RR Psalm 55:9 Part 4

Shalom,

Rabbi’s note:  Quiet Quiet!!  We woke up in Jerusalem to “quiet” this Tuesday morning, the product of a revolutionary proposal.  “Let’s not shoot at each other.”  That seems to be working today, but who knows about tomorrow?  While I meant that to be rhetorical, I would also like to provide a reasonable answer.  God knows about tomorrow.  Just as He used Pharaoh to accomplish His purposes 3,500 years ago in Egypt, God is using the leadership of Iran (or what’s left of it) to accomplish His purposes today.  

I believe Ezekiel saw and prophesied over these days.  Read Ezekiel 38 and 39.  Persia is specifically mentioned along with many other nations. Who are those other nations?  The commentators differ over it.  Whoever these nations are, they are described as forming an unholy alliance whose purpose is the destruction of Israel in the latter days.  Why is God making this happen?  To accomplish His desire for all Israel to be saved through faith in Messiah Yeshua.  

Isaiah 45:17 Israel has been saved by Adonai with an everlasting salvation. You will not be put to shame or disgraced, for ever and ever.

But that’s not the intended end result.  The salvation of Israel will lead to worldwide revival which is the salvation of all nations.  

Romans 11:15 For if their rejection leads to the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

That last phrase, “life from the dead” is a clear reference to worldwide revival.  Do you get the sense that we’re closer to the end today than we were yesterday?  End RN.
 
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Psalm 55:9(8) – Part 4

Psalm 55:9 “I would hurry to my shelter from the rushing wind of the storm.”

We continue David’s quote after pausing with “Selah” at the end of verse 8.   His point is simple…. He is expressing his heartfelt desire to be close to God, where he can be protected from the tempest.  This “tempest” is actually two similar Hebrew word in succession. “So’ah” and “Miso’ar.”  It makes me think he is intentionally making a play on words.  These two words can be translated as “rushing tempest.”

In Isaiah 32 we find a description of the kingdom of God (where God is King).  Isaiah 32:1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness and princes will rule in justice. 2 Each will be like a refuge from the wind and a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a massive rock in a weary land.  

I could go on, but this is a short verse, and I’ve said what I want to say about it, so let’s end here for today.  Shalom shalom.

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