Yahweh’s wills and his intentions
Bible Texts (Concordant Version of the Old Testament and Concordant Literal New Testament with keywords Concordance (Main text: Genesis 2:15; Isaiah 46:9-10 and Ephesians 1:11)
Genesis
3:8-12:
8 Then they heard
the sound of Yahweh Elohim walking about in the garden in the windy part of the
day, and the human hid himself with his wife from the face of Yahweh Elohim
among the trees of the garden.
9 Yahweh Elohim called to the human and said to him: Adam, where are you?
10 He replied to Him: I heard the sound of You walking in the garden, and I was
fearful because I was naked; so I hid.
11 Then He asked: Who told you that you are naked unless you have eaten from
the only tree that I instructed you by no means to eat from it?
12 The human replied: The woman whom You have given to be with me she gave me
of that tree, and I ate.
Isaiah
46:9-10:
Remember the
former things from the eon, For I am El, and there is no other! Elohim! and no
other like Me!
10 Telling from the beginning, the hereafter, And from aforetime what has not
yet been done, Saying, All My counsel, it shall be confirmed, And all My desire
shall I do.
Ephesians
1:11:
11 in Him in Whom
our lot was cast also, being designated beforehand according to the purpose of
the One Who is operating all in accord with the counsel of His will.
Hello my dear
blog readers. I like to share a few things with you about Yahweh. Many people
are mixing Yahweh’s wills with his intentions. Sometimes, many people misplace
one for the other. The two are not the same. It is my prayer that this week’s blog
helps you to understand the differences between the two. I also pray that you
see how Yahweh’s wills are subsets of all his intentions.
There are few
things I need you to understand about Yahweh this week:
Ø Yahweh’s intention/purpose is the overall goal
he has planned in his mind before any event occurs. His wills are many and they are beyond human reasons.
His wills can make humans wonder why such and such event should happen/should have happened. It
makes people assume many incorrect things about Yahweh's deeds written in the scriptures. Many may have wondered whether Yahweh exists or not. Sometimes, it makes people
conclude there Yahweh does not care for humanity. They forget that Yahweh sits
in heaven and does whatever he desires (Psalm 115:3). His desires are the results
of his wills. His wills include instructions he gives to humanity but his intention
is what he knew would happen in the end. The end product of his
wills are his overall intentions. His intentions are hidden in his wills. This
may not be deciphered by humans except when he reveals them to humans. However,
his intentions, purpose and counsel cannot be changed by humans’ efforts.
Ø I am sure you may be among many people that
believe nothing is strange to Yahweh. However, some people still believe things can happen to humanity without Yahweh’s awareness. Is this an insult or a fact? What
do you think? Have you never had such a thought in your mind before. You may be
denying this but you know you are/have been in this position before. I have heard many Christians
believing Yahweh knows everything. However, they have read instances in the
bible that he is not aware of some things before they happened. More so, it has
been preached many times in places of worship that Yahweh reciprocated humans' good and evil deeds as if it all caught him unawares in the scriptures. Therefore, they
are of the notion that Yahweh behaves like humans even though they read in Numbers
23:19 that El is not a man that He should lie or a son of humanity…Many Christians
may be aware of this scripture but subtly, their behaviors oppose this
scripture. This cannot be swept under the carpet anymore. It is simply the
truth.
Ø One thing you should realize about Yahweh is
that nothing is strange to him in absolute sense. In order words, before things
happens, he has already known (Isaiah 46:10). He tells things that are yet to
happen before they happen. In other words, he tells the future not as fortune
tellers but because he creates the future by himself.
Having mentioned all truths in the above, a good example out of many
can be found in Genesis 3:8-12 that was pasted above. Here are some truths for
you to hold to your heart dearly:
Ø Prior the creation of this world, Yahweh had already
slain his son, Yeshua (Revelation 13:8). That is why Genesis 1:1 starts with “in
a beginning” …not “in the beginning”. Yahweh knows that in the new world (eon)
he had created, his son would be slain when the right time comes. This is his
intention/desire.
