1. Praise:

   One of the most encouraging verses about our God is in Shabbat's Torah portion as Balaam declares, God is not a man who should lie, or the son of man who should change His mind. Has He said, and shall He not do it? Has he spoken, and shall He not make it good? (Num. 23:19)

   • We praise You our God and King for establishing Your Word in heaven (Psa. 119:89) and watching over it so that it comes to pass on earth (Jer. 1:12).

   • We are so grateful that Your Word accomplishes all You send it out to do (Isa. 55:11) and that Your Son, the Living Word, did all You desired so that we could be Your children (John 1:1-4; 17:1-4).

   • Thank You for establishing Your Word upon [not "over"] Your name, Your essential nature (Psa. 138:2b), so we trust that Your Word is faithful because You are faithful (Deut. 7:9; Psa. 89:5) and we know it is true because You are true (1 Sam. 7:28; Jer. 10:10a; John 17:3, 17).

   • We bless You for revealing to us how You declare prophecy as proof that the Bible is the Word of the one and only God in all of existence (Isa. 41:22-23; 42:9; 44:7-8; 45:21; 46:9-10; 48:5-7),

   • We rejoice that nothing US President Trump, or any other world leader, ever says or does takes You by surprise, so that Your plans for Your glory have already taken them into account (Psa. 102:13-15).

2. Government & society:

   God ordains who rules over the nations (Dan. 4:17). He uses them for His purposes – whether we perceive this or not. Sometimes we question His choices; still we need to pray for our authorities (1 Tim. 2:1-3). So we intercede for Israel's leaders that God will be glorified in and through them (Psa. 115:1-3).

   • Lord God, confirm this proclamation which You put in Balaam's mouth in Shabbat's Torah portion today: He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither has He seen wickedness in Israel. YHWH his God is with him, and the shout [+ war cry] of a King is among them. (Num. 23:21)

   • King Messiah, guide us and many others throughout Your Body, as to how to intercede for Israel's current political situation and its upcoming elections (Isa. 55:8-9). [Election date still not set]

   • Almighty King, watch over Numbers 23:23 in the Torah reading, and shield Israel from all types of manipulation and all witchcraft, including from AI, during its election season (Psa. 63:11; Zech. 2:5).

   • Lord God, send forth Your light and truth to show Israelis how they should vote (Psa. 43:3a).

   • God of Jacob, release Your fear upon those ultra-Orthodox [Haredi] political parties that fight only for their special interests and not for the interests of the nation as a whole (Eccl. 12:13).

   • Since nothing is too hard for You Lord God, raise up a Sons-of-Zion type coalition that needs not to depend on the Haredi parties to survive and to legislate righteous decrees (Jer. 32:17, 27).

   • God of Israel, strengthen, protect and anoint PM Bibi Netanyahu with divine wisdom for as long as it is Your will for him to remain as Israel's leader (Job 12:13; Prov. 2:6; Dan. 2:21).

   • Lord God of Abraham, guard him from all mental, emotional, physical and spiritual attacks from world leaders, from the media and also from demonic forces (Gen. 15:1; Psa. 3:3; 115:9-11).

   • Abba Father, bring Bibi a Daniel-like counselor in whom he sees Your Spirit (Dan. 4:9; 5:11-14).

   • Almighty God, bring to completion, or use the next coalition to complete, all government projects in Israel that are in line with Your will for Your nation at this time (Psa. 138:8; Isa. 26:12: Phil. 1:6).

   • King of Israel, during the election campaign, impress upon Israel's coalition and opposition to state publicly their honest positions on all issues which are vital for Israel's future (Zech. 8:16).

   • Creator God, impart wisdom to the next government to legislate much-needed judicial reforms and to make Israel's judicial system line up more fully with Your will (Deut. 1:16; 16:18; Psa. 2:10-12).

3. Foreign relations:

   From Shabbat's Torah portion: How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed, or…defy, whom YHWH has not defied? From the top of the rocks I see him…behold, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be numbered among the nations. (Num. 23:8-9; cp. Ex. 33:16)

   • Abba, as Jewish Israelis read this verse, let them fully embrace You will for their nation (Psa. 33:9).

   • God of Jacob, turn every curse being spoken against Your people from national and faith leaders, global NGOs, the media, etc., into blessings simply because You love them (Deut. 23:5; 33:3).

   • Lord, in the Torah portion, You confronted Balaam, commanding him to bless and not curse Israel; confront many world leaders today, turning them to bless Israel and to fear You (Psa. 9:19-20).

   • Lord God of Israel, forbid the next Israeli government from trying to appease the nations in order to win the world's favor (Isa. 26:13; Matt. 4:10).

