The Prophets Didn’t Judge Israel…They Loved Her 💕 | Land of Israel Fellowship

Moshe doesn't abandon Israel. He binds his fate to them. He recognizes that as people he doesn't want to continue to exist. Not in this world, not in the next without his people, without the nation of Israel. He's willing to not only forfeit his life, but to forfeit his place in history. And the prophets? The prophets are not critics. They're lovers. They're lovers of the nation of Israel. Every single one of them. Take Jeremiah. He's known as the weeping prophet. Why is he weeping? Because he hates the people? Or because he feels their pain so deeply that he cannot contain it. Right, chapter two. Zacharti lachesed neurayich avat kulotayich. I remember for you the kindness of your youth, the love of your bridal days. This is one of the most intimate lines in all of Tanakh. Right, Israel's not just a nation, she's a bride. And Jeremiah remembers the early love. That's how they were able to be prophets. Because they were so aligned with God that they were able to channel an experience that love that probably in the heart of flesh and blood in the human form was probably a love so intense that it was painful. >> [music]