Daniel’s prophesy was partially fulfilled in 165-163 B.C. but its ultimate fulfillment will be sometime in the future. While God hasn’t given us the specifics of the timing, He has given us other details. And it’s all good news!
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.
This is one of the most specific prophecies of Yeshua the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament).
Through the prophet Isaiah, God made a promise to Israel that the Messiah would come from the family of David, son of Jesse. One of the key descriptions of the Messiah would be the fear of the Lord.
The Fear of the Lord was fundamental to God’s unique relationship with Israel. The people were expected to respond to Him with awe and reverence and yet the #1 commandment was to love Him.
Jonah was given an assignment from the Lord, an assignment he didn’t want to accept. In rebellion he ran away, jumped onto a ship and went in the opposite direction.
God answered this prayer in the Incarnation His only begotten Son.
While everyone can find personal comfort from the Psalms, care must be taken not to distort their national significance to Israel.
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