Jesus, is the Word made flesh, the Creator of heaven and earth!
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.”
God put enmity between the enemy and the woman. Could the woman represent Israel? Satan has always tried to destroy the nation throughout history. From this lineage has come the scarlet thread of redemption.
Exodus 19:5-6 therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. 6 And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
Israel has been brought out of their bondage in Egypt and brought into Mt Sinai. There God gave his promise that if they would obey His voice they would be of intrinsic value to Him. They would be above all people, His covenant people. In their obedience the nation would be a Kingdom of priests to rule with their King, Jesus.
2 Samuel 7:16-17 And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ” 17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
The royal family started with the House of David. Upon this lineage God would build HIs house and it would be an everlasting Kingdom.
Job 19:25-26
For I know that my Redeemer lives,
And He shall stand at last on the earth;
26 And after my skin is destroyed, this I know,
That in my flesh I shall see God,
Job knew that his Redeemer lived. He would stand on the earth as King and after his death he would see Him in a resurrected body. Peter recognized Jesus as the minister of the prophesies spoken of Him in the Old Testament.
Psalms 2:4-8 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: 6 “Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.” 7 “I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. 8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
God in His mercy and promises to the forefathers, even in their rejection of Jesus, would keep His promise to David that Jesus would come as their Redeemer King. In His wrath He would vex the human race BUT He will set Jesus in Jerusalem. When Holy Spirit raised Him from the dead Jesus became God’s only begotten Son. He promises to do the same for all who believe in Him.
Isaiah 6:10 Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And return and be healed.”
To the nation of Israel a child was born and the government will rest on His shoulder. He will be called the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace and on the throne of David He will reign forever.
Daniel 7:13 -14
I was watching in the night visions,
And behold, One like the Son of Man,
Coming with the clouds of heaven!
He came to the Ancient of Days,
And they brought Him near before Him.
14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
Which shall not pass away,
And His kingdom the one
Which shall not be destroyed.
Holy Spirit speaks to those who will listen. The Son of Man, Jesus, came before the Father and to Him was given the Kingdom that all nations will serve Him. It is an everlasting Kingdom and will never be destroyed. Jesus is the hope of the world!
Zephaniah 3:14-15
Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
You shall see disaster no more.
God will take away their enemies death and evil will be gone. The Lord their God is mighty to save. He will gather them together in His love in the return of their King of kings, Jesus the Christ.
Zechariah 14:9
And the Lord shall be King
over all the earth.
In that day it shall be
“The Lord is one,”
And His name one.
God the Son, the third person of the Trinity, Jesus, will be King over all the earth! In Him the world is offered salvation. Carla
Zechariah anticipates the glorious day when the Lord will reestablish His reign on this earth, where it was first challenged by Satan (Rev. 20:1–3; also Psalms 93:1; 97:1; 99:1).
This will be the answer to the prayers of all those who pray Jesus’ words, “Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:10). The words the Lord is one speak of His unity and His uniqueness (Deuteronomy. 6:4). The NKJV Study Bible
Deuteronomy 6:4
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one!
Isaiah 45:21–24
Tell and bring forth your case;
Yes, let them take counsel together.
Who has declared this from ancient time?
Who has told it from that time?
Have not I, the LORD?
And there is no other God besides Me,
A just God and a Savior;
There is none besides Me.“Look to Me, and be saved,
All you ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other…
Ephesians 4:5–6 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Psalm 47:7
For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding
I do want to stay deeply and profoundly human.
I want to choose to not give way to a hard heart, cruelty, unkindness or callousness.
I want to choose to not give way to spitefulness, marginalization, demeaning, unfeeling or intolerance.
I want to choose to honor empathy, peace, kindness, sanctuary, inclusion, dignity, justice. And joy.
We are no longer afraid.
Let us be this alive... Sabbath Moments
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