OUR FATHER WHO DEFENDS HIS PEOPLE

The book of Amos chapter 1 verse 7 says this;

I will send fire on the walls of Gaza that will consume her fortresses.

This verse, part of a prophecy concerning Gaza, is topical is surprising ways. 

In the prophecy, Gaza had taken whole communities captive and sold them off and for these sins, their judgement was sure.

This prophecy mirrors the recent events where people out of Gaza captured communities of people at the behest of the spiritual powers contending for the land.

In the prophecy, the sponsors of the attack who operated out of Askelon, Ashdod and Ekron ( near Tel Aviv ) were rooted out and eliminated in response to their their attack.

Likewise, Gaza itself faced physical destruction and the land was purged of the infrastructure that protected the enemies of Israel.  That prophecy reads almost like a current news headline.

Have mercy on us oh Lord.

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