Boqer Or (Good Morning Light)!

Shalom Friends,

One of the things I find grieving with the current generation here in the Land of Israel is the spoilage of powerful Biblical concepts/words brought down, degraded and replaced by the new phenomena of modern Hebrew slang.  This morning’s fresh manna will bless you in the fact that my latest investigation to correct several Israeli associates belittling Hebrew slang has led me into a rich word study of explosive proportions that will also stimulate your faith for exploits in this hour!

I found living here at times that a certain Hebrew slang word is used to describe someone who tries to become a hero to prove something in the eyes of others or is used mockingly to describe someone’s self absorbed attempt to exonerate oneself thru heroic actions to only be noticed by others.  There are so many people here (Jew and Arab) with a identity crisis that seems to drive them to prove they are successful and have gained a level of public notoriety.  In other words, to overcome the system here whether it be massive delays and red tape, economic flat times, peer pressure, or anger towards the disenfranchisement young people feel they suffer when they postpone their higher education, to live at near poverty level, and risk their lives serving in the IDF for the defense of this tiny nation.  Thus what has developed here is a very strong clamoring for self approval and to be noticed as one who will not be controlled by Israeli authorities and has “beat the system”!

The word that I’m talking about this morning is the Hebrew word “Gibbor” and it is a very powerful concept that seems to be lost in this day and age.  Basically this root (Gabar) occurs 328 times in the OT and appears in many other Semitic languages, including Arabic.  It is translated in English as “to prevail, be mighty, have strength, be great”.  What is so interesting about this phrase used in the context of ancient Israelite history is that it is commonly associated with warfare and has to do with the strength and vitality of the successful warrior!

The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT) states this about this word,

“Might and mighty men were causes for celebration in the OT.  During much of the Biblical period Israel was in a heroic age.  Thus the feats and exploits of her champions were causes for delight and storytelling.  Such an exploit was that of David’s three mighty men as they broke through the Philistine lines to bring in water from Bethlehem (I Chr. 11:15-19).  I Samuel is a lament for the fallen heroes, Saul and Jonathon, extolling their valiant deeds.  Similarly II Sam. 23 records the glories of various references to the mighty men of Israel, commonly employing the phrase Gibbor Hayil or mighty man of valor to describe them.  …It is not surprising that in such a society God was often depicted as a warrior.  God is the true prototype of the mighty man, and if an earthly warrior’s deeds are recounted, how much more should God’s be.  Thus the psalmists recount God’s mighty acts (Ps. 106:8, 145:4,11,12; etc.) and in various places those attributes which a warrior-king might expect to possess-wisdom, might, counsel and understanding—are attributed par excellence to God (Job 12:13; Prov. 8:14).  Isaiah (9:6; cf. 10:21) indicates that these attributes of the Coming King, whose name is Mighty God (El Gibbor) as well as the Prince of Peace, but He also makes it plain that justice and righteousness will accompany His might (cf. Ps. 89:13-14).

So by examining this word in it’s true Biblical concept of ancient history, we see it employed not only to God Himself as a mighty champion and warrior, but also to those who were considered the champions and heroes among the armed forces!  Yet, today this character trait of wanting to be a strong, valiant warrior is actually ridiculed and belittled by too many of the secular generation of Israelis’.  Why?  One is due to bitterness and pessimism of members of their family or friends who sacrificed everything on the battlefield only to be treated with less honor by the majority “because all of us have the scars of past wars and have our own heroes in our families, so what makes you so special?”  Then there are many others here who look at those who make a career in the IDF as ones who have drunken the systems “poison” and are mentally scratched.  And still there are others who hold the military in high view, but view with utter contempt the politicians who have needlessly sacrificed soldiers lives for their own political agenda and survival.  It’s not that morale is at a low ebb in the IDF now because it has improved greatly since the fiasco of the 2nd Lebanon war.  But what has transpired here is that there is no reward or future in wanting to be a hero and sacrifice oneself when there is much self centeredness and no true Father type leader has arisen to lead the nation since Ariel Sharon’s medical tragedy. This is why the mighty men of valor here are degraded or not upheld as it was in the early years of Israel’s existence (i.e. Palmach, Unit 101, etc.) and thus the derogatory phrase ‘hero” has crept into the slang of modern secular culture.

