The Great Heroes of the Bible are the ones who Shema [listen and obey]. Noah was told to go forth [lech lecha] and build an ark to cleanse the Earth. People wanted to turn back to Egypt in fear of dying in the desert and stay in the PAST life that was familiar to them while Moses, with good intentions, wanted to stay in the PRESENT: “YHWH will fight for You; You need only to be still” (Exodus 14:14). But YHWH wanted them to MOVE forward [lech lecha] into the FUTURE. “Then YHWH said to Moses, ‘Why are You crying out to me? Tell the IsraELites to move on’” (Exodus 14:15). YHWH helped His people supernaturally by parting the Red Sea, but first He expected Moses to act in faith. He taught them to be warriors physically, mentally and spiritually to take the Promised Land. “Adonai said to Abram, “Go forth [lech lecha] from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you ... and I will bless you” (Genesis 12:1–2). Adonai never said where to go like go to Canaan and that will be the Promised Land, he just said lech lecha. Have the Jewish People survived the threat of extermination throughout 2,000 years of persecution—pogroms and inquisitions and even the Holocaust—in the lands of their exile, finally to return to their Promised Land, just to be driven out once and for all by hate-crazed, religious radicals? Only if God breaks His covenant. “‘Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet My unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed, says the LORD, who has compassion on you.’” (Isaiah 54:10) Abram not only crossed from Mesopotamia to Canaan, he crossed over into his destiny, and his descendants inherited the reward and blessing as well as the characteristic of being those who cross over. For this reason, Abram became the first person to be called an Ivri—the one who crossed over. This word comes from the Hebrew verb la’avor (to cross over) and is transliterated into English simply as a Hebrew. Once we come to a realization of our God-given destiny, when we hear that Divine call of lech lecha (go forth), then our outward journey may begin with purpose and courage. With the addition of only one Hebrew letter—the letter hey (ה)—Abram (exalted father) became Abraham—exalted father of a multitude of nations. The letter ה is often used as an abbreviation for the name of God and is found twice in God’s personal name. So by adding this letter to Abram’s name, God added Himself as Abba Father to Abraham’s nature, character and destiny. By adding the letter hey to Abraham’s wife’s name, it changed from Sarai (My Princess) to Sarah (Princess of the whole world). For this reason, it is traditionally believed that a change of name can change one’s destiny. Anyone from any tribe, tongue, or nationality who declares faith in Yeshua becomes an heir of Abraham: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Messiah Yeshua. And if you are Messiah’s then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” (Galatians 3:27–29) Time is short and even the vast majority of Jewish people do not yet know Yeshua as the one and only Saviour. Where would we be right now if Yeshua did not lech lecha???
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 00:52:48 +0000
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