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Arise Africa!

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Revive Israel supported the recent Africa-Israeli Restitution Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia is the political capital of Africa and home to the UN Economic Commission for Africa. It was also the home of the Ethiopian Eunuch of Acts 8, as well as being the likely home country of the Biblical Queen of Sheba.

The aim of the Africa-Israeli Restitution Forum, was to address root causes of some of Africa’s problems. The core concept was that the sins of Egypt against the Jewish people (Exodus 1:8-14) have never been repented of by Africa collectively, bringing a curse – ultimately over not only Egypt but also all of Africa by extension, just as Achan’s sin brought a curse on all Israel (Joshua 7:20). As such, these curses of Egypt – slavery, despotic leadership and high infant mortality – have been afflicted upon Africa.

Curses Turned to Blessing

The broad African representation in the forum repented on behalf of their Egyptian precursors, asking forgiveness of the Jews present, and seeking to align themselves with Israel. There was also deep reconciliation between Ethiopians and Ethiopian Jews, as well as forgiveness towards the white race for the sins of colonialism, racism and enslavement. Also present were tall, dark-skinned Jews of the South Sudan/West Ethiopia Neur tribe (Isaiah 18:7), whom God touched deeply.

Several interesting political events took place around the same time:

  1. During the forum, a peace treaty was signed between warring tribal factions who have killed tens of thousands in nearby South Sudan, including many Neur.

  2. The day we left Ethiopia, an event was held for over 120 members of the Ethiopian parliament, strongly encouraging them to move their embassy to Jerusalem.

  3. Newly elected Christian President of Ethiopia and Nobel Peace Prize contender, Abiy Ahmed, normalized relations with neighboring Eritrea, after decades of bitter warring and the death of tens of thousands.

Beginning in Egypt

There is a Biblical pattern of Israel going down to Egypt in time of difficulty – Abraham and Jacob in times of famine, as well as Yeshua and His parents at a time of persecution by Herod. In the future it seems that God will visit Egypt in time of difficulty (Isaiah 19:1) and as part of His strategy for reclaiming Planet Earth (Revelation 1:7), en route to Israel. This Biblical pattern is encapsulated in Hosea 11:1, “Out of Egypt I have called my son.”

A New Africa

Psalm 68:31 was a guiding Scripture for the Africa-Israeli Restitution Forum:

“Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God.”

Just as the remnant of Egypt is entering a new alignment with the remnant of Israel, so Ethiopia is called to lead Africa in blessing Israel, releasing an end-time wave of blessing across the continent. Could it be that we are about to see a reversal from slavery, corruption and dictatorship – and an overflow of revival from Africa? Could a continent that spent centuries in slavery now rise up and take its place among equals? Let us pray together for Africa to be released into the fullness of her destiny in the Lord! 

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