Surely the most tragic of the declarations of Israel as he was about to die is the prophecy of Dan.
“Dan shall judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
a viper by the path,
that bites the horse's heels
so that his rider falls backwards.
18 I wait for your salvation, O LORD.
Genesis 49:16-18
We are all pretty good at pointing out the sins of those around us. And there is certainly plenty of sin to see. That would be serious enough if verse 16 were all of this prophecy. The name Dan, means judge or possibly judgment.
“Dan shall judge his people.”
This prophecy pictures Dan much like Jesus described the Pharisees. As we look at passages like Judges 13 we see that the tribe of Dan was among the most wicked. There are always those among us who bring judgment to light because of their own sins. We have no shortage of those whose sinful lives highlight the judgment of God upon America.
Years ago Ruth Graham said, “If God does not judge America, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.” We are a culture in which sin is deeply ingrained. It often seems impossible to do anything that does not bring us under the judgment of God.
But we should not miss the most positive statement in all of these blessings. It too was given for Dan. In verse 18 Jacob says,
“I wait for your salvation, O LORD.”
God poured out all of His righteous judgment upon Jesus on the cross. All Jacob could do was wait and hope for God’s salvation. It has been made available to us. I do not know if God will obliterate our beloved country because of the wickedness of our hearts, or if He will show us undeserved mercy. But I do know that in your life and mine God offers redemption though we deserve judgment for our sins.
http://watchinginprayer.blogspot.com/
http://thinkinginthespirit.blogspot.com/
http://theanchorofthesoul.blogspot.com/
http://writingprayerfully.blogspot.com/
Website
YouTube
Amazon Author Central page.
No comments:
Post a Comment