   • King Messiah, teach Israel's Foreign Minister Sa'ar, its UN Ambassador Danon, and all of its foreign diplomats how to use Your Word to confound Israel's adversaries (Jer. 1:9-10; John 17:17).

   • Abba Father, by Your wisdom guide Israel's leaders to know how to relate to America regardless of who leads that nation (Prov. 26:4-5; Isa. 31:1; Jer. 17:5).

   • Lord Yeshua, warn the US Body over Trump's blasphemous declaration that Israel would have been destroyed if not for him – as his pride is replacing You with himself (Psa. 121:4; Jer. 31:35-37).

   • God of Abraham, continue to impress Israel with its need to be fully independent from America, or any other nations or entities, and to put their trust totally in You (Psa. 118:8-9).

   • Messiah God, wake up believers throughout the world that Your judgments often come upon nations because of their negative relations with, and even betrayal of, Israel (Ezek. 29:6-7; Joel 3:1-2).

   • Almighty Savior, send forth revivals in those nations that are a blessing to Israel – such as India, Ethiopia, Slovenia, Somaliland, Argentina, others, and many US states (Gen. 12:3a; Psa. 117:1-2).

4. Gaza:

   God continues to interfere with Trump's dangerous Gaza "ceasefire" plan (Prov. 16:1, 9). As the American President focuses on Iran, Hamas' leaders emphatically state they will not disarm or give up control of the 30% of Gaza they currently hold. We thank God that Israel believes them and the IDF is preparing to deal Hamas and the Islamic Jihad a death blow at the appropriate time.

   • God of Judah, override all other plans and only allow Your plans for Gaza to prevail (Psa. 33:10-11).

   • We praise You Lord for Israel's Defense Minister Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Zamir who knew that Hamas would not disarm and have been preparing the IDF to deal with these terrorists (Psa. 44:4-6).

   • Lord God, fulfill Numbers 23:24 from Shabbat's Torah portion when it comes time for the IDF to finally finish off Hamas and the Islamic Jihad in Gaza (Num. 23:19).

   • Abba Father, remove all rules of engagement from off the IDF that is stopping them from gaining a total victory against Hamas – or any other of Israel's many foes today (Psa. 44:4-6).

   • King of Israel, maintain Your shield over all IDF soldiers in Gaza against attacks, traps, kidnapping attempts, and friendly fire or any other deadly accidents (Psa. 4:8; Zech. 9:16; 10:5-8).

   • Almighty God, send another shaking like the Philistines experienced in 1 Samuel 14:15, and let that shake and destroy every one of Hamas' tunnels – including any new ones they are building (Job 9:6).

   • God, remove Israel's fear of repossessing Gaza by a greater fear of disobeying You (Judg. 2:1-4).

   • King Yeshua, build up, protect, and guide each Arab believer in Gaza and move on Your Body to intercede for our family who live under Hamas' demonic control (Matt. 16:18).

5. Internal security:

   We persist in praying for Israel to extend its authority over all the land west of the Jordan River and to have continued success against all terrorists on God's land. We see many answers to both requests and at the same time, the resistance to Israel doing that which is in God's will – expanding its sovereignty – increases, including from its so-called Western "allies."

   • Lord Yeshua, direct Your Body to pray for Your will to be done concerning Your land as its fate is linked not only to Israel's salvation (Ezek. 36:24-32; Zech. 12:3-10), but also to the sanctification of Your holy name (Psa. 87:2; 115:1-3; Prov. 3:12; 1 Thess. 1:3).

   • King Messiah, rebuke any born-again believer who backs the creation of a "Palestine" on Your land, showing them how that is a central part of Satan's plans to hinder Your return (Matt. 16:23; 23:37-39).

   • God of Jacob, fill Israel's next government with biblical Zionists who are zealous for Your sake to see all of the land of promise come under Israel's rule (Psa. 75:6-7; Jer. 32:41-44).

   • God of Isaac, motivate Israel to spread its tent pegs over the land which You swore to give them despite how other nations or global NGOs will react (Judg. 2:1-4; Psa. 105:5-12).

   • Almighty, guide Israel to redeem its land step by step until it is all under its control (Deut. 7:22-23).

   • Lord God, silence the lying spirit of Islam that influences world leaders to reject Your will and to believe that the "two-state solution" will actually lead to peace (Psa. 28:3; 120:6-7; Jer. 6:14; 8:11).

   • God of Israel, use the illegal buildings which the EU built for Palestinians in Area C to end up being homes for Jews who make aliyah wanting to resettle in Your land (Deut. 6:10-11; Josh. 24:13).

   • Abba Father, fulfill Micah 5:9 in the prophetic portion and cut off the spirit of Islam from Your land.

   • Guardian of Israel, help Israeli security forces to protect its Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian borders against weapons being smuggled in by Jew-hating terrorists (Job 28:11b; 42:2; Obad. 1:6).

