The Days of Awe

The Jewish Holiday of Rosh HaShanah ends this evening at sundown, and then the 10 Days of Awe begin which lead up to Israel's high holy day of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Last year the Bush Administration was exerting extreme pressure on Israel to give up the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and East Jerusalem. A part of God's covenant and unconditional promise to Abraham and Israel was recorded in Genesis 12:3, "And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."

We know that God fulfilled a portion of this through the atoning death of His Son because "God so loved the world..." The blessings and curses also are well documented throughout history as a testimony to God's faithfulness to his promises. So what happened last year on these days?

September 25th Bush meets with members of Congress and Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the division of Jerusalem.

September 29th--Rosh HaShanah The stock-market took a 777point nosedive.

September 30th to October 8th--The Days of Awe The stock market posted its worst 10 days since the crash of 1929, the beginning of the Great Depression

October 9th--Yom Kippur The stock market plunged 679 points.

October 15th--Sukkot or The Feast of tabernacles saw a 737 point drop.

God Almighty means what He says and He always keeps His promises. We would do well to heed Zechariah 12:2 "Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem."

For more on this "coincidence" and many others like them see the blog of John McTernan at www.johnmcternan.name