God of Justice, Messiah Who Comforts

Before recording this episode, God brought me to Isaiah 14:28-32. It’s about the Philistines- enemies of Israel- rejoicing in what they perceive to be a Israel experiencing loss and God essentially saying, “Not so fast.” It’s an intense judgement against the Philistines that ends with a promise of restoration for Israel.

“Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper, and its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.” Isaiah 14:29 

Mourning is going to come to Israel. Communal mourning. There will be rejoicing from her enemies. But as Isaiah 14:31 says, “Wail, O gate! Cry, O city! All you of Philistia are dissolved; For smoke will come from the north,” those responsible are going to face the kind of judgement that disappears you from the map. It will come from God Himself. 

Isaiah 14 ends with: “The Lord has founded Zion, and the poor of His people shall take refuge in it.”

When Israel is mourning, He wants people to turn to Him. The verse He gave me was: 

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3

Yeshua said this because it is only when the poverty of spirit is acknowledged, when one finally realizes that need help and saving, and allow Him in that they have access to everything He died and conquered death for. 

Mourning is coming. God will bring not only justice, but a complete destruction of those who caused it, and Yeshua, whose name means salvation is the answer. He is the balm, He is life, He is the healing, He is the way. He is using people to accept Him finally. 

I also talk about my family’s journey re: coming to faith in Yeshua and how difficult it was in some ways- feeling like we were losing some Judaism- but how He brought us all through.