CONTENTS
Israel Alone Can Be Saved?
Can Edomites be saved? In part 1 of our two part “Who Will Be Saved?” series, we looked at the question of whether it will be Israelites only (the physical descendants of Jacob) who will be saved.
In this part 2, we look at the extreme opposite of that by examining whether their enemies, the Edomites (the descendants of Esau) can be saved. Listen to the podcast above.
CAN EDOMITES BE SAVED?
Now can Edomites be saved? Ask this question among Hebrew Israelites, almost all will say no: Esau is doomed, can find no forgiveness. This is because of the prophecies of Obadiah, more specifically, this verse:
Obadiah 1:18
And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau;
for YAHUAH hath spoken it.
MERCY AND FAVOUR FOR A CONDEMNED NATION
Unfortunately, our people oh so want the oppressors to pay, and to not have hope, that we ignore other verses in the Bible that tell us even more than that verse in Ovadyahu.
They tell us of his mercy and favor, even to the nation that has been condemned. Why do we never hear the Hebrew Israelites use these verses below?
Jer 18:7 — Jer 18:10 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Can Edomites be saved? Those verses in Yirmeyahu 18 (above) say it all. The mercies of the Most High so angers our people, as it extends even to the individuals from among our enemies who have abused us.
These are the repentant remnant from among them. Their entire nation will face the judgment, but they as individuals can by their wise choices, obtain mercy.
However, they will not escape punishment totally.
Well, we didn’t!
Jer 30:11 For I am with thee, saith YAHUAH, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
So how are they teaching that it will be all roses and their salvation will be equated to ours? That is a fallacy. If you stay till the end of this post, you will see what awaits the children of Edom, even though they are saved.
PROVISION FOR STRANGERS TO JOIN THEMSELVES TO ISRAEL
In part 1, we looked in detail at the provisions made for strangers to join themselves to Israel and even receive inheritance among the tribe in which they sojourn. This was necessary that we continue to do, as it is all over the Tanakh (Old Testament), but largely forgotten.
Isa 56:6 — Isa 56:8
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to YAHUAH, to serve him, and to love the name of YAHUAH, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
YAHUAH ELOHIYM which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF MERCY TO THE CONDEMNED
Next, we go into practical examples found in the Bible. We looked at two of them: the people of Ninevah in the story of Jonah and Rahab the Harlot from Jericho.
CAN EDOMITES BE SAVED: SCRIPTURES USED (PODCAST EPISODE NOTES)
Obadiah 1:18
And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble,
and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau;
for YAHUAH hath spoken it.
Num 23:19
Elohiym is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Jer 18:7 — Jer 18:10
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Isa 56:6 — Isa 56:8
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to YAHUAH, to serve him, and to love the name of YAHUAH, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer:
their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Y
AHUAH Elohiym which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
Jon 3:4 — Jon 3:10
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
So the people of Nineveh believed Elohiym, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto Elohiym: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if Elohiym will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
And Elohiym saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and Elohiym repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
Jon 4:1 — Jon 4:3
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. And he prayed unto YAHUAH, and said, I pray thee, O YAHUAH, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country?
Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious Elohiym, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. Therefore now, O YAHUAH, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
Joel 2:13
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto YAHUAH your Elohiym: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Luke 15:7
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Luke 15:10
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of Elohiym over one sinner that repenteth.
Transliteration: hamartolos
Pronunciation: ham-ar-to-los’
Definition: From G264; sinful that is a sinner: – sinful sinner.
STORY OF RAHAB (Joshua 2 and Joshua 6)
Jer 12:14
Thus saith YAHUAH against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, YAHUAH liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people. But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith YAHUAH.
PROVISION MADE FOR STRANGERS IN THE COMING KINGDOM OF ISRAEL
Ezk 47:21 — Ezk 47:23
So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith YAHUAH Elohiym.
CONCLUSION
Well, our big motivation for writing this is based on our most popular post on Just a Word, entitled: “Who are the Edomites Today?” So many comments on that post start out by attacking us, thinking that se are saying that Edomites cannot be saved.
Simply pointing out who the Edomites are is being equated with us saying they have no hope. Well they do have hope, and that is to serve the children of Israel as their slaves. I think I better do a podcast on that one quickly before I get stoned!
But I hope this at least takes away the notion that we are saying only Israelites can be saved. Check out our previous article to see what we think about this.
