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.
God has given us the privilege and responsibility of proclaiming the Gospel. But ultimately salvation comes by the Holy Spirit of God.
Scripture is clear that there is an eternal life after death – a life with God with pleasures forevermore, or a life separated from Him of shame and gnashing of teeth. The choice of eternity must be made during this earthly life.
To those who love Israel and the Jewish people, it is hard to comprehend that 2/3 of the Jewish people will be “cut off and die.” The tragedy is not that they will die, but that they will die without saving faith in Yeshua.
The only people who can sound the alarm to warn Israel and the Jewish people are those who know and believe in God’s warning as revealed and written by His prophets.
We begin to see God’s continual offer of grace, mercy, and salvation even while He is warning of great discipline for Israel’s sins.
Daniel was given a revelation of God’s plan of redemption for Israel through Yeshua the Messiah. While we don’t know the exact timing of the 70th week, we do know God’s purpose – to “finish the transgression and made an end of sins” of the Jewish people and of the land of Israel.
Praying through Jacob’s Trouble and the Day of the Lord can bring discouragement and sadness. Praising God, as we did yesterday, is the way to get our focus on His goodness and sovereignty. In Yeshua, there is always the hope of repentance and restitution.
In mercy God offers to everyone the option of righteousness through the sacrifice of Yeshua. Only through Him can there be forgiveness of sin, redemption and salvation.
For those who love Israel and the Jewish people, going through this series is increasingly difficult as we think about the trouble that lies ahead. But ignorance will not stop the plan of God to bring redemption and salvation to Israel. Who better to pray for Israel than those who love her and believe in God’s infallible Word?
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