Ø Therefore, he created a garden and put humans
there to live. You may be wondering where Satan was. Satan was aware of the
creation of this world including humans. This is Yahweh's will. Otherwise, he would have forbidden Satan from going to meet with humans in the garden of Eden.
Ø In relative sense, Yahweh fore-warned humanity with an instruction he knew they would not keep (Genesis 2:17-18). This was the next line of action of his will which was aligning with his overall intentions. To you, it may practically be false. I can understand. In relative sense, you are right but not in overall sense. He is fulfilling his intentions by setting up his will on humans and Satan. Remember, Yahweh's thoughts are not yours. He is not human.
Ø When the time was right, Satan came around to
tempt Eve. Eve encouraged Adam to join her to disobey Yahweh’s instructions. Humans did not intentionally want to disobey Yahweh's wills but they thought it was an obvious thing to do. It seems right in their minds (Proverbs 14:12). Why
did Yahweh not warn Adam and Eve of Satan who would later come to tempt them?
Was it not his will that these humans would be tempted? You may be thinking that Yahweh wanted to test their obedience. Not so. He knew they would disobey. Why ? He knows things before they happen.
Ø If the humans did not disobey Yahweh’s instructions, how would there be need for Yahweh’s son who was slain prior the disruption of
this world be fulfilled?
I am sure you are now connecting all dots here. If not, let me explain to you further.
Yahweh carries out the counsel of
his will in any way, shape of manner he wants. To humans, Adam and Eve’s
disobedience resulted to the sins that has pervaded the whole world. However,
Yahweh knew beforehand that prior the creation of this world, this would happen. There
are many instances in the scriptures that a savior would be born to save the world from their sins. Yahweh picked up the lineage of Abraham. He
taught them how to make sacrifices to atone for their sins. All these point toward Yeshua,
the first son of Yahweh that would be crucified on the tree at the right time as found in the
accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to atone for the sins of humanity. The
book of Isaiah 53 discussed the manner of the person the lambkin of Yahweh
would be. Daniel chapter 9:26 says that Yeshua (Messiah) shall be cut off, and
there will be no adjudication for Him. Yeshua told his father (Yahweh) that it
is complete in John 19:30. The statement by Yeshua on the crucifixion tree signifies the completion of his assignment
given to him before this world was created. Prior this, all events that happened during Yeshua's life resulted to his crucifixion. Think of the role played by Mary and Joseph, Herod, John the Baptist, 12 disciples, Peter's denial, Judas' betrayal, Pharisees and Sadducees' false accusations, Pilate's dilemma (I may write blog on this later), the Soldiers who gambled on Yeshua's cloth, activities of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus to bury the dead Yeshua and many more. All these wills aligned to Yahweh's intentions. You can trace all these to the scriptures. Could they have been aborted by human's effort? No. As a matter of fact, Satan was fueling it unknowingly to him. Actually, he was also performing his role as willed by Yahweh.
So, now, tell me. Is Yahweh proactive, reactive or none of the two? He is neither proactive nor
reactive. He does things according to the counsel of his will (Ephesians 1:11).
Neither you nor me have hands in this plan. The intentions and wills of Yahweh
are far beyond human's intelligence. Isaiah 55:8-9 tells us that Yahweh’s ways and
thoughts are not as humans. As far as heaven is from the earth is an example of
how far his counsels and wills are from ours.
I hope this week’s
blog has elucidate many things hidden from you about Yahweh. Remember that
Yahweh is not human. He is not in your shoes although he may choose to do so. He is not your mate. Do not put
him in your cage of reasoning. Christians love to sing of the greatness of Yahweh but in their deeds, they oppose what they sing many times. His is far from us yet, he is near to us. His depth of wisdom is far beyond our 5 senses.
Thanks for taking
time to read this blog.
More to come next
week.
Grace and Peace!
References:
https://www.concordant.org/version/read-concordant-old-testament-online/the-book-of-genesis/
https://www.concordant.org/version/read-concordant-old-testament-online/the-book-of-isaiah/
Praise be to Yahweh!
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