For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
Romans 9:15-16 ESV
This is a quote from Exodus 33:19. The context concerns choosing Moses to lead the people, allowing him to experience God’s presence, and God leading Israel through the wilderness, so that all the nations will know that they are God’s people.
Although, in principle, “election” in Romans 8-9 certainly has bearing on the salvation of each person, it isn’t directly about choosing Moses or Jacob for eternal life, but for a particular role to play in God’s plan of salvation.
This seems to be a hot topic lately (at least to me) and I finally have some thoughts to offer. Enjoy! https://afflicted4messiah.word....press.com/2025/02/02
When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against YHWH.
#proverbs 19:3
Fools act foolishly and then blame everyone else for their failures, but especially God.
Here are some Apostolic (New Testament) passages to read and study with #torah parsha #beshalach ("When he let go" #exodus 13:17-17:16), plus related video and commentary.
#biblestudy
https://www.americantorah.com/....2021/01/19/parsha-be
Luke 9:48
Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”
As more people transition from mainstream worship to more intimate and in depth small group Bible studies, churches that are losing members (and revenue) wonder why. Many of these churches opt for entertaining worship hoping to regain membership only to find this creates a revolving door effect. This trend will continue unless the church returns to the foundation on which the faith is founded. Jude 1:3 tells us that we should struggle for the faith that was delivered once to the saints. This faith is not found in entertainment but in living the way our Creator designed unto live.
Question 260: What Is Meant By: “This Is Elijah Which Was To Come?”
Answer:
There was a prophecy that YHVH would send Elijah or Elisha to turn the hearts of the people (Malachi 4:5). When John appeared, the Jews asked him if he was Elijah and he answered that he was not (John 15:21). They evidently expected that the literal Elijah, who is represented as ascending to heaven without dying (2 Kings 2:11), would be sent to earth. John knew he was not that He regarded himself as a humble messenger, a mere voice, with no distinction but that of preparing the way. The character of his preaching however shows that, like other messengers from YHVH, he underestimated his dignity. When Moshiach spoke of him He settled the question definitely in the passage you refer to. John, He said, was the Elijah to whom the prophecy referred.
Question 259: What Is Meant By: “For I Am Come To Set A Man At Variance With His Father?
Answer:
This statement (Matthew 10:35) showed the result of His coming, not the purpose of it Moshiach was warning the people who came to Him of the sufferings they would have to endure, among which was this of the hostility of their near relatives. Many were offering themselves as His disciples who expected that He would become the King of Israel and that they would share His glory and He wished none to come with any such idea. He wanted them to count the cost and He told them of the trials awaiting them if they followed Him. They must be quite sure that they loved Him so well that if their fathers or their brothers cast them off for being believers they would be faithful to Moshiach, even at the cost of losing the love of their relatives.
Question 258: What Is Meant By: “I Came Not To Send Peace, But A Sword?”
Answer:
Moshiach's work on the individual soul may help you to understand His meaning (Matthew 10:34). The converted soul enjoys a peace passing all understanding; but how is it attained? The first stages of the process are those of fierce conflict. See the agony, the distress that the majority of men pass through when they are under conviction. It is through conflict that peace is attained. It is so with the evil in the world. Moshiach's Kingdom is one of peace; but not the despicable peace with wickedness and oppression. With those evils there must be war. If a father wisely loves his son, he does not ignore that son's bad ways; he punishes him in order to save him. You may say how do we reconcile the rod in the father's hand with his love for his child. There is no need to reconcile. The rod is a sign and proof of the father's love. So Moshiach's coming brought a sword to smite the evil that is cursing the world.
Question 257: What Is Meant By: “Who Is Able To Destroy Both Soul And Body In Hell?”
Answer:
Gregory Stier and some other writers contend that it is Satan to whom Moshiach refers in Matthew 10:28, but the context disproves this theory. The whole tenor of the chapter is directed to encouraging men to trust in YHVH and to fear offending Him. Moshiach shows in the following verse how YHVH's control covers all life and that without His permission no life is lost Moshiach does not teach us anywhere to fear Satan, but to rejoice that, through Himself, Satan has been overcome. In this passage the contrast is between the fear of man on the one hand, which might lead us to keep away from Moshiach or desert Him lest we should be persecuted; and the fear, on the other hand, of YHVH whose power is infinite in extent and whom we should dread to displease.
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