What is Aliyah?
“Aliyah” is a Hebrew word that means “to ascend, to go up.” Therefore, when Jewish people make aliyah—return to the Land that the LORD God of Israel has given them—they are ascending or going up both physically and spiritually. God exiled the Jews from their Land, but He also promised to bring them back. We are now living in days of fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
Here is one of many promises (Isaiah 43:5–7 NKJV):
5 “Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west;
6 “I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—
7 “Everyone who is called by My name, whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”
Why Is Ebenezer Operation Exodus Involved in Aliyah?
From the very first book of the Bible, Gentiles are called to bless the Jewish people: “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” (Genesis 12:3 NKJV).
One way that Gentiles bless Jewish people is assisting them to return to their Land: Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations [Gentiles], and set up My standard for the peoples; they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders” (Isaiah 49:22 NKJV).
Therefore, in response to this Scripture and others, Ebenezer Operation Exodus, a Christian organization, has taken up the mandate to help Jewish people to come home and to pray for the fulfillment of all of God’s promises to Israel.
If you plan to make aliyah and need assistance, please write so that we may refer you to the Ebenezer Operation Exodus office nearest you:
coordinator@ebenezer.org.il
