{"id":6917,"date":"2025-05-19T16:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=6917"},"modified":"2025-05-19T16:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:49:05","slug":"what-is-jerusalem-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/what-is-jerusalem-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Jerusalem Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In the State of Israel, “Jerusalem Day” (i.e., Yom Yerushalayim:<\/em> \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd) commemorates the re-unification of old city of Jerusalem on June 7th, 1967 during the infamous Six Day War.\u00a0 In 1968 the Chief Rabbinate of Israel declared Iyyar 28 to be a holiday to thank God for answering the 2,000-year-old expression of hope recited by Jews throughout the world: “Next Year in Jerusalem.” On March 23, 1998, the Knesset passed the Jerusalem Day Law, making it a national holiday.<\/p>\n

Jerusalem is central<\/em> to the Jewish heart. The Hebrew word “Zion” (\u05e6\u05d9\u05d5\u05df) is mentioned over 160 times in the Scriptures. That’s more than the words faith, hope, love, and countless other key words… And since Zion is a poetic form of the word Jerusalem (\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05c1\u05dc\u05dd), the number of occurrences swells to nearly 1,000! Since it’s the most frequently occurring place name in all the Scriptures, it’s no overstatement to say that God Himself is a Zionist…. “Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth” (Psalm 50:2). “The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are said of you, O City of God” (Psalm 87:2-3). Indeed, Yeshua called Jerusalem the “City of the great King” (Psalm 48:2; Matt 5:35): It is the place where He was crucified, buried, resurrected, and ascended to heaven; and is it furthermore the place where He will return to earth (Zech. 14:1-9).<\/p>\n

In light of all this, how can we forget Zion, \u201cthe city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem\u201d (Heb. 12:22)? Is she not \u201cour mother\u201d (Gal. 4:26)? Are we not her citizens, indeed, her exiles in this age? As the psalmist said, \u201cIf I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy!\u201d (Psalm 137:5-6).<\/p>\n

The famous words, “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem” (Psalm 126:6) reveals prophetic truth about our Savior and Messiah. The word sha’alu<\/em> (\u05e9\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5) means “you ask” (as in ask a sheilah<\/em>, a question), and the word shalom<\/em> (\u05e9\u05c1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd) is the name of Yeshua, the Prince of Peace (i.e., Sar Shalom: \u05e9\u05e8\u05be\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd). The word \u201cJerusalem\u201d means “the teaching of peace” (jeru<\/em>– comes from the same root as the word Torah [\u05d9\u05e8\u05d4], which means “teaching”). The command, \u201csha’alu shelom Yerushalayim\u201d can therefore be construed, “ask about the Prince of Peace and His Teaching.” Amen. Yeshua the Messiah is indeed the rightful King of Jerusalem (Matt. 5:35) who is coming soon to establish Zion and to reign over all the earth (Isa. 62:7).<\/p>\n

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