Yom Kippur tragedy

Romans 10:1-5 NLT

Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved. [2] I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. [3] For they don't understand God's way of making people right with Himself. Refusing to accept God's Way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the Law. [4] For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the Law was given. As a result, all who believe in Him are made right with God. [5] For Moses writes that the Law's way of making a person right with God requires obedience to ALL of its commands.

Yesterday the Jews, globally, fasted and confessed their sins on Yom Kippur - their most holy day.

Leviticus chapter 16 describes how the first Day of Atonement was instigated.

A sacrifice of a bull and a goat purged (albeit temporarily) the sin of the people - so the they could be "at-one" with the Lord again.

It was a foreshadowing of what Yeshua (Jesus) would achieve once for all time on the Cross.

Tragically and shockingly a terrorist, on this very day, in Manchester, drove into some of the congregation attending synagogue, then stabbed and killed some, injuring others.

Eventually, he was shot by police before he could cause anymore harm.

It is an awful stain, on this country, that we have allowed the brewing and festering of antisemitism to go on unchecked, resulting in atrocities like this one.

It's akin to the rise of Jew hatred as in the 1930's.

That it should be in the land that stood stoically against the Nazis is to our great shame!

We must stand with our Jewish compatriots and repel and reject this perverted hatred, which emanates from the pit of Hell.

Our precious Lord Jesus in His humanity came from Jewish race! Those who eschew this and embrace replacement theology deny the Truth of Scripture.

God has an eternal plan for His People and remember that:

Zechariah 2:8 AMPC

For thus said the Lord of hosts, after [His] glory had sent me [His messenger] to the nations who plundered you - for he who touches you touches the apple or pupil of His eye.