Rom 11:5 So therefore also, at this present time a
remnant according to the choice of favour has come to be.
Before the foundation of the world YHVH knew who this
remnant would be –
Rev 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemies
against Elohim, to blaspheme His Name, and His Tent, and those dwelling in the
heaven.
Rev 13:7 And it was given to him to fight with the
set-apart ones and to overcome them. And authority was given to him over every
tribe and tongue and nation.
Rev 13:8 And all those dwelling on the earth, whose
names have not been written in the Book of Life of the slain Lamb, from the
foundation of the world shall worship him.
Rev 13:9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
If we are truly in
Messiah then we identify with Messiah Yahshua in all things –
Psa 40:7 Then I said, “See, I have come; In the scroll
of the Book it is prescribed for me.
Psa 40:8 I have delighted to do Your pleasure, O my
Elohim, And Your Torah is within my heart1.” Footnote: 1Ps.
37:31, Ps. 119:11, Isa. 51:7, Heb. 10:7-9.
If the Messiah comes
in the scroll of the Book (Torah) then the remnant chosen comes the same way.
The desire
and revelation of Torah resonates deep within the hearts of this chosen
remnant.
Paul defines this remnant:
Rom 9:16 So, then, it is not of him who is wishing,
nor of him who is running, but of Elohim who shows favour.
This Torah portion is better understood when seen in
the light of a remnant of the flock of Yakov – Yakov’s sheep and the central
role they will play in the destiny of humanity.
Gen 43:24 And the man brought the men into Yosĕph’s
house and gave them water, and they washed their feet. And he gave their
donkeys fodder.
Gen 43:25 And they made the present ready for Yosĕph’s
coming at noon, for they heard that they were to eat there.
Gen 43:26 And when Yosĕph came home, they brought him
the present which was in their hand, into the house, and bowed down before him
to the earth.
Gen 43:27 And he asked them about their welfare, and
said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”
Gen 43:28 And they said, “Your servant our father is in
good health, he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads down and did
obeisance.
Gen 43:29 And he lifted his eyes and saw his brother
Binyamin, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your younger brother of whom you
spoke to me?” And he said, “Elohim show favour to you, my son.”
Gen 43:30 And Yosĕph hurried, for his emotions were
deeply moved towards his brother, and he looked for a place to weep, and
went into his room and wept there.
Gen 43:31 Then he washed his face and came out, and
controlled himself, and said, “Serve the food.”
Gen 43:32 And they set him a place by himself, and them
by themselves, and the Mitsrites who ate with him by themselves, for the
Mitsrites could not eat food with the Heḇrews,
for that is an abomination to the Mitsrites.
Gen 43:33
And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright and
the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at each other in
astonishment.
Gen 43:34
And he took portions to them from before him, but Binyamin’s portion was
five times as much as any of theirs. And they feasted and they drank with him –
Luke 7:34
Gen 44:1 And he commanded the one over his house,
saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as they are able to bear, and put each
man’s silver in the mouth of his sack.
Gen 44:2 “And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth
of the sack of the youngest, and the silver for his grain.” And he did
according to the word of Yosĕph which he spoke.
Gen 44:3 As soon as the morning was light, the men
were sent away, they and their donkeys.
Gen 44:4 And when they had gone out of the city, not
having gone far, Yosĕph said to the one over his house, “Rise up, follow the
men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for
good?
Gen 44:5 ‘Is this not the one from which my master
drinks, and with which he indeed divines? You have done evil in what you have
done.’ ”
Gen 44:6 So he overtook them and spoke these words to
them.
Gen 44:7 And they said to him, “Why does my master say
these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do according to this
word.
Gen 44:8 “See, we brought back to you from the land of
Kenaʽan the silver which we
found in the mouth of our sacks. How then should we steal silver or gold from
your master’s house?
Gen 44:9
“With whomever of your servants it is found – he shall die and we shall
become my master’s slaves as well.”
Gen 44:10 And
he said, “Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found
becomes my slave, and you are innocent.”
Gen 44:11
And they hurried, each man let down his sack to the ground, and each
opened his sack.
Gen 44:12
And he searched, with the oldest first and with the youngest last, and
the cup was found in Binyamin’s sack.
Gen 44:13
And they tore their garments, and each man loaded his donkey and went
back to the city.
Gen 44:14
And Yehuḏah and his brothers
came to Yosĕph’s house, and he was still there. And they fell before him on the
ground.
Gen 44:15
And Yosĕph said to them, “What deed is this you have done? Did you not
know that a man like me indeed divines?”
Gen 44:16
And Yehuḏah said, “What do we
say to my master? What do we speak? Or how do we clear ourselves? Elohim has
found out the crookedness of your servants. See, we are my master’s slaves,
both we and he also with whom the cup was found.”
Gen 44:17
But he said, “Far be it from me to do this. The man in whose hand the cup
was found, he becomes my slave. And you, go up in peace to your father.”