Post by Mark on Apr 21, 2008 6:49:12 GMT -8
Binyan Yerushalayim
"Return in compassion to Your Holy City, Jerusalem, and rest within it as You have promised. Rebuild her speedily, even in our days, as a tower forever. May You establish the throne of David within Jerusalem soon. Blessed are You, Adonai, the builder of Jerusalem."
What is it about this singular place that is so relevant to so many belief systems? We often think of it as the spiritual homeland, the mother country of our faith. Yet, in the Christian upbringing, it is never the Promised Land, as it was and is to the Jew. It is, to the Christian what happened, then… not what we expect to yet occur. This is because we’ve largely forgotten Adonai’s promises to His people.
For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
(Isaiah 62:1-2)
What is most important about the Holy City Jerusalem does not lie in what has occurred there; even though the heritage of those events are among the tenet foundations of our faith. The most important considerations of this City are in what lies yet to come. When Messiah returns, He will return here. When Adonai establishes His new Kingdom, He will establish it here. When we seek the truth that is come from God, it is prophesied in Isaiah that we, even as gentiles, will seek it here.
When we abandon Jerusalem in our pursuit of biblical truth, when we fail to identify with the Judaic context of our faith, we are denying God’s prophecy concerning this, His Holy City and His chosen people. It ceases to be the God of the Bible that we serve and becomes a god of our own creation, when we interpret His writings in our own context, culture and understanding. We’ve come along way in rebellion, ignorance and disobedience.
The prayer of Binyan Yerusahalayim is more for us than for anyone else. "Return and rebuild that which is fallen down. Return in compassion, O Adonai, our God. Teach us Your ways."
Adonai is not resting yet. We’re sure glad. He is teaching and building. We hope to see the day in which He completes this task which He has promised to fulfill.
Even so, Melekh Yeshua (King Yeshua), Eloha (our God), come.
"Return in compassion to Your Holy City, Jerusalem, and rest within it as You have promised. Rebuild her speedily, even in our days, as a tower forever. May You establish the throne of David within Jerusalem soon. Blessed are You, Adonai, the builder of Jerusalem."
What is it about this singular place that is so relevant to so many belief systems? We often think of it as the spiritual homeland, the mother country of our faith. Yet, in the Christian upbringing, it is never the Promised Land, as it was and is to the Jew. It is, to the Christian what happened, then… not what we expect to yet occur. This is because we’ve largely forgotten Adonai’s promises to His people.
For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
(Isaiah 62:1-2)
What is most important about the Holy City Jerusalem does not lie in what has occurred there; even though the heritage of those events are among the tenet foundations of our faith. The most important considerations of this City are in what lies yet to come. When Messiah returns, He will return here. When Adonai establishes His new Kingdom, He will establish it here. When we seek the truth that is come from God, it is prophesied in Isaiah that we, even as gentiles, will seek it here.
When we abandon Jerusalem in our pursuit of biblical truth, when we fail to identify with the Judaic context of our faith, we are denying God’s prophecy concerning this, His Holy City and His chosen people. It ceases to be the God of the Bible that we serve and becomes a god of our own creation, when we interpret His writings in our own context, culture and understanding. We’ve come along way in rebellion, ignorance and disobedience.
The prayer of Binyan Yerusahalayim is more for us than for anyone else. "Return and rebuild that which is fallen down. Return in compassion, O Adonai, our God. Teach us Your ways."
Adonai is not resting yet. We’re sure glad. He is teaching and building. We hope to see the day in which He completes this task which He has promised to fulfill.
Even so, Melekh Yeshua (King Yeshua), Eloha (our God), come.
