Acoustic Nun: #3 Yahweh has spoken - The Plan

Podcast #5 dealt with Yahweh's unavoidable choice to face the consequences of his endowed creature's rebellion and his decision to deal with spirit beings and material beings differently. But how did he find himself in this burdensome situation, especially regarding human beings following Lucifer's revolt. This episode deals with the truth of Yahweh's created intent as described in Genesis 1.

Yahweh established a covenant with Abraham and Sarah (see previous 3 podcasts) and Yahweh passed those covenant promises on the their only son, Isaac. But Isaac and his wife Rebekah had twin sons. Which of the two would inherit the covenant promises and responsibilities? What criteria would Yahweh use to choose between the two?

Yahweh's unusual choice of Jacob as the inheritor of Abraham's covenant promises unfolds through treachery and betrayal. Sibling rivalry and death threats cannot derail Yahweh's missional plan to rescue humanity from themselves. Yahweh meets Jacob to reassure him of his critical role in furthering Yahweh's goals through dreams, wrestling matches, name changes and death bed blessings. Despite Jacob's struggles against humans and Yahweh himself, God's Mission moves steadily onward.

Having finally introduced himself to Moses and the enslaved Hebrews in Egypt by sharing with them his personal name, Yahweh makes himself known to the world community. So that no one confuses his status among the many gods of the world, he confronts and humiliates the great gods of Egypt, elevating himself in the eyes of that part of the world as the God above all gods in a great battle between Yahweh and the spiritual powers of Egypt.

Yahweh’s grand entrance onto the world stage was marked by a statement of his might and mercy as he overthrew the ancient gods of Egypt and redeemed his people from centuries of slavery. In this episode he displays his mastery over life and death while using the first Passover ritual to unveil another glimpse into his ongoing mission to reconcile and restore all creation to himself through his Messianic self.

Ancient Israel, freed from Egyptian oppression, meets with Yahweh, their redeemer. Yahweh instructs Moses in how to lead a sacrificial ritual that will bind the people into a covenant relationship with them, conditional upon both parties keeping their promises to each other. This covenant is known as the Old Covenant or Old Testament. The ritual itself, however, gives us additional insight into Yahweh's Missional objective that would unfold centuries later in a covenant that would replace the Old Covenant with a New one, the New Testament.