a. Hold off for seven days…. if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you: The men of Jabesh Gilead were in a difficult spot. They were horrified at the demand of Nahash but they also knew they had no other choice. If there is no one to save them Nahash could do to them as he pleased, and losing an eye seemed better to them than losing their lives.
b. If there is no one to save us: Was there no one to save them? The men of Jabesh didn’t know for certain. But they knew there was no hope in and of themselves. They knew that they must have a savior.
c. That we may send messengers: Nahash let the messengers go for two reasons. First, he was confident of Israel’s disunity and figured they couldn’t find anyone to save them. Second, by allowing the messengers to go through all of Israel he made his name big and his reputation feared throughout the whole nation.
Hope in a Savior!
Like the Israelites we have hope in a savior but ours is a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ!
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” 1 Peter 1:3 (CSB).
Peter states that it is the “new birth” that provides our living hope, affirming that salvation is a gift from God.
Do you have a living hope?
Blessings
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