My dear brothers and sisters, we just recently talked about “Where was God on October 7, 2023, and where was God during the Holocaust?”. I talked with you about the need for salvation which leads to eternal life. I pleaded with you not to follow those people who say, “I can’t believe in Yeshua (Jesus). Jewish people don’t believe in Jesus”. So, let me ask those of you who still believe that, a question: “Do you believe in Moses?”. A great many Jewish people believe in Moses. Listen to what God said through His prophet Moses:
““Now when all these things come upon you—the blessing and the curse that I have set before you—and you take them to heart in all the nations where Adonai your God has banished you, and you return to Adonai your God and listen to His voice according to all that I am commanding you today—you and your children—with all your heart and with all your soul, then Adonai your God will bring you back from captivity and have compassion on you, and He will return and gather you from all the peoples where Adonai your God has scattered you. Even if your outcasts are at the ends of the heavens, from there Adonai your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. Adonai your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, and you will possess it; and He will do you good and multiply you more than your fathers. Also Adonai your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants—to love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul, in order that you may live. “Adonai your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you. Then you—you will return and listen to the voice of Adonai and do all His mitzvot that I am commanding you today. Adonai your God will make you prosper in all the work of your hand—in the fruit of your womb, and the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your soil—for good. For Adonai will again rejoice over you for good, as He rejoiced over your fathers— when you listen to the voice of Adonai your God, to keep His mitzvot and His statutes that are written in this scroll of the Torah, when you turn to Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” (Deuteronomy 30:1-10, TLV)
Now what does Moses mean when he says “Now when all these things come upon you?”. What things?
Brothers and sisters, Moses is talking about what he said two chapters earlier, in Deuteronomy 28. In that long chapter there are 14 verses outlining the blessings that will come from obeying God’s Law and 54 verses outlining the curses that will come from not obeying God’s Law. Remember God’s Law? The 613 positive and negative commandments? Many of the curses in Deuteronomy chapter 28 describe very well what happened in the Holocaust and what happened on October 7. 54 verses of curses, my friends. That’s almost four times as many verses listing curses as there are verses listing blessings. Disobedience is a serious thing to God. I urge you to read Deuteronomy chapter 28, my friends. And remember who wrote it: Moses. Deuteronomy 28 has not expired. There is no statute of limitations on it. Now, some of you will think that that is not fair. Please remember. Deuteronomy is Torah. It’s God’s word, spoken through Moses. Is God unfair? A liberal judge in America or Israel today might think so. But, folks, God is not unfair. Don’t ever think that for one second!! And God is sovereign. We can’t negotiate with Him!
So, how can a God who loves His Chosen People curse them so harshly? After all, how can the Jewish people be expected to obey God’s Law? It’s just too difficult. Just look at the ten commandments. Do you know anyone who has never lied? Do you know anyone who has never coveted anything? How can anyone obey all these rules, 613 of them? My friends, there is a way that God’s chosen people can obey His Law. God has made the way. Please be someone who has ears to hear! Listen to Moses again:
Also Adonai your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants—to love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul, in order that you may live. “Adonai your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you. Then you—you will return and listen to the voice of Adonai and do all His mitzvot that I am commanding you today. (Deuteronomy 30:6-8)
God will circumcise the hearts of His people so that they can love Him with all their heart and with all their soul and do all His mitzvot, meaning follow all His laws. Only God can do that and He will. It is a free gift to us from Him. We cannot earn it. We could never pay the price for all the sins we’ve committed. Remember: the wages of sin is death and God’s perfect justice requires payment – punishment – for every single sin. Now if salvation is a free gift to us from God, who pays the price? Someone has to pay it. The Torah tells us that our sins must be atoned for - a blood sacrifice is required. Remember the animal sacrifices that were made during the Old Testament dispensation? There were literally hundreds of thousands of them, maybe even millions. Obviously, those sacrifices did not bring permanent salvation or they would not have needed to be repeated again and again. But 2,000 years ago God’s own Son, our Messiah, paid for all sins ever committed – past, present, and future - on the cross. He paid the price once and forever with blood of infinite value, His own blood. Did you know that His name, Yeshua, Jesus, means salvation?
Well, if all this is true, you ask, why did the Holocaust and the October 7, 2023 massacre in Israel, happen? Why did Satan perpetrate these horrific crimes? After all, Satan can only go as far as God allows him to, right? Didn’t the book of Job make that clear?
“Adonai said to the satan, “Very well, he is in your hand—only spare his life!” So the satan departed from the presence of Adonai, and afflicted Job with painful boils, from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.” (Job 2:6-7, TLV)
Brothers and sisters, God allowed these things to happen because the Chosen People, as a nation, have never stopped rejecting God. God can’t let that go! My friend, you as an individual can’t decide that the whole Jewish nation will accept God. But you can decide for yourself.
The LORD said to us through the prophet Isaiah centuries ago:
““Come now, let us reason together,” says Adonai. “Though your sins be like scarlet, they will be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they will become like wool.” (Isaiah 1:18, TLV)
God loves you. God has made a way for you. He sent His One and Only Son to pay the price that you and I owe so that our sins will be as white as snow. Don’t reject this. Don’t turn this gift down. The price of doing so is eternal death.
So what do you do now, today? Accept the free gift of salvation paid for by the Jewish Messiah, the Son of God, Jesus. Call upon His name and ask Him to save you. Thank Him for paying the price for your sins by shedding His blood and dying on the cross. You will then have eternal life. And then you will know that soon all Israel will follow you. Don’t wait. The hour is late. Ask Jesus to save you today.
May God bless you, my friends.
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