Discover why God’s covenant with Israel and the Jewish people still matters today. Drawing on Scripture, personal experience, and decades of ministry involvement, Lincoln Rupesinghe offers a compelling and thought-provoking exploration of Israel’s place in God’s unfolding purposes. In Israel’s Defence equips readers with a biblical perspective to navigate one of the most important and challenging issues of our time.
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Contents:
Introduction
An Assignment I Could Not Escape
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Part One: Understanding the Battle
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Chapter 1 - The Noise That Replaced the Truth
Chapter 2 - October 7th and the War on Truth
Chapter 3 - Israel: A Forgotten Story
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Part Two: The Covenant and the Land
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Chapter 4 - The Covenant That Cannot Be Revoked
Chapter 5 - The Land, The Promise, and the Owner
Chapter 6 - Bless Israel: A Principle That Governs Nations
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Part Three: Israel in God's Redemptive Plan
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Chapter 7 - The Jewish King is Coming Back
Chapter 8 - From Spectator to Intercessor
Chapter 9 - The Transformed Witness
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Part Four: A Call to Stand
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Chapter 10 - The Case for Israel: The Land, The Covenant, and God's End Time
Chapter 11 - The Power of Declaring God's Word
Chapter 12 - Speak God's Word of Blessing over Israel
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Epilogue
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Appendices
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Appendix 1: Reader’s study guide
The Covenant Promise Trail
50 Promises God Has Made Concerning Israel, Jerusalem, and the Jewish People
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​Appendix 2
Prayers for Israel, Jerusalem, and the Jewish People
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The Noise That Replaced the Truth
In the opening chapter of In Israel's Defence, the author challenges the prevailing narratives that have shaped public opinion about Israel, arguing that media framing and emotional storytelling often overshadow historical and biblical context. Drawing from his own journey, he reflects on a life-changing experience in London in 1993 that sparked a deep and unexpected connection to Israel and the Jewish people.
Combining personal testimony with a call for honest investigation, the chapter invites readers to look beyond headlines, question inherited assumptions, and return to original sources. It sets the stage for a book that explores the intersection of media, history, faith, and truth, asking how modern society became disconnected from the foundations that once shaped its understanding of Israel.
This compelling introduction challenges readers to reconsider what they think they know and embark on a deeper search for truth, wherever it may lead.
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October 7th and the War on Truth
Chapter Two examines the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and challenges readers to look beyond the event itself to the global response that followed. Arguing that the atrocities were extensively documented yet quickly overshadowed by competing narratives, the chapter explores how media framing, political discourse, and public opinion shaped the conversation in the days and weeks after the attack.
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Blending contemporary events with personal reflection, the author recounts a pivotal experience in Israel that serves as a powerful illustration of how fear can silence conviction. He suggests that the reluctance of many institutions, leaders, and individuals to speak plainly about October 7 reveals deeper questions about truth, moral courage, and the enduring hostility directed toward the Jewish people.
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Provocative and thought-provoking, this chapter challenges readers to examine primary sources for themselves, confront uncomfortable realities, and consider whether the world's response to one of the most shocking attacks in modern history points to a much older story still unfolding today.
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Israel: A Forgotten Story
In Chapter Three, In Israel's Defence turns from current events to a deeper question: how did so many Christians become disconnected from Israel's central place in the biblical story? Through a moving personal reflection on his father's unexplained connection to Jerusalem, the author explores themes of heritage, calling, and the enduring significance of covenant across generations.
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The chapter argues that much of the modern Church has lost sight of its Jewish foundations, leaving believers with an incomplete understanding of Scripture and God's ongoing relationship with Israel. Tracing the impact of teachings that separated Christianity from its biblical roots, the author invites readers to rediscover the rich connections between the Old and New Testaments, the significance of Jerusalem, and the covenants that shape the entire biblical narrative.
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Part memoir, part spiritual exploration, this chapter challenges readers to look beyond contemporary politics and recover a story that has been there all along, waiting to be rediscovered. It presents Israel not as a modern controversy, but as an essential thread woven throughout the biblical account from beginning to end.