One intercessor asked the Lord for a prayer strategy for Israel after receiving a word about imminent attacks. The Lord delights in giving us His strategies and His wisdom. Use these scriptural prayers as you stand on the wall, a watchman for His Holy nation and people (Is.62). Remember that those who bless Israel will be blessed – we intercede for His beloved and He watches over all that pertains to us!

Sound the alarm!

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We sound the alarm to pray against the plans of the evil one to destroy God’s people. “Blow a trumpet in Zion, sound an alarm” (Joel 2:1). Lord, may we hear and pray in the powerful Name of Jesus and in the Power of the Holy Spirit.

Begin with praise

As we step into the spiritual battle that is intercession, we put on a ‘garment of praise’ and remind ourselves of Who He is and the greatness of His power. Use the following scripture passages to praise the Lord.

Psalm 149:1, 6-9

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise in the assembly of saints….Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; To bind their kings with chains,
And their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute on them the written judgment. This honor have all His saints.

Psalm 150:1-2, 6

Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament! Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!…Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

Confess and repent

This is a time to confess any known personal sin, sins of the church, as well as the sins of our nation. The goal is to remove any sin barrier that would keep the Lord from acting on behalf of His people as we cry out. We desire clean hands and a pure heart (Ps. 24:3-4).

Confess, repent, and plead the blood of Christ over sins including disunity, dread, alliance with evil of all sorts, confusion, fear (especially fear of man), and an unhealthy pursuit of things too wonderful for us (Ps.131:1). Confess and repent of human indignation and the emotional response to evil that can obscure hearing accurately from the Lord. Ask the Lord to allow our minds to be clear and calm and our ears to hear.

Dress for battle

Put on your spiritual armor according to Ephesians 6:10-20:

As you read this passage from Ephesians, by faith “put on’ each piece of the armor – clothe yourself in Christ Jesus!

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

Renounce the enemy

In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ,  and by His blood, bind the operation of all demonic spirits currently coming against Israel. Here are some examples –

• Pride, Absalom, Hatred, Malice, Murder, Death, Anti-Christ, Antisemitism, Genocide, Hamas, Amalek, Jihad, Violence, Death and Destruction, Haman, Hezbollah, Murder, Terror and Terrorism, Deception, Darkness, anything whose name or function is: “Come, let us wipe them (Israel) out as a nation” or “Let the Name of Israel be remembered no more.”
• We also bind anything evil whose name or function is connected to these phrases: “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Shall Be Free,” “Death to Israel,” “Death to America.” We bind Crafty Plans, Rage, Rebellion, and Massacre.

Pray that the Lord Jesus Christ would bind all these away from Israel,  the Jewish people, and believers in the Land.

Invite the Holy Spirit

Ask the Holy Spirit to fill every place now vacated by the enemy.  Forgive by the blood of Jesus any who curse. Pray that all curses would be reversed in the Name of Jesus and turned into blessings. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we say: ‘Halt to the march of Death, Murder, and Destruction.’” In their place, release LIFE and shalom over Israel and the nations surrounding Israel.

Decree and declare.

Use these scriptural declarations regarding God’s protection and defense of His people –

Declare that any attack on Yahweh’s land, Israel, be utterly thwarted.  Read, decree, and declare Psalm 2 over this situation and all involved. “Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, ‘Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away Their cords from us.’ He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: ‘Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion.’ I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son. Today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’  Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.”

Unravel specific plans –“They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against Your treasured ones. They say, ‘Come let us wipe them out as a nation. . .for they conspire with one accord.” But we call to You, Lord God, we decree and declare that “The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught. The Lord has made himself known; He has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands (Psalm 9:15, 16). Let the evil plans devised against Israel “return on their own heads” (Esther 9:25)

Logistics will be turned into confusion and leadership in disarray. “O My God, make them like whirling dust, like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind” (Psalm 83:13). Lord, look down on the forces aligned against Your people and Your land. As you did with the Egyptians in Moses’ day: “Throw the enemy forces into a panic, clogging their wheels and logistics…Lord fight for Israel” (Exodus 14:24-25). We cut the unholy alliance by the Blood and the Holy Spirit between the ones plotting attacks including Iran,Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Qatar. Turn their communication into confusion. As You did at Babel, Lord: “Confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech” (Genesis 11:7). Put the leadership in disarray as it is written: “When they blew the 300 trumpets, the Lord set every man’s sword against his comrade and against all the army and the army fled” (Judges 6:22).

All plans for evil find their way into the hands of the Lord God Almighty’s people. As in the days of Elisha, let the plans come to God’s people: “Once when the king of Syria was warring against Israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, ‘At such and such a place shall be my camp.’ But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, ‘Beware that you do not pass this place. . . thus he used to warn him’” (2 Kings 6:8-10). We ask that all intelligence operatives, all intercessors and the leadership of Israel be given accurate intelligence and supernatural insight into the plots and plans of Israel’s enemies. Like the Sons of Issachar  (1 Chron.12:32) may the leaders know the times we are in and what to do. Unveil specific strategies to those in authority.

Release Psalms 121 over Israel pointing her eyes to God as her salvation and defender

I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip – he who watches over you will not slumber;

indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord watches over you –the Lord is your shade at your right hand;

the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm –he will watch over your life;

the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and for evermore.

Pray for salvation for all involved

Lord, You desire all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the Truth (1 Tim. 2:4). Father forgive them all for they know not what they do and they have been blinded by the god of this age (2 Cor. 4:4). Move them we ask from the throne of judgment to the throne of mercy. Cover with the blood of Christ, the humans being used by the enemy to make these evil attacks. Convict these ones of sin, righteousness and judgment (John 16:8-11), Holy Spirit. It is Your kindness that leads to repentance (Rom. 2:4). Only You know Lord who is hardened beyond hope. Reveal Yeshua to all.  Release Your justice in Your way and Your time on your enemies.

Bless

Decree and declare this blessing over Israel: “There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help through the skies in His majesty. The eternal God is Your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And He thrust out the enemy before you and said, ‘Destroy.’ So Israel lived in safety, Jacob lived alone, in a land of grain and wine, whose heavens drop down dew. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs” (Deuteronomy 33:26-29, ESV).

Glorify Thy Name, O Lord, in the all-powerful Name of Jesus Christ. Amen and Amen.

Please let us know if this prayer strategy is helpful to you!

Garden of Gethsemane in Israel Photo by Stacey Franco on Unsplash.