(Amos 9:7, KJV)
In the context of the Old Testament, this verse is quite stunning. The Old Testament is an exclusive record of God's special favour on the chosen people, the Hebrews. The way their history unfolded was the result of how they responded to the loving-kindness and guidance of Jehovah. In time, they began to believe that their being chosen by God meant that all the others were rejected by Him. But this verse shows that the historical experiences of other peoples too were guided by God's favour and mercy. God did choose to reveal Himself more fully to the Israelites but He did not disappear from the scene as far as the other nations were concerned.
Is there a message in this for the Church today, or am I on the way to a heresy?
Not a bad scripture to reflect upon as one year, no, a decade, comes to close and the other one begins
3 comments:
A beautiful post and a great one to start the New Year with! May God bestow his love upon you always.
Great observation, Ashish. Now you should develop this into a full post - I hope you do, I will look forward to reading it.
I would like to read more about your observation on the word.: )
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