So who is there out there who can step up and fill this gap of the needed mighty men and women who will humbly serve the King without any need for public notoriety or self gain?  Who are the mighty warriors that will arise in these last days that will do exploits in a warfare environment birthed and directed from Heaven?  Where are those who desire to be nothing more than the scum of the earth (click to read past EMM here, and here) and yet move in the greater works of God of the last days that will supersede the exploits of the Gospel accounts (see John 14:12)?  The time has come for the evaporation of the self made heroes that a secular humanistic society breeds and the resurrection of the true new champions from Heaven!

Stay tuned for Part 2 in your mailbox soon….

In His service for your faith,

Scott and Dalit

PS, Our family wants to thank those of you who have given sacrificially to help us with the urgent financial needs of living here in Israel.  In our last few communiqués with you’all we mentioned that there are two outstanding amounts that need to be taken care of immediately.  The first is the personal need to keep us stationed here in Israel full time and that amount is now at $6,890.00.  The second amount is at $101,157.04 and that is for the many special operations we are conducting in a virgin territory that has never heard the gospel before!  Just last week Dalit made new connections with some of the most secretive warrior bases here and we are just amazed at how these new doors of favor just keep opening.  This is the finest soil we have ever experienced to plant into for pouring your love and support for Israel!

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Boqer Or (Good Morning Light)!

Shalom Fellow Vertical Warriors,

This morning I would like to identify the exact GPS location for your break out.  And once you have experienced this location of when and where your break out begins…then you will able to help others find this place of God’s commanded blessings.  (Hint, hint…it begins with radical generosity to a certain people group…but to whom?)

A good word to describe this secret break out place is “effervescence” which the dictionary lists as “to begin to boil, hiss, or foam as gas escapes”.  It is also the word used to show liveliness or exhilaration!  So the place of His commanded blessing for break out is where there is a boiling over of liveliness and exhilaration!  How do we know that?  Well let’s take a look at what the Apostle Paul says of certain believers in 2 Corinthians and how they reached a place of boiling over in exhilaration to have the opportunity to give to the needy Jewish believers in Jerusalem…despite their own horrible and paradoxical circumstances they found themselves in. (more…)

Boqer Or (Good Morning Light)!

Mega Shalom to you in this electrifying hour!  Lots of updates to give you’all from Israel and what we are hearing loud and clear from the Commander and Chief as we prepare for war.  If there was ever a time to rend our hearts and not our garments per the powerful warning of Joel 2…then it is now dear friends!

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Boqer Or (Good Morning Light)!

Shalom Friends and Fellow Warriors,

In today’s communiqué to service your faith is a vein of fresh manna that has been resounding repeatedly deep in my heart this week.  I really want to make this as simple as possible today and yet give you’all some profound things to deeply ponder in this late hour.  Are you ready for deeper faith to please Him relentlessly?  OK, here we go….

Let us now study this text very circumspectly,

“If you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.  For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.  When Christ, who is our life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.  Therefore, consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.  For it is on account of these things that the wrath of God will come.”  (Col. 3:1-6 NASB)

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Shalom Fellow Warriors,

Mega Shalom to you from the Promised Land!  In today’s communiqué I desire to instill in you’all a glimpse into the pressure cooker that is building in the special forces community concerning the next attack against Israel from our demonized enemies.  It is important that you’all feel connected and a part of what is unfolding here, because Spirit filled believers who know how to pray and wage war, are the only vessels God has to defend and emancipate this tiny country from the overwhelming odds arrayed against us in this late hour.

