Selected Bible References Encouraging Prayer and Concern for Israel

Genesis 12:3
“I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Psalm 121:4
“Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”

Isaiah 62:1
“For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest.”

Isaiah 62:6–7
“I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day or night.”

Jeremiah 31:35–37
God links His continuing faithfulness to Israel with the fixed order of creation.

Zechariah 8:7–8
God speaks of gathering His people and dwelling among them in truth and righteousness.

Romans 9:4–5
Paul reminds believers of Israel’s unique place in God’s redemptive story.

Romans 11:1–2
“I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not!”

Romans 11:28–29
Israel remains “beloved for the sake of the fathers,” and God’s calling is irrevocable.

Ephesians 2:14–16
Christ is the source of true peace and reconciliation.