But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
[1 Peter 2:9-10]
The LORD God entered into a marriage covenant with the people of Israel at Mt. Sinai — a covenant that Israel repeatedly broke. Israel was split into two kingdoms after the death of Solomon, and the northern Kingdom of Israel perpetuated generational idolatry with other gods. After years of calling His people back through the words of the prophets, the LORD made a heartbreaking decision.
God would divorce the northern House of Israel and send them away into exile. The southern nation of Judah, however, the LORD did not divorce on account of His promise to send the Messiah through the royal line of David . While the remnant of Judah would be preserved, the House of Israel (aka Joseph/Ephraim) would be integrated with the nations effectively becoming one with the Gentiles.
Yeshua — the Bridegroom — came into to world to accomplish God’s will — not the least of which was to redeem the lost sheep of the House of Israel and restore both Judah and Joseph back together as one nation under One King. Yeshua sent His disciples to all nations into which the House of Israel was lost, and that same Great Commission continues to this day.
Furthermore, by willingly dying for His people, Jesus nullified the original marriage contract and the certificate of divorce issued against Israel. And by rising from the dead, Jesus was able to remarry both the House of Israel and the House of Judah in a New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34), restoring the two back into one.
Discover this amazing story of remarriage and redemption in my teaching below and share this amazing story with as many people as possible.
Days of Noah 