Since the day that Hashem spoke
to Abraham and established His covenant with Abraham's descendants
forever, there have been forces intent on destroying the children
of Israel. To this day, there are many who would seek
to nullify G-d's covenant through philosophy, replacement
theologies and political interests.
The
Good News is that the Holy One of Israel is Sovereign of the
Universe
and
His covenant with Israel will not and cannot be broken or
destroyed!
To suggest that
He has cast aside His chosen people is to call G-d a liar!
To insinuate that
study of the Hebrew Scriptures (called by some the Old Testament)
is unnecessary and/or
superfluous is to insult the One who inspired them and delivered
the Torah to Moses on Mt. Sinai in the presence of the entire
nation.
To declare that
any other covenant cancels this one in Genesis is to declare
that
NO
covenant is trustworthy for if Hashem can cancel this one,
what reason is there to believe in any other 'covenant'?
The
Good News is that the Holy One of Israel is not a man that
He should lie; He keeps His Covenant with Israel, even as
He promised, FOREVER!
Thus
said the LORD: As surely as I have established My covenant
with day and night -- the laws of heaven and earth -- so I
will never reject the offspring of Jacob and My servant David;
I will never fail to take from his offspring rulers for the
descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Indeed, I will restore
their fortunes and take them back in love.
Jeremiah 33:25-26
But some would argue,
"Israel sinned and therefore, G-d rejected her."
Oh, really!
Have not all men sinned? If G-d rejected Israel because
of her sin, then there is NO HOPE
for any man, woman or child.
This is what the
L-rd says in response to that argument:
Truly,
thus said the Lord GOD: I will deal with you as you have dealt,
for you have spurned the pact and violated the covenant. Nevertheless,
I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of
your youth, and I will establish it with you as an everlasting
covenant. You shall remember your ways and feel ashamed,
when you receive your older sisters and your younger sisters,
and I give them to you as daughters, though they are not of
your covenant. I will establish My covenant with you, and
you shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 16:59-62
And of His covenant
with David, He says,
I
will maintain My steadfast love for him always; My covenant
with him shall endure.
I will establish his line forever, his throne, as long as
the heavens last.
If his sons forsake My Teaching and do not live by My rules;
if they violate My laws, and do not observe My commands, I
will punish their transgression with the rod, their iniquity
with plagues. But I will not take away My steadfast
love from him; I will not betray My faithfulness. I will not
violate My covenant, or change what I have uttered.
Psalm 89:29-35
Truly
He that keeps Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps and from
His Throne in the heavens He watches over His Land and His
people. It matters not if we fail to understand what
He is doing at any given time. What does matter
is that our faith in Him and in His revealed will remain steadfast
and immoveable for as the prophet, Habbakuki, instructed us,
"The righteous shall be rewarded
with life by his faith." 2:4
You will keep faith with
Jacob, loyalty to Abraham,
as You promised on oath to our fathers in days
gone by.
Micah
7:20
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