   • As more terrorists are captured or killed, let Muslims see that You Lord are greater than the Allah of the Quran, and let that shame, turn them to seek Your face (Deut. 10:17; Psa. 83:16-18).

6. External security:

   Once again, there is no deal between the US and Iran! It is a "Memorandum of Understanding" [MoU] for 60 days while they try to work out the details of a deal! America did not consult with Israel on this, but Israel is supposed to abandon all of Lebanon within 60 days regardless of what Hizbullah does. Trump seems bewitched by Qatar, yet Israelis, Iranians and many others, feel like they have been backstabbed. Still, our God reigns and is using this to show us that He is our only hope. We pray that He is showing pre-saved Israel this truth as well (Rom. 8:28).

   • Lord God, we praise You that while we are at times confused about what You are allowing or doing, You are not confused, therefore we ask You to lead us as we intercede (Psa. 10:17; Amos 3:7).

   • Almighty, fulfill Numbers 24:8-9a in Shabbat's Torah portion in relation to Israel and its enemies.

   • Also, Lord of hosts, watch over Micah 5:8 from Shabbat's prophetic portion and encourage Your people that what they need is not human allies – but a turning in faith to You (Isa. 30:1-3; 31:1-6).

   • Abba Father, restore the biblical concept of "victory" to Israel at this time (Psa. 44:4-6; 144:1).

   • We declare Psalm 33:10-11 over this American-Iranian MoU and trust You to have the final word!

   • Iran: Lord Yeshua, wake up the American Body to perceive that Trump's cursing and denigrating of Israel is much more dangerous than even his unconditional surrender to Iran (Num. 24:9b; Zech. 2:8).

   • Thank You God that Mossad's new chief is aiming for regime change in Iran (Jer. 49:38b).

   • Lord Messiah, conceal and protect Israel's spies and collaborators physically in Iran (Psa. 138:7).

   • God, as with the Chaldeans, let the Iranian regime be overrun and destroyed suddenly (Dan. 5:30).

   • Continue to sow division among Iran's leaders until their house collapses (Lam. 4:16a; Matt. 12:25)

   • Lord God, because of Trump's MoU, most Middle East nations see Israel as its biggest loser, but if this is in fact You gathering them as sheaves unto the threshing floor, as per Micah 4:11-3, then please guide us very specifically as we pray into this very disturbing scenario (Jer. 51:10-16).

   • Teach the Iranian Body how to intercede for Your Kingdom goals in Iran (Psa. 33:22; 118:4; 123:3)

   • Hizbullah in Lebanon: Hizbullah attacks the IDF or northern Israel; Israel responds; Iran refuses to move on with the MoU until the US orders Israel to stop defending itself. This is Iranian manipulation and yet, unbelievably, Trump still thinks that they, and not he, have unconditionally surrendered!

   • Lord God, let Bibi know that if he bows to Trump about Israel's security needs and stops waging war on Hizbullah his chances of winning the next elections rapidly diminish (1 Chr. 28:20).

   • Lion of Judah arise; put Hizbullah and all of its allies to open shame (Psa. 40:14-15; 71:13, 24).

   • God, destroy whatever Pakistan, Iran and Qatar are planning for Lebanon that is backed by America yet neither Lebanon nor Israel has any say in this "deal" (Isa. 8:9-10)!

   • God of Israel, increase Your protection over IDF soldiers in Lebanon and the civilians along Israel's northern border against the threats of Hizbullah's drones and other weapons (Psa. 121:4).

   • Almighty, aid the IDF to find and destroy all of Hizbullah's tunnels in South Lebanon (Psa. 23:3b-4).

   • Lord God, drain Hizbullah's finances and break its influence over the Lebanese people (Psa. 12:2-4).

   • King Yeshua, teach the Lebanese Body how to pray for their government (1 Tim. 2:1-4).

   • Other: Messiah, move the US Body to pray against the "love-affair" Trump has with Turkey's evil leader Erdogan before he foolishly and dangerously, helps to modernize Turkey's army (Prov. 16:5).

   • Lord God, use Erdogan for Your glory as You did with Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh, and many other wicked leaders throughout history (Ex. 9:16; Eccl. 8:8b; Rom. 9:17).

   • Messiah Yeshua, guard over Your Body in the ME; lead them to grow numerically and spiritually; and teach them to bless and pray for Israel and the Jews (Num. 24:9b; Jer. 49:38a; Matt. 16:18b).

7. Aliyah:

   Most Jews in the "captivity" refuse to heed God's call to return to Israel. So God is releasing "hunters" to chase them home (Jer. 16:16). Jew-hatred and anti-Zionism grow in the West, and while Jews there are still free to make aliyah, most stay put. Ezekiel 39:28 seems to indicate that ultimately Jews will either live in Israel – or not live at all! Praying for aliyah is of great importance for them, and for God's glory to be manifest on earth (Isa. 43:5-7, 21).

