Israel’s Redemption and Salvation
Paul is careful to link the mouth and the heart. Words come easily, but without substance words have no lasting value.
February 1, 2025
Paul is careful to link the mouth and the heart. Words come easily, but without substance words have no lasting value.
Paul’s passion for his brethren of the flesh led him to pray for them. His passion for Yeshua led him to proclaim Him to them.
Although out of historical sequence first Paul references Isaiah’s pleading with Israel, then Moses, and now David.
The emphatic power of Paul’s answer is somewhat lost in the English translation. By using a double negative, [μὴ οὐκ,] Paul is saying “Absolutely they heard!”
Paul’s argument moves between the question and the answer. Because these questions are still being asked today, his answers are relevant.
From the beginning of these chapters, Paul has been arguing that salvation comes only one way to both Jews and Gentiles – by faith.
For thousands of years Israel had faithfully preserved the Word of God, written by the finger of God and given to them at Mt. Sinai. For those years, many were equally as faithful to keep the Law.
God shows Jeremiah a future dialogue between God and Israel when Israel finally accepts God’s invitation to be reconciled, redeemed and saved.
God has a plan and nothing will stop Him; what He says will happen will surely happen.
Josiah was one of the most righteous kings of the Southern Kingdom (Judah). He called the people to repent and return to the Lord. He destroyed all the high places where the people sacrificed to false Gods and committed terrible acts of rebellion. But the people’s repentance wasn’t from the heart and they soon turned back to their wicked ways.
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