Remnant
Remnant as seen in the Old TestamentRemnant - n (C) a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount (Cambridge 1202).Remnant - The portion of a community which is left, in the case of a devastating calamity; the portion upon which the possible future existence of the community depends (Interpreter's 32).Among the many themes that are seen throughout the books of the bible there is the prevalent theme of the remnant. The above definitions are just a preview of what the word means. During our overview of the bible this semester we see that the remnant of the people was always closely tied to the covenant that God established with his people, Israel.Israel was chosen to be God's people. God shows that he would always keep his covenant with the people no matter how few remained.The beginnings of this remnant can be seen in God's relationship with Abraham and his wife. Abraham had a relationship with God like he had with no other. He fully and completely trusted him and he believed that he could and would follow him the rest of his life. We see this relationship when he asks to save the people of Sodom
A third meaning of this remnant deals with those of us that are attending Mount Angel seminary to discern our futures as priests in the Roman Catholic faith. Peter Ellis also gives us many more examples of the remnant (in the positive sense for the people of Israel) and compares this remnant to the New Testament separation of the good from the wicked (210). The people of Israel adopt the ways of the remnant that remained. The Men and the Message of the Old Testament. Can those of us living in the 21st century do any less than the people of God from over 2000 years ago? By understanding what the prophets of the Old Testament were telling the people of Israel, we now have the capability to understand and believe that we do not have to be a remnant of the people of God, but that we can be the people of God. We see later in the bible where the people fail to do as God commands and then the people have trouble with the remnant that remains. Peter Ellis explains to us that the prophets of Israel showed and taught the people of Israel that they could never be destroyed because of the divine promises. Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers 1989Ellis, Peter F. So we see that remnant has both a positive and a negative meaning depending upon your point of view. In Gen 18:25-33 Abraham is pleading with God to find a remnant in the city so that the city would not be destroyed. There would always be at least a hard core of faithful souls in Israel which in messianic times will become the foundation group of a new Israel (Men 274).
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