FaithWear Ministry Scroll- January 20, 2026

Before Israel had a name, a land, a covenant, or a story, God had already set His affection upon them. Long before their obedience or their rebellion, before their wandering or their return, God revealed Himself as their Deliverer. His love did not begin with their faithfulness, nor did it waver with their failures. It began in eternity—rooted in His own nature, not in their performance. In Genesis 14, long before Israel existed, God stepped into human history through the King of Salem. He revealed His priesthood, His blessing, His covenant intention, and His rescuing heart. This moment was not random. It was a declaration of who He is and who He would be to the people who would one day bear His name.

Genesis 14 is not merely the first recorded war in Scripture; it is the first unveiling of God’s covenant character toward the people who did not yet exist. Abram’s victory over the four eastern kingdoms was not a military achievement but a prophetic rehearsal of God’s future dealings with Israel. A small remnant defeated overwhelming forces, a righteous man rescued the captive, divine intervention sealed the victory, and a priest‑king blessed the covenant line with bread and wine. Melchizedek’s appearance was not a congratulation but a proclamation. He stepped into the scene to reveal, “I am your Deliverer. I am your Priest. I am your Blessing. I am your Salvation.” He revealed Himself before Israel existed, before they rebelled, before they cried out. This is the mystery hidden in the text: God’s love precedes human history.

God’s love for Israel is not sentimental; it is covenantal. It is a love that feels, a love that grieves, a love that disciplines, and a love that refuses to let go. Throughout the Old Testament, God mourns for Israel’s sin—not because He is surprised by it, but because His heart is bound to them by an eternal vow. He mourns because He loves, and He saves because He promised. The prophets reveal this paradox again and again: He weeps over their idolatry yet rises to deliver them; He laments their rebellion yet restores them from exile; He grieves their unfaithfulness yet renews His covenant; He warns of judgment yet always leaves a door of mercy open. God’s mourning is not the mourning of abandonment but the mourning of a Father whose heart refuses to let His children be lost. Even in His grief, He speaks salvation. Isaiah declares that in all their affliction, He was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. Jeremiah testifies that though God grieves their sin, He will heal them and reveal to them an abundance of peace. Hosea records God’s cry that His compassion is stirred within Him. Every prophetic book carries the same rhythm: grief, warning, rescue, restoration. God mourns their sin because sin destroys them, but He saves them because His covenant binds Him to their future. His mourning is the proof of His love; His saving is the fulfillment of His covenant.

Throughout Scripture, the patterns of God’s faithfulness repeat with unmistakable clarity. In Genesis 14, the collapse of the Canaanite kingdoms, the defeat of their alliances, and the captivity of Lot created the moment where God revealed Himself as Deliverer through Abram. What seemed like the triumph of foreign powers became the stage for divine reversal, for the Lord delivered Abram’s enemies into his hand. This same pattern appears throughout the prophets: nations rise and fall, alliances shift, and Israel stands vulnerable, yet God remains faithful to His covenant. These patterns reveal that when human strength fails and earthly agreements collapse, God’s covenant intention stands firm. His faithfulness does not depend on the stability of kingdoms or the righteousness of nations, but on His eternal promise. This is where Israel stands—not on the shifting ground of history, but on the unchanging faithfulness of God.

Human minds cannot comprehend why God chose Israel. Human logic cannot explain His covenant loyalty. Human reasoning cannot grasp His eternal affection. His love is not reactive, fragile, or conditional. It is eternal. If God’s love for Israel began before their existence, then nothing in the world can undo it—not rebellion, not exile, not nations, not enemies, not time. And if the sins of Israel could make God turn away from them and replace them with Christians today, can we still say God is faithful? If Israel’s flaws could make God forget His covenant to them, can we still say that His love is enduring? Yet among you walks a life that is flawed, and still you believe in the goodness of God and His eternal love. Therefore I say, discern the will of God and bring your questions before Him, before you sit in the judgment seat thinking you have seen everything, thinking you understand all things. The covenant spoken of here is not about modern governments or political decisions, but the eternal promise God made long before nations rose or fell. This is why no one can stand against Israel’s God—not because of Israel’s strength, but because of His eternal intention.

Melchizedek’s blessing over Abram was the first announcement of God’s eternal priesthood. It was the first unveiling of the Deliverer. It was the first declaration of covenant love. And it still stands. The God who revealed Himself before Israel existed is the same God who carries them now. The God who blessed Abram with bread and wine is the same God who seals His people with covenant rest. The God who rescued before rebellion is the same God who will rescue again. His love is older than time. His covenant is older than history. His faithfulness is older than Israel’s story. And His anointing over them remains unbroken.

Benediction

May the God who revealed His love before the world began anchor your heart in His eternal faithfulness. May His covenant peace rest upon you, and may His priestly blessing strengthen your spirit, for there remains therefore a rest for the people of God, and the early disciples departed rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. Amen.