In Isaiah 54:3-17 that YHWH "created the destroyer" - However...we discover we CAN choose to be righteous; and when we do, He takes us back with open arms, as revealed in our B'rit Chadasha portion. (We invite you also to read our "Explanation of "this generation"....) Let's take a look:
Isaiah 54:7 "Briefly I abandoned you, but with great compassion I am taking you back. 8 I was angry for a moment and hid my face from you; but with everlasting grace I will have compassion on you," says ADONAI your Redeemer. 9 "For me this is like Noach's flood. Just as I swore that no flood like Noach's would ever again cover the earth, so now I swear that never again will I be angry with you or rebuke you. 10 For the mountains may leave and the hills be removed, but my grace will never leave you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed," says ADONAI, who has compassion on you. (CJB)
Note that YHWH briefly abandoned His people, but His grace will never leave us. Grace has always been around since Adam and Eve! He could have destroyed them after they chose to disobey; but instead, He allowed them to live outside the Garden. He could have wiped out the entire earth, but He allowed Noah to start the human race all over again.
As you can see, "grace" didn't start with "Jesus" and it doesn't mean we are free to do whatever we want; YHWH shows grace and mercy to HIS people - those who have made the decision to turn from sin and return to Him to walk in His Torah....He knows that we tend to stray, especially in our youth. But He assures us that He loves us and will welcome us back: Isaiah 54: 4 Don't be afraid, for you won't be ashamed; don't be discouraged, for you won't be disgraced. You will forget the shame of your youth....
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