   • Lord God, thank You for blessing us to be able to see You fulfill that which You prophesied – the regathering of Your scattered people back to the land of promise (Jer. 31:8-10; Zech. 8:1-8).

   • Abba Father, wake up the Body to pray for the Jews in their nations to make aliyah (Ezek. 36:37).

   • Lord God, strip from Christian Zionists a Laban-like spirit and let them not only bless the Jews when they make aliyah, but encourage and help them to return to Zion (Gen. 30:27).

   • King Yeshua, anoint us with very specific prayers to break every spiritual chain which binds Your people as prisoners in "the captivity" among the gentile nations (Psa. 124:7-8).

   • King Messiah, raise up more Jewish sons and daughters of Zion in the captivity who will openly and boldly speak to their fellow-Jews to make aliyah and will then lead them back home (Jer. 50:4-5).

   • God of Jacob, as many Jews are fearful of living in Israel, show them that living in the nations today is also dangerous and the chances of gentile security forces laying down their lives to guard Jews is a lot less than Israel's security forces who do that on a daily basis (Psa. 38:12).

   • Lord God, rebuke Jewish pride which says, "They will not chase us out!" and show them that You are the One chasing them out and drawing them home (Prov. 16:18; Isa. 43:5-7; Jer. 31:3-5).

   • King Messiah, bring home Jews with medical, scientific and with practical skills (Neh. 4:16-18).

   • God, help Jews who want to make aliyah to obtain or find all the necessary paperwork (Psa. 23:1-3).

   • Lord Yeshua, draw home a tsunami of immigrants all at once and let them wash away all man-made barriers in Israel that make aliyah much more difficult than it needs to be (Psa. 66:6; 98:8).

   • God, open Israel's gates for a huge remnant of Jews from "third-world" nations to enter (Isa. 43:5-7).

8. Salvation:

   As we see Zechariah 12:2-3 coming to pass today, we expect Zechariah 12:10, when God saves all Israel, to come to pass as well and possibly sooner than we expect.

   • Lord God, as Jews read how You instructed Moses to set a bronze serpent on a pole and that those who were bitten by venomous snakes only had to look at it to be healed, let them seek You about what this picture in Shabbat's Torah portion is supposed to represent (Num. 21:8-9).

   • Reveal to them how it is a picture of salvation by grace and faith in Messiah Yeshua (John 3:14-15).

   • Abba Father, heal Israel's backsliding and love them freely in their King Messiah (Hos. 14:4).

   • Give dreams and visions of Your true nature to the Jews living in Israel (Joel 2:28; Rev. 1:10-18).

   • Lord Messiah, as June is Pride Month sit among Israel's LGBTQ+ community, and let them see You in all of Your holiness, and turn from their rebellious sins (Psa. 80:3, 7, 19).

   • [Ask the Lord about any specific groups of Jews whom He would have you pray for this week.]

9. Body of Messiah:

   I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse [i.e. make little of; denigrate; despise; treat with contempt; ignore] you (Gen. 12:3a). God's threat to curse those who curse Abraham and his seed applies to the Body as well. Yeshua set us free from the curse of the law (Gal. 3:13), but He did not set us free from the curse of this promise which was given hundreds of years before the law. "Cursing" Israel (Num. 24:9b), or the Jews, still brings God's curse.

   • Abba Father, show the Body that what You said to Balaam in the Torah portion is still true: You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed. (Num. 22:12b)

   • God the Son, convict believers to renounce all proud and racist attitudes towards the Jews or Israel, and instead to bless Your people and Your nation (Prov. 8:13; Isa. 37:23; Rom. 11:17-18, 22).

   • King Yeshua, teach gentile believers of their spiritual link to Your promises to the Jews and how a lack of gratitude towards Your people grieves Your Spirit (Rom. 11:11, 18-22; 15:27).

   • Also show believers that if they resent what You are doing with Israel with all of Your heart and soul (Jer. 32:41), then they obviously are grieving Your Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30).

   • King Yeshua, raise up more voices out of the Body who will openly condemn rising anti-Semitism and the spreading of lies in their nations – about Your nation (Rom. 11:16-24; 15:27; Eph. 2:11-13).

10. IFI:

    Another "exciting" week as Western leaders are deceived by the Islamic spirit to think that radical Muslims are people who keep their promises. Or is this God deceiving these proud leaders because they reject His gift of truth – His Living and written Word (2 Thess. 2:10-12)? Whatever the case, we treasure your prayers and support for this ministry. Thank you.

Blessings and Shabbat shalom

Chuck Cohen, for the IFI team

Mic. 6:8 [from Shabbat's prophetic reading]