His Passionate Love for You
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so your God will rejoice over you. (Isaiah 62:5)
Arranged marriages have worked well for millennia. However, what Isaiah prophesied is more than an arranged marriage. This wedding is the result of choices guided by love.
God’s marriage to Israel was never represented as a calculated business decision. It was never described as a political marriage effectuated to ensure an alliance. God’s marriage was after the pattern of Jacob and Rachel’s, or the Shulamite in the Song of Songs with her Beloved.
He says, “She is the one I chose; she is the one for Me! I can’t wait ‘til we’re married! Let’s have a party!”
She says, “I am the one He chose; He is the one for me! I can’t wait ‘til I’m His wife! Let’s celebrate!”
Some may inquire what type of love is this? Is it eros love? Is it storgē love? Is it philos? Most people would not believe that this is “agape love.” Agape is the word used to describe the love we find in the Song of Songs and in Ephesians 5.
In the Song of Solomon the Hebrew word ahavah is translated as agape. Like in this verse:
He has brought me to his banquet hall, and his banner over me is love (agape in the Septuagint). (Song of Solomon 2:4)
The same emotion is revealed in the Messiah’s love for the Church in Ephesians 5.
Husbands, love your wives, just as [the] Messiah also loved the church and gave Himself up for her (Ephesians 5:25)
This love, prophesied in Isaiah 65, expresses itself in excitement. The beloved one is so precious to the Lover that the anticipation of being together explodes in joy at their wedding.
God’s love for Israel is real, and it also symbolizes His love for you. God will rejoice over you like a joyful, grateful, excited bridegroom. Each redeemed person sparks this joy in the Creator-Bridegroom. You elicit His anticipation right now. You have an incredible future together with Him.
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Also, David wrote a book about God’s love for the Jewish People called, For the Sake of the Fathers
