A look at Isaiah 27:6-28:13 and Matt 22:1-23:39

[RabbiJames]

ISAIAH 27:6-28:13

” In the days to come, shall Jacob take root, Israel shall blossom and bud....” We see a fulfillment of this prophecy. From a few million slaves and brick makers in Egypt, They were "taken out" by Moses who was "Taken out of the water" to fulfill a sacred mission to bring God's people to Mt. Horeb, to be united and solidified as "One People" and "One Nation". This people/nation has grown and has spread out throughout the world.

Yes, Israel was scattered throughout the world because of rebellion and disobedience, yet they were and still are God's Chosen People. Can a nation be born in one day? (Isaiah 66:8) who has heard of such a thing? Or could we say; "Can a nation be "re-born" in one day?" Yet it happened on May 14, 1948. Israel became a nation again.

Though many nations have tried to “snuff out” Israel, they, in turn (those nations) have suffered punishment and defeat in trying to do just that. Can a mouse “snuff out” an elephant? Israel, upon being scattered throughout the nations, brought the belief in “ONE GOD” when the nations believed in “Multi-gods”

Through the Tribe of Y’hudah, came forth YHVH in the flesh, “Yeshua” who is “Yeshuah” (Salvation) to all those who believe on him who died to set men free from sin.

At the end of this reading, we read: (28:13) "So now the Word of Adonai for them comes "Precept by precept, precept by precept. line by line, line by line, a little here, a little there" This advice by the Prophet is for scoffers those in rebellion, so that they might turn from their ways, by reading and studying God's Word. It could also apply to all of us, to take in God's Holy Writ, verse by verse, a little at a time, a "precept" is a general rule to regulate behavior or thought. That is what God's commandments are intended to do, regulate or change our ways of thinking and our behavior, but this must be accomplished through the Spirit of God.

MATT 22:1-23:39


Yeshua tells a parable about the “Kingdom of Heaven” being likened to a “marriage/wedding feast, and the king invites many to come, but they refuse and even kill the servants, then he sends an army to destroy those who rejected him and killed his servants and sent others to invite others to come, and many came, and the feast was given. Both good and bad came,

In plain light, Yeshua is now preparing a “wedding feast” for those who have accepted his “invitation”. Many accept, even those who walk in evil ways, want to change their lives, so they repent and receive Yeshua as LORD and Savior, yet also, many reject. The offer still stands, Yeshua died on the cross to offer mankind Salvation through his blood and full atonement of sins. Yet many still make fun of that and refuse the gift of salvation, to prefer the ways of the world.

Those who refuse, and die in their sins, will suffer eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire, While the offer was made, they refused, while others accepted. What will you do with the gift of Salvation? Accept or reject?

 

[Zceptre]

Very nicely written. The flow of the concepts weave together well, and the support of the rebirth of Israel is the indisputable evidence for the truth of it.

We do know this is not a just a story, being that it has the flesh and blood of the eternal God as its foundation in Lord Yeshua. The Kingdom of Heaven and the Wedding Supper always strikes me as a part of the truth many people miss, and the rest of us struggle to grasp the full implications of it. It is not just an unfounded analogy, something abstract with no basis that the Lord pulled out of thin air to make a fancy imagination to hold our attention and gain admiration.

The "Word of Adonai" absolutely changes us piece by piece, and the parable of the Wedding Supper I think illustrates that the Bible is the invitation to this great event, of which many toss to the ground and find no time or place for the "ancient writings". Failing to grasp the supernatural nature of the words on the page, it seems to be that, they disregard the invitation for emotional reasons and being "too busy." The Jewish people and Gentiles hold this same plight of peer pressure and public scrutiny, and so to engage in seeking a seat at the Wedding Supper is to be an outcast in the world they now live and to give up things they currently have and refuse to let go of.

I think the question many must answer first is, "have I asked God to show me whether this is true?" Because such an amazing offer certainly does, from the view of this cold world, seem to be "too good to be true," until one starts seeking to validate the reputation of the sender.