The Promise of Restoration Throughout Scripture, Israel is promised a last-day restoration in the landThis promise rests on the faithful character of God—that He can be trusted to carry out His promises because He cannot lie. This is especially true if it is a covenant promise sworn by divine oath.

 

ICEJ TEACHING Partnering in the Great Return of the Jewish People The Gentile Role in the Restoration of Israel Israel today is a remarkable country. Though small and threatened on all sides, it is nonetheless making major contributions to the world, such as in hi-tech and biomedical advances. Many of the world’s largest companies are investing billions of dollars in Israeli start-ups and setting up Research & Development (R&D) offices here, which is crucial to their future success in the global marketplace.   Israel is also leading the way in agricultural innovations and water conservation. For example, it pioneered drip irrigation and currently recycles over 90 percent of its wastewater, far outstripping any other nation. And although more than half its land is still arid desert, Israel exports high-quality farm produce in all seasons, even while its neighbors must import food to feed their populations.   The Israeli people are also blessed with one of the most nutritious food supplies in the world. In a recent global survey by the Bloomberg news agency of the world’s healthiest countries, Israel ranked an impressive sixth, a full seven spots ahead of the legendary food-producing nation of France and far ahead of the United States at number 33.   A few years ago, I heard one of Israel’s chief rabbis share a fascinating story about a group of Russian farmers who had come to Israel to learn how this nation’s farmers were able to produce such high-volume and high-quality yields. When they asked how many kilos of apples Israeli orchards produce per acre, they were shocked when their Israeli counterparts said it was best to speak in terms of tonnage, and not just kilos. Incredibly, the Israeli orchards were producing 10 times as many apples as those in Russia.   Yet the Land of Israel was not always so fruitful. … In fact, the land lay desolate for all the centuries of Jewish exile, and in both Christian and Muslim lands where the Jews were dispersed, they were largely forbidden from owning land. This meant they had basically lost the ability to farm and had to rely on the gentiles to feed themselves. This was true even up to some 100 years ago when Jews first began to return to the Land of Israel and try to scratch out a living in the barren fields.   The Law and the Prophets had warned the ancient Israelites that this would be their fate if they turned their backs on God. The land itself would “vomit out” those inhabitants who turned to wickedness (Leviticus 18:28), and the fields would lie desolate in their absence (Jeremiah 18:15–17).   Meantime, the Jewish people were also told they would be scattered among the nations and would never find a place to rest their feet (Leviticus 26:26–39; Deuteronomy 28:64–67). The sword would follow after them (Jeremiah 24:10), and they would bear the reproach of famine while in exile (Jeremiah 14; Ezekiel 5). But God also promised that one day He would come and find His people, no matter how far they had been scattered, and return them to the land promised to Abraham and his descendants as an “everlasting possession” (Genesis 17:8). This promise of a future restoration is spoken of by all the Hebrew prophets and is affirmed by all the great covenants of the Bible.   The Promise of Restoration Throughout Scripture, Israel is promised a last-day restoration in the land. This promise rests on the faithful character of God—that He can be trusted to carry out His promises because He cannot lie. This is especially true if it is a covenant promise sworn by divine oath. FINISH READING ONLINE GET INVOLVED Partner in the Great Return of the Jewish People By supporting the extensive ongoing work and witness of the ICEJ, you are helping to fund our core activities in Israel and around the world.   Now is the set time to favor Zion and Christians have a unique opportunity to bless and comfort the Jewish people as the Lord restores them to their land. SEND YOUR GIFT THE CALLING OF THE ICEJ For over 40 years the ICEJ has embarked upon a journey of giving comfort to Israel. This journey has involved deeds and compassion, and every town, village and city has been impacted, in some way, by our benevolence ministry that has helped the poor, healed the sick, housed the lonely, encouraged the children, and cared for the elderly. Learn more › PRAY GO GIVE International Christian Embassy Jerusalem - USA, Inc. PO Box 332974  | Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37133 (615) 895-9830 | Email

California Thieves Steal $35k Of Apple Products In Broad Daylight...The California crime wave continues to worsen as a pair of thieves were caught on video stealing roughly $35,000 worth of Apple products in broad daylight — while terrified customers and store employees watched.

