How is it that non-covenant people (gentiles) can join (be grafted into) the
covenant people (Israel)? A declaration of trust in, and a vow to, the God of
Israel. And since Messiah Yeshua’s advent, this trust revolves around trust in
Yeshua as YHWH’s Messiah as the "One who has made the way for us to become part of the covenant"…all of YHWH’s covenants... with all their blessings and obligations… by means of becoming part of the covenant people.
This matter of covenant is at the crux of what Obadiah instructs us. There are entirely different fates that await those in covenant with YHWH versus those who are not. In Obadiah Israel represents the fate of those in covenant with YHWH, and Edom the fate of those who are not. Therefore, if you believe and trust in the God of Israel and His Son Yeshua, Obadiah is about as pertinent to our personal fates as it gets.
Tom Bradford
21 окт 2024
