah

7. they displayed incredible faith a faith far beyond what many Christians have - they stayed in their homes until the last moment, praying and believing - ready to pay the price and loose thousands of Shekels in compensation from the government by choosing not to evacuate before the set date

8. they displayed incredible faith believing they will return to their Settlements, as Yeshua knew He would rise from the dead

9. they are holding to their faith, even though God is not answering their prayers like Job they are saying, Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him! (Job 13:15) Absolutely incredible faith!

10. they are being unfairly, cruelly and unjustly uprooted from their homes

11. like lambs to the slaughter many walked quietly and surrended to busses to be escorted out of their communities

12. - to be taken to who knows where (places have not been properly prepared for them!) Yeshua too had no where to lay His head

13. they have lost, not only homes but also, their livelihoods and businesses, their communities, and the life that they had. Some have lost everything!

14. Just as Yeshua was betrayed by His nation, so these Settlers have been betrayed by the state of Israel for which they were ready to lay down their lives.

15. Some of their family members and friends were killed by terrorists in these communities but now, even their graves will be moved - 48 in total. The terrorists will now be receiving their Settlements!

16. the Settlers are going to an unknown future

17. there have been some very symbolic events taking place

* a man tearing the Israeli flag - no longer feeling himself to be a part of the Jewish state

* Jews carried the Menorah from their Synagogue - in a similar fashion to the Arc-d

[Guest Zayit]

I agree with their analogy except that the soldiers eating with them are like Judas. They knew who they were inviting to dinner and the soldiers felt their pain but were under orders to do this, and at best many thought that it better that they go and try to ease the pain of what these people would have to go through than someone that was more callous about nationalistic political following.