 

California Thieves Steal $35k Of Apple Products In Broad Daylight

The California crime wave continues to worsen as a pair of thieves were caught on video stealing roughly $35,000 worth of Apple products in broad daylight — while terrified customers and store employees watched.

On Black Friday in Palo Alto, California, the seemingly unarmed robbers were seen ripping multiple iPhones and laptops off of display tables and pushing past customers — all while everyone in the busy store stood by and simply watched, doing nothing to stop them.

Speaking with Palo Alto Online, police acting Capt. James Reifschnieder revealed that an Apple employee had heard one of the robbers threaten violence against anyone who attempted to stop them. Reifschneider also noted in his comments that the crime was reported at 4:17 p.m. on November 25.

Video of the robbery has gone viral on social media and shows the pair of thieves with their faces mostly covered, carrying backpacks. One is wearing a blue hoodie and black pants, while the other is dressed in a gray hoodie and blue jeans. The men are seen walking around the store going from table to table and shoving Apple products into their bags.

Apple employees are seen on the video ushering customers away from the robbers, while someone is heard telling people to back up.

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Only one person can be heard actually asking if they should do something to put an end to the brazen robbery, saying: “Yo, should we stop them?”

Meanwhile, police have stated that the violent threat from one of the thieves elevated the crime from a burglary shoplift to a robbery. No weapons were seen during the crime, and no one was injured.

The thieves fled the scene in a red Mazda3 hatchback, and a security guard reportedly spotted them traveling north on U.S. Highway 101.

No arrests have been made, but police have described the suspects as two black males in their late teens or early 20s.

This is not the first time that this Apple store was targeted. In 2018, the store was robbed twice within 24 hours, and the thieves made off with more than $100,000 worth of products. In 2016, robbers drove a rental car through the front of the store, stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of products.

2 GUYS ESCAPE W/$35K IN IPHONES & LAPTOPS IN DAYLIGHT GRAB-AND-GO AT @APPLE STORE ON UNIVERSITY DOWNTOWN, PER @PALOALTOPOLICE, ADDING ONE THIEF THREATENED PHYSICAL VIOLENCE TO ANYONE WHO TRIED TO STOP THEM, ELEVATING CASE FROM BURGLARY-SHOPLIFT TO ROBBERY IN LATEST CAPER AT STORE PIC.TWITTER.COM/KS8ZUUXH5A

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US plans end to mpox public health emergency in January Associated Press AMANDA SEITZ December 3, 2022, 5:48 PM

 

US plans end to mpox public health emergency in January

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December 3, 2022, 5:48 PM

FILE - This image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory that was captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist. (NIAID via AP, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government plans to end in January the public health emergency it declared earlier this year after an outbreak of mpox infected more than 29,000 people across the U.S.

Mpox cases have plummeted in recent weeks, with just a handful of new infections being reported every week in the month of November, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the height of the outbreak, over the summer, hundreds of people were being infected weekly.

The virus has primarily spread among men who have sex with infected men.

The public health emergency is expected to end in January, said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in a statement.

“Given the low number of cases today, HHS does not expect that it needs to renew the emergency declaration when it ends on January 31, 2023,” Becerra said. “But we won’t take our foot off the gas — we will continue to monitor the case trends closely and encourage all at-risk individuals to get a free vaccine.”

The U.S. struggled to contain the mpox outbreak for many months. Tests were difficult to come by and the government botched its rollout of the vaccine, with weeks of delays in getting 800,000 doses of the shots to clinics in the major cities that were hit hardest.

The tide began turning in August, shortly after the government declared a public health emergency and the White House tapped two top officials — Robert Fenton, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency's COVID-19 vaccination effort, and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis of the CDC — to lead the response to the virus outbreak.

Their strategy included reaching out to local clinics and vaccinating people at Pride events or parades. As the two-dose Jynneos vaccine became more readily available around the country, cases started falling.

To date, 17 people have died from the virus in the U.S.

Winding down the mpox public health emergency will be a test run of sorts for the Biden administration as it braces to declare an end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, which is expected to last at least through Jan. 11. The administration has given no indication of when it will declare an end to the coronavirus public health emergency but has promised to give at last 60 days notice.

Last month the World Health Organization renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.

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