Hebrew Voices #59 – Michael Oren on Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Michael Oren on Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital, Nehemia Gordon shares an exclusive interview with Michael Oren, a Deputy Minister in the government of Israel and the greatest living historian to have … Continue reading →
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Michael Oren on Trump's Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital, Nehemia Gordon shares an exclusive interview with Michael Oren, a Deputy Minister in the government of Israel and the greatest living historian to have written on Israel. Oren explains the true significance of President Trump's declaration last week recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, how this has put an end to decades of antisemitic humiliation, and how it opens the possibility for true peace with the Arabs. Nehemia also shares his prayer for Jerusalem.
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Hebrew Voices #59 - Michael Oren on Trump's Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
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Benjamin Netanyahu: Le ma’an Zion lo ekhesheh, u’l’ma’an Yerushalayim lo eshkot. (For Zion’s sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest. Isaiah 62:1)
Nehemia: Shalom, this is Nehemia Gordon, and welcome to a special episode of Hebrew Voices. Today, I want to talk about Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the people of Israel.
Last week, President Trump finally recognized Jerusalem as our capital, ordering the American embassy to be moved to the Holy City. To put this in perspective, Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel since around 1006 BC, when the city was conquered from the Jebusites by King David. It remained the capital of the kingdom of Israel, and later the kingdom of Judah, for over 400 years, even under the foreign occupation of the Persians, Greeks, Ptolemies and Seleucids. Jerusalem remained the capital of the autonomous province of Yehuda, in English, “Judea.” It was the capital of the Hasmonean Maccabees for 128 years until it became the capital of Herod's kingdom for another few decades.
It was the Romans who finally replaced Jerusalem as the capital of Judea with the coastal town of Caesarea. Jerusalem became the capital again under two successive short-lived Jewish kingdoms, commonly known by their imperialist Roman titles, the “Great Jewish Revolt” and the “Bar Kokhba Revolt.” When the Arabs conquered Jerusalem in 638 AD, they established a new city called Aramle, the sand dune, as their provincial capital.
Jerusalem will not be a capital again until 1099, when it was conquered by the Crusaders, and then again, when the British conquered the city from the Turks in 1917. In the heart of every Jew, Jerusalem has always been the eternal capital of the Jewish people. Despite this, the nations of the world have engaged in a collective insult by placing their embassies in Tel Aviv. When Jews turn in prayer to God, we face Jerusalem, not Tel Aviv. Jerusalem was the city where God said He put His name forever. It was Jerusalem that we sang about for 2000 years in exile, at the end of our prayers, “Bashana haba'a biYerushalayim,” “Next year in Jerusalem.” I want to take a few minutes to listen to the highlights of President Trump's speech proclaiming Jerusalem the capital of Israel. Here is President Donald Trump speaking on December 6, 2017.
President Trump: Today, I am delivering. I've judged this course of action to be in the best interests of the United States of America, and the pursuit of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. This is a long overdue step to advance the peace process, and to work towards a lasting agreement. Israel is a sovereign nation with the right, like every other sovereign nation, to determine its own capital. Acknowledging this as a fact is a necessary condition for achieving peace.
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I really enjoyed this interview. Happy 70th Birthday Israel! The return from Babylon after 70 years and Trump is building a wall! ?? Hmm…. Everyone knows that history repeats itself. As King Solomon said, there is nothing new under the sun. Interesting video done by Perry Stone on YouTube, it’s titled ” The Trump Presidency”. It’s about prophetic cycles. I don’t endorse most of his stuff, but I think he’s really hit on something here. 28 minute video, it’s worth a look. May Yehovah Bless you guys!
In the most humble way I can put it, I don’t want to offend, what about Jehovah’s Witnesses who have been proclaiming This name since 1936, Why would Jehovah have Jehovah’s Witnesses write this in the Bible over 7000 times as a precursor your findings.
9th month (Kislev) 23rd day 2BCE Yehoshua received gifts from Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abendigo & Yehovah the father.
