Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

whole. you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Pastor Chuck continues with Israel, burdensome stone as we pick up in Zakariah Chapter 12,

verse 3. And now with today's message, here's Pastor Chapp.

The 1973 war was a little different vastly different than that.

The Arabs were better equipped and better trained.

Russia had sent thousands of officers and millions of dollars worth of equipment, armament and all to Syria,

to Egypt, and train them for the battle of annihilation. And Russia was direct and

Russia was directing the 1973 war against Israel

against Israel, attacking on Yom Kippur.

They had dramatic initial successes,

and they almost, almost destroyed Israel in 1973.

There were a few days there

where the fate of the nation was just in delicate balance.

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