Bo/come!
Exodus 10:1-13:16
Jeremiah 46:13-28
Sometimes when I read the torah portion and the haftorah, I struggle to see the ‘connection’ between the two. I realize these were done through the human ‘agency’ and not officially ordained of God, but He must have inspired them to be able to make these connections. I have to ‘put down’ my Greek thinking at times to see how they fit together; sometimes it’s obvious, but also mostly subtle with a ‘heart’ connection or underlying spirit of what is going on in the torah portion.
Today we find ourselves in a time years after leaving Egypt and yet, here is Egypt in the lives and thoughts of the Children of Israel…you would think that when the Lord God Almighty judged the gods of Egypt in Exodus, the people would have taken the ‘opportunity’ to turn to the real God; the One that is the Father of the Children of Israel. (A good lesson here is that when the Lord delivers us personally from any of the false gods or destructive issues in our lives; that we turn fully to Him, and not return to that behavior or ‘influence’)
Jeremiah is having a ‘conversation’ about judgement upon Egypt and a warning to Israel, not to be caught up with what is coming, as he again judges the gods of Egypt. It’s interesting how He uses other ungodly nations to judge ungodly nations…He is so efficient! So, though Israel deserves at least some of the ‘overflow’ of this judgement upon the gods of Egypt; He provides a way out with a promise of the future.
Today if we find ourselves, where we maybe shouldn’t be, or the recipient of circumstances connected to some bad choices (remember, Lot “pitched his tent toward Sodom; he didn’t move directly there; some of our ‘fall’ happens gradually); let’s turn to this loving God we serve and expect; not just what we think we may ‘deserve’, but let’s look to His promises upon our lives and what He has saved us for. It’s for the “joy that was set before Him”…there is a coming wedding with the Jewish Man Messiah Jesus and His beautiful bride (Jew and Gentile), made beautiful by the shed blood of our Bridegroom God. Be blessed today and spend some time rejoicing in your salvation! by john eisner
Ps. I had a ‘picture’ in my mind the other day, of creation standing before the Holy One of Israel (Blessed be His Name for evermore)…you could sense that uneasy feely among most…”do I measure up?”; “Was my confession of the Lord Jesus, enough; was it real?”; “Was I just luke warm?”; “Is the blood really enough?”; “Was that last sin enough to disqualify me?”…you know the drill! Fill in your own blanks. We were standing there side by side; all of creation, as He walked about handing out salvation…! Now I don’t mean to drift into false grace and all that; but let us plan to stand before the Lord of Glory with confidence in Him and His love for His creation; knowing judgement involves His salvation also…je
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