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YOUR MAKER IS YOUR HUSBAND

God expresses His love for Israel in marital declarations. A happy and lifelong marriage seems like a universal aspiration of the human heart. The desire to find a good and faithful spouse springs from the depths of our humanity. Stories of love fascinate young and old, male and female alike.

God chooses to use such a passionate love language to convey the intensity of His love for Israel. “Your Maker is your husband!” This declaration is so strong, so personal, so intimate! The Creator of all things declares that He is in a covenantal relationship with the sons of Israel. He is Israel’s faithful Husband. God is her Strength, Defender, and Provider forever.

God doesn’t want Israel to misunderstand Him. He has not forsaken her. His love is everlasting; His anger only lasts for a moment. His temporary discipline is part of His eternal commitment and zeal toward Israel. “With great compassion I will gather you. . . . With everlasting love I will have compassion on you, says the Lord, your Redeemer.”

PRAYER

Our Father,

We bless Your holy name. We praise You for Your everlasting love for Israel. You are a Husband to her. We thank you because, in Messiah, we have been grafted into the olive tree. Thus, we share the inheritance of Israel. We thank You for Your Son, the Bridegroom who gave His life for His Bride (Eph. 5:25).

We pray that You will encounter the Jewish people by Your Holy Spirit. Let them see that even when they felt that You had abandoned them, You have kept Your everlasting love and compassion for them.

In the name of Jesus. Amen.