“…and therefore as a free man I take pride in the words ANI YERUSHALMI”
HalleluYAH! Yes we are living in an incredible time to see this happen! Some say this will pave the path to “Peace” with the Arabs. Are we close to the time when we will all say : Peace Peace! And then “SUDDEN DESTRUCTION'” ? I pray we are found worthy to escape the horrible things to come. May YAH be with us. Ken Yehi Ratzon…Shalom Shoshannah.
Hope not to ruin anyone’s day, but in my humble opinion it is too early for jubilation. Having read the prophets, I see many times of trouble still in Jerusalem’s future. With a sizable contingent Of Jewish Israel still agitating diligently for the 3rd exile by their violation of Yah’s instruction, it will seem like a race to see what happens first; them having their way, or the advent of eternal peace.
קריה יפיפיה – Beautiful Town – Kirya Yefefeiyah
יְהֹוָה Blessed be forever The Eternal יְהֹוָה YEHOVAH, El Elyon, Elohim of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
The only Possessor of heaven and earth Who Alone formed light and created darkness, Alone His domiciles, יְהֹוָה יפיפיה
I speak Truth As יְהֹוָה יפיפיה Beautiful YEHOVAH Lives, so should we
P.S.
יְהֹוָה Hava Nagila!!! יְהֹוָה
שלום נחמיה, מה שלומך? הלב שלי מלא שמחה, כי יהוה בחר בירושלים כבירת ישראל. ברוך ה ‘לנצח ולתמיד. הללויה! Let stop this Hebrew thing before I “ASSUME” too much. I just wanted to thank you your for all your work on behalf of the truth. יהוה יברך אותך! This is the second time that a program that you published has touch my heart so deeply that it causes me to cry. The first was the broadcast from Rocket City, and this most recent release of Hebrew Voices. I fancy meeting you some day and having an Chavrutah with you. Keep up the blessed work. שה יהוה יברך אותך, שלום!
typos x II
Gihon Spring / not Gizah
permanent Shadow
I am *very* glad that this happened. It is terrific. It is high time that the nations stopped trying to dictate to Israel.
I do want to point out that no matter how President Trump’s document was titled, he did not finally cause the USA to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The US Congress did that 22 years ago. What he did was to decline to waive the relocation of the US embassy that is currently in Tel Aviv.
We need to thank President Trump for what he did do, but we also need to recognize and thank that Congress for their actions over 2 decades ago.
I’d like you to do a tete a tete with Robert Cornuke re Simon the Hasmonean. Today is Hanukkah eve based on moon sighting.
Simon was neither of David’s Royal Line nor Kohanim. He was being used of God but was neither Kingly nor Priestly, but still used by God?
Did he raze the city of David, the Original Zion, as his interim rulership arrangement.
Being the ruler of Israel but neither King nor Priest put him in both a hard place but also a prophetic one.
I’m keen on Mount Zion being physically rebuilt.
It seems to me that Mount Zion was to the south, Mount Moriah to the North and inbetween was the Threshing floor of Jebusite Araunah was on the saddle back between those two high points.
Zion was razed/ ploughed according to prophesy. [never happened to mount Moriah]
The Romans utterly destroyed the Temple complex on the Threshing Floor. ridge/ saddle back/ corresponds to just above and west of the Gizah Spring.
All that remains is the Mount Moriah/ Fortress of Antonio – which does itself have genuine spiritual significance. Possibly where Pilot sat in judgement of Yahoshuah.
Now this is childishly simple. Does the coming Mashiach require a Throne to sit on or a Temple to be worshiped in.
Zion will be the largest mountain. It will be raised up. [This is the unavoidable unalterable future history of Jerusalem] Given Mashiach requires a throne I suggest building the Mount Zion and putting a palace on top. A palace fit for the King of the the World. This will put Mount Moriah in a permanent shaddow.
Cost. Lets say we can do it for a trillion USD. The good thing about this is that the geographical alteration will recreate the entire middle east.
No one builds mountains without a kernel of faith. Simon the Hasmonean did a good job in his day. It is time for “us” to step up to the plate.
Phillip George.
Hanukkah Eve 2017
800 years since Rabbi Judah ben Samuel.
HALLELU-YAH! When I saw the news the other day, I had to pinch myself (not dreaming). Truly historic and prophetic move – and may it be forevermore.
Tears!!!!
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