Romans 15:4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Yesterday I wrote that history is written by the victors. Our bible is our history of His Victory.

It is not the only work of history but it is our history and our hope.

Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope. 

This is a concept that is not easily recognized and painting a picture of it that makes sense is not easy. But I will try. Be patient.

In the Si-Fi movie “Avengers: Infinity Wars” Doctor Strange uses the infinity stone to run through millions of timelines looking for the one and only one timeline that ends with an acceptable result. In that timeline Doctor Strange had to die in order for that timeline to play out to its acceptable conclusion in “Avengers: Endgame”. Yesterday I said we are the Chosen, chosen by grace. How did this timeline end up with this acceptable conclusion? God’s Endgame.

Ephesians 1:3-5 English Standard Version

Spiritual Blessings in Christ

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,

Since He chose us before He even created this timeline, is it possible that God ran millions of timelines to find the one and only timeline that produced this acceptable result?

The only way to wrap my head around that possibility is found in Jesus confronting the Father in the Garden and asking Him, [Is there any other way?] The Father’s silence in answering His Son sounds very much like, [No Son, you must die for this timeline to succeed.] Not a quote.

Do I know for a fact this is what God did? No, but this scenario in my finite mind does sound plausible. I do not teach it, I do not preach it but I have the Word of the Son that says “With God all things are possible.” So I cannot rule out just how God enacted His will to accomplish this acceptable result.

I know that I am Chosen.

Daniel 11:3-4 English Standard Version

3 Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and do as he wills. 4 And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these.

One definition of posterity is succeeding generations. Posterity ends when generations fail. Another way of saying that is to the victor goes the spoils. History is rewritten by the winners to tell their stories the way they want to be remembered.

The Pharaohs had their tombs lined with ancient hieroglyphics that told archeologists only what the Pharaohs wanted history to hear. That does not mean everything written is true. Unraveling  lies is extremely difficult so for the sake of posterity let us ask the only pertinent question, where is the succeeding generation of the Pharaohs? They are gone, their posterity is lost and all we have to know of them is an image of what they thought of themselves.

Here are the words of Joseph, son of Jacob also called Israel.

Genesis 45:6-8 English Standard Version

6 For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. 8 So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 10:20The Remnant of Israel Will Return

In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean on him w ho struck them, but will lean on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

Jeremiah 23:3 Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply.

Micah 2:12 I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob; I will gather the remnant of Israel; I will set them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture, a noisy multitude of men.

Zechariah 8:11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the Lord of hosts.

Romans 11:5 So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.

While our fate is tied to Israel, we are the Chosen, chosen by grace.