Chosen And Seen By GOD Part 1.mp3

Chosen And Seen By GOD Part 1 The word "Moriah" means "chosen by Yahweh and "seen by Yahweh" in Hebrew. In The Old Testament Moriah was the name of a mountain , a significant place chosen by GOD for His purposes of Salvation and Redemption. We first read of Mount Moriah is Genesis chapter 22: Genesis 22:2 · "Then God said, 'Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.'" In this passage, Moriah is the region where GOD commands Abraham to take his son Isaac for a sacrifice. God tested Abraham’s love by calling him to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac, on Mt. Moriah. Seeing Abraham’s profound obedience and trust, GOD stopped him at the last second and said, “Now I know that you truly fear (revere) God.” ( Genesis 22:12) We next read of Mount Moriah in 1 Chronicles 21. Here we see King David, a man after GOD's own heart,( 1 Samuel 13:14 and Acts 13:22) fall into the trap of pride by ordering a census of Israel. This act was not just a simple counting of people; it was a demonstration of self-reliance and pride. "Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel" (1 Chronicles 21:1). This reminds us that pride can lead us away from trusting in God. Let us always remember to humble ourselves before The LORD acknowledging that all we have and all we are comes from Him. Even though David repented, there were still consequences for his actions. GOD gave David three choices for punishment, and he chose a plague that resulted in the loss of 70,000 men (1 Chronicles 21:14). This serves as a sobering reminder that our actions have consequences, not just for ourselves but for those around us. King David purchased the threshing floor of Ornan as the place where he would build an altar and sacrifice to the Lord. Ornan offered to give David everything, but David refused, saying, “I will surely buy it for the full price; for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, or offer a burnt offering which costs me nothing.” (1 Chronicles. 21:24)David built an altar to The LORD there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings" (1 Chronicles 21:26). In 2 Chronicles 3:1 we learn David’s purchase was Mount . Moriah, the same mountain of Abraham’s testing, and the place where Solomon later built the temple, where every sacrifice for sin was offered. 2 Chronicles 3:1 · "Then Solomon began to build the house of The LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where The LORD had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite." Here, Moriah is identified as the site where Solomon built the Temple in Jerusalem. This connection establishes Moriah as a central place of worship and sacrifice in Israelite history, linking it to The Divine Presence and the Davidic Covenant. The LORD Jesus , The Lamb of GOD ,was crucified at Golgotha-meaning "the place of the skull" , a hill outside the city walls of Jerusalem, and many scholars believe that it was, like The Temple of Jerusalem, located on Mount Moriah. It is part of the same limestone ridge as the site of The Temple inside the city walls. On this chosen mountain in Jerusalem, love and sacrifice met supremely when The LORD Jesus gave His life as a sacrifice for us—the greatest expression of love. GOD chose the nation of Israel to be the people through whom Messiah , Jesus Christ would be born. He first promised the Messiah after Adam and Eve’s fall into sin (Genesis 3:15). The LORD later confirmed that Messiah would come from the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Genesis 12:1-3). Messiah, The LORD Jesus Christ is the ultimate reason why GOD chose Israel to be His special people. GOD's desire for Israel was also that they would go and teach others about Him. Israel was to be a nation of priests, prophets, and missionaries to the world. His intent was for Israel to be a distinct people, a nation who pointed others towards Himself and His promised Provision of The Redeemer, Messiah, and Saviour. Israel’s responsibilities included keeping and preserving the Law (Joshua 22:5); being “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (Exodus 19:6); and bringing “renown and praise and honor” to the Lord (Jeremiah 13:11). Their high calling is straight from The Living GOD who chose them out of all the nations of the earth. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.” – Deuteronomy 7:6 Through the prophet Isaiah, GOD repeatedly assigned Israel as His servant, His witness, and a light to the nations—for the purpose of revealing God's character, His salvation, and His ways with humanity. I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.” – Isaiah 41:9 As individuals He knows us and chooses us before we are conceived in our mother's womb. Jeremiah 1:4-5 4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” For the sake of His people Israel and His purpose of Messiah coming through the physical seed of Abraham GOD chose and called a pagan king, Cyrus of Persia, 150 years before he was king , to help bring His people Israel back to Jerusalem out of captivity in Babylon. See Isaiah 45:1-4 The apostle Paul speaks of his being chosen and called by GOD from his mother's womb. “But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased.” – Galatians 1:15 We who are in Messiah, in Christ , were chosen in HIm from before GOD ever created the world. “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love.” – Ephesians 1:4 In Messiah we are His chosen people “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” – 1 Peter 2:9 “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” – Colossians 3:12 We are not chosen because of anything we could possibly ever do but because of His Divine purposes and Grace “He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.” – 2 Timothy 1:9 “For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you.” – 1 Thessalonians 1:4 GOD chooses the foolish and despised of the world. Thank GOD that means I qualify! See 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Shalom shalom