Did you know that billions of dollars’ worth of treasures were looted from European Jews during World War II — and that many of those treasures have never been returned to their rightful owners? It’s true. And although we gasp in horror at this, the fact is that Americans did some of the looting. It’s time to fix this. Will you join me in prayer?

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Many intercessors pray continuously for the Jewish people, and for the nation of Israel — as we should!

We are always to pray for the peace of Jerusalem (see Psalm 122). And of course, God promised Abraham long ago that He would bless those who bless him and curse those who curse him. This promise applies even to the descendants of Abraham, the modern-day Jewish people.

But as for Jewish treasures that were stolen in World War II, I’m reminded of Isaiah’s words:

But this is a people robbed and plundered; all of them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prison houses; they are for prey, and no one delivers; for plunder, and no one says, “Restore!” (Isaiah 42:22 NKJV).

According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, soldiers of multiple nations looted Jewish assets during WWII. The obvious culprits were the Nazis, of course — but the Soviets, the other Axis nations, and even some Americans also looted European Jews of their treasures. It has been estimated that over 100,000 pieces of artwork, jewelry, unclaimed life insurance policies, gold, sculpture, and similar things are still missing. (Read the history of looted assets here on archives.gov.)

Beloved, it is time for these plundered fortunes to be restored. The looting of Jewish treasure is a known fact among art historians and museum curators, but not so much among the general population. Yet, the robbing of a fortune is a big deal! These stolen assets need to be exposed, found, identified, and returned to their rightful owners.

We need God’s help to see this made right. We can be the ones who cry, “Restore!”

Although you and I may not have the knowledge, ability, or resources to personally go find these assets and restore them to their rightful owners, we serve a God who does! I have felt for some years that this is something we will see major progress on if we could only agree in prayer.

So would you join with me in prayer today for Jewish treasures to be restored to their rightful owners?

Let’s pray as follows:

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that You are a covenant-keeping God. You always keep Your word, and You promised Your friend Abraham thousands of years ago that You would bless those who bless him and curse those who curse him. We praise You for Your faithfulness to Him, and we thank You for grafting us into the covenant You made with the Jewish people, the descendants of Abraham through Isaac.

Father, Your people Israel have been robbed and plundered many times through the millennia.

For our actions in this, and for the actions of our nation and of its soldiers, we repent, Father. Please forgive us and our nation. We are coming to You today on behalf of our nation, and we are asking You to help us make it right.

We specifically ask You to bring justice and restoration because of the robbing and plundering Your people the Jews experienced in World War II.

Lord, we can do nothing right now about many of the terrible atrocities the Jewish people experienced at the hands of their enemies in World War II. But there is one thing we can do, and one area we know for sure can be fixed! YOU can reveal, expose, and return the wealth and assets of Your people.

So, Father, we band together today on behalf of Your people Israel, and we ask You to restore their assets to them:

• Wherever the Jews’ paintings, sculpture, jewels, and any other kind of assets were stolen, REVEAL where they are.
• Put godly ones who love the Jewish people in the path of these assets. Deliver the Jews from any people who would deal falsely with them in this.
• Let these assets be examined by the right experts, who will deal honestly with Your people.
• Let every asset that was stolen be correctly identified as a missing and looted asset.
• Put it in the heart of every person in possession of such assets to return them immediately to their rightful owners.
• If law enforcement is necessary throughout this process, bring in the right enforcers who will deal rightly with Your people, and will adhere to the cause of righteousness and justice.
• Let the true owners be found, even if the asset can go only to descendants of the original owners.

Father, restore the fortunes of Your people Israel — even in these modern times!

We band together today and agree in prayer, claiming Your promise that“… if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 18:19b KJV). Moreover, we ask:

• that You would literally “return the captivity of Zion” by restoring these assets to Your people the Jews (see Psalm 126:1);
• that the people who receive them would be like those who dream: that their mouths would be filled with laughter, and their tongues with singing (See Psalm 126:2);
• that they would give You praise, saying, “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad” (Psalm 126:3 NKJV).

Lord God of Heaven and earth, we pray that You would use this act of restoration to draw Your people Israel to their Messiah, Jesus Christ. And we also ask that You would use our prayers and put them to our account as acts of repentance and restoration for every hurtful act that the United States of America has ever committed against Israel:

• from turning away Jewish refugees from our shores while World War II was raging;
• to any part Americans played in looting the assets about which we are praying;
• to seeing our presidents and Congress make treaties and covenants with Iran and other nations that hurt modern-day Israel;
• to attacking righteous leaders in Israel, and any other thing.

Father, act as only You can to provide divine recompense in every way to Your people Israel. And as You do, we pray that Jesus would be glorified; that Your people would be restored; and that they would receive sevenfold recompense for all their trouble.

Thank You, Father. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

This prayer may seem like a simple thing, but imagine the impact that even one restored asset could have upon one Jewish family.

Some of these assets could easily be worth multiple millions of dollars. If your family had been struggling for generations, robbed and torn apart in the genocide of an unholy war, think of the difference it would make to suddenly have your fortune restored! God can do that for every family that was looted, and He will, if we pray.

Did you agree in prayer today? Will you continue to, taking pity on Jewish families worldwide who had their assets plundered? Leave a word below!

Jamie Rohrbaugh is the founder and CEO of From His Presence. She is the author of Getting to Know the Sevenfold Holy Spirit, and she seeks to equip you to carry His manifest glory everywhere you go. Her resources have been published by YouVersion Bible Plans and in Charisma magazine, as well as on The Elijah List, Spirit Fuel, and various other ministry outlets. You can find free mentoring on her podcast, Take Your Territory with Jamie Rohrbaugh, which is available through your favorite podcast streaming app. Download her free prayer tool, Praying the Names of God: 555 Biblical Names of God and How to Use Them in Prayer and Worship, here. Photo Credit: Canva.