The Lion of Judah is coming soon.
Love For His People Blog Editor's Note: From time to time we see those who mirror a character image of the great Lord God of Israel. As an American, I was always impressed with the commitment IDF General Ariel Sharon lived by, to defend his people in the land of Israel. He was a great leader, and will be remembered as such - as a great lion.
The Lion of Judah Himself, Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) will show Himself strong on His people's behalf, as they continue to withstand the onslaught of the surrounding enemy against them.
Our hearts are for Him and the Jews in their Land, Eretz Yisrael. We stand for His full purposes, with His people, in their Promised Land.
Steve Martin, Founder
Our hearts are for Him and the Jews in their Land, Eretz Yisrael. We stand for His full purposes, with His people, in their Promised Land.
Ariel Sharon: Last of Israel's Great Lions Passes Away
Sunday, January 12, 2014 | Israel Today Staff
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Israel former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died on Saturday after eight years in a coma following a brain hemorrhage in January 2006. His coffin was to lie in state at the Knesset on Sunday, and his funeral was scheduled for Monday at Sharon’s Sycamore Ranch in the southern Negev region. He was 85.
Sharon was the last of a generation of Israeli leaders and warriors that knew how to get the job done. Often controversial, Sharon was not afraid to bend and even break the rules in order to accomplish his and what he felt were the nation’s goals. And more than once, that approach is believed to have saved the State of Israel from disaster.
David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, famously labeled Sharon as the Jewish state’s “greatest field commander” for his uncanny ability to remain calm and turn the tide of battle. Sharon carried that level of composure and confidence into his political career where, again often contentious, he managed to get things done that others viewed as being out of reach.
From daring and defiant military maneuvers that brought Israel some of its greatest wartime victories, to brutal anti-terror campaigns that taught Israel’s enemies that Jewish blood is not cheap, to bulldozing through some of Israel’s toughest political issues, Sharon demonstrated a decisiveness that is sorely lacking in most of the nation’s leaders today.
The reaction of former left-wing opposition leader Yossi Sarid to Sharon’s death perhaps best relates the impact he had on this nation:
“[Ariel Sharon] was the most present and influential person in the country in the past two generations. Lots of people wanted to influence and leave their mark, but nobody, for better or for worse, left such a deep mark on our history in the past few decades.”
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