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Shalom Fellow Warriors,

Sobering news arrived in my family room last night.  I was told, “prepare your bomb shelter!” by one of the most experienced special forces commanders in the IDF.  This surprise visitor came to see us during a brief pause in his busy tactical assignments and it was a real joy to see him doing well and looking very sharp and healthy.  We were concerned for him as we have not heard from him for a few weeks and were in much prayer for his protection and safety.  As we chatted about life in Israel and current events he suddenly got very serious and exhorted me to get ready because war is coming.  I knew by the look in his eyes that this was not a speculative suggestion but a sobering command….

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Boqer Or (Good Morning Light)!

Shalom Friends and Warriors,

This is an early morning reconnaissance report concerning the times and seasons we are in and how we all need to rush to the assistance of the nation of Israel in this late hour. Though Israel and its IDF make up the most powerful army in that theatre of the Middle East right now…they are still totally dependent on Divine intervention from Heaven to survive and thrive as was prophesied by the ancient Hebrew prophets of the 8th and 7th century BC. And this is exactly where you and I come into our destiny…and it has to do with the God given ability to stand in the gap and defeat the enemy in tactical warfare by the current prevailing winds of the Holy Spirit known as the Justice of God (see Is. 59:14-60:3).

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Boqer Or (Good Morning Light)!

Shalom Friends,

I have some real powerful secrets to share with you today that will revolutionize your quality of life.  This is not something I read in a book or viewed on a video link.  These are time-tested disciplines I have used to train myself and other warriors to find that place of physical fitness that God has pre-ordained all of us to walk in!  Our bodies (temples) belong to God, and He wants to use them as instruments (weapons) of war in this late hour!  This is so exhilarating!  So come draft behind what we are pioneering here for not just a healthy and better quality of living, but also another great tool for soul winning and tactical offensive ops against evil!  It is time to run with the chariot horses of God per Jeremiah 12:5!

In this latest audio podcast, I will share some secrets I have used to stay the course, not give up, and thus have shed off over 40 pounds thru a Spirit-pleasing practice of diet and exercise.  What sets these secrets apart from the plethora of fitness centers, books, programs, equipment, virtual web sites, and most of the highly educated trainers of our contemporary culture is this…we are exercising inside out from a well that never runs dry!  It is all about yielding and not just “working out”!

So join with us as we become that radical Gideon’s band of men and women who are buffeting themselves to be His champions per I Cor. 9:24-27!

Listen to today’s podcast now
“SECRETS TO A SPIRIT-FILLED FITNESS LIFESTYLE (Part 3)”

May His glory haze of pleasure possess you,

Scott

Shalom Friends,

It is a winter white-out here in Northern Israel this weekend with a large storm coating the mountain’s ridges of the Hermon with beautiful frozen precipitation!  This is another excellent addition of water for this drought stricken country while at the same time our national joy is being buffeted by the renewed rhetoric of war coming from our Northern enemies.  Therefore it is time for a tactical examination of what the strongman of the Prince of Persia (Iran) is cunningly crafting with his Islamic antichrist armies against our tiny country and inhabitants!

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Shalom Friends,

Today’s communiqué is geared to encourage and manifest in you more robust faith for exploits in your sectors of responsibility.  It has been a wild weekend here in Israel and so let’s get you’all updated right away!

As I have been diligently pressing into the new thing of “Ground Zero” in my heart to be totally available for the Holy Spirit’s beckoning call, something always manifest like clockwork, yet is so alien to many believers worldwide.  And this alien thing has to do with exploits against the underworld!  If you are a believer and living in compromise then this last sentence will send out signals of fear and trepidation towards self preservation.  But if you are a believer walking the highway of holiness (Is. 35), then just the mentioning of doing exploits against the underworld causes you to salivate like Pablo’s dog!  Glory to God!  Warriors love to war…not just sit around and sing about it!

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