Ancient Hebrew Meaning of 'Remnant'

[gregoryfl]

Many express the idea of a remnant as something chosen apart from the rest...simply to be set apart from the rest...with the rest being discarded in some way. This, for example, is how some believe in the view of predestination; whereby God chooses some to be saved, and lets the rest burn in hell forever.

Understanding the word that the Creator chose to express the concept of 'remnant', I believe will give an entirely different and more awesome picture of what it means.

The concepts of remnant, and related concepts of remain, left over, etc., are contained in the word שאר (sha'ar). While it does contain the idea of something left over, or remaining, there is more to it than just that. We can see this by another word with the same root, שאור (se'or). This is the word for 'leaven'. Understanding how leaven functioned will give us a wonderful picture as to how a remnant similarly functions.

Back then they did not use yeast packs to make risen bread. Instead, they made dough and allowed it to sit and ferment (when the yeast already in the dough starts to flourish). This initial step can take several days to accomplish, and since they made bread on a daily basis, they would take a small portion of the initial dough and save it for the next days batch, adding it to that batch. The yeast would then take over that lump quickly and they would take another bit from that batch to save, then bake that new loaf, and so on.

Herein we find the marvelous purpose of what it truly means to be 'left over', or a 'remnant'. It is not merely for our own benefit, but is intended that what we are infected with (spiritually speaking) would permeate the next generation of 'dough', that it would be like us. :)

With this the writings agree:

And blessed in you and in your seed are all the families of the ground.
(Gen 12:3)

And I will deliver thee from the people of the Judaeans, and from other nations; to whom I send thee, to open their eyes; that they may turn from darkness to the light, and from the dominion of Satan unto Alaha; and may receive remission of sins, and a portion with the saints, by faith in me.
(Act 26:17-18)

For, if the first - fruits [are] holy, then the mass [is] also: and if the root is holy, then also the branches.
(Rom 11:16)

Ronen

[lomarah]

Awesome.  :HeartThrob:

[rosered]

 
  Thank you  :friendstu:

[Seth]

 :dsunny:

[eaglesway]

Also, like seed stock.

[micah7:9]

Sour Dough Starter! :dsunny:

Remnant  H7604 שׁאר  shâ'ar
The Lord does not leave anything ...that He does have a use for in making complete.
The remnant of the Lord is never "left" but put aside not as to be lost, but to await a beginning.
I like what you offered....strength!

[rosered]

  I thought of this post when Micah      said . He  like the word  'Remnant'

The seed is Christ   and     grows    and  rises within us   and is   deposited  in all hearts   as the faith comes by hearing  to all future generations  ..


  Also had not left us a seed   deposit of the Holy Spirit     , seed being Christ     Its  more  real now to me ...

Romans 9


28FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE EARTH, THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY."

29And just as Isaiah foretold, "UNLESS THE LORD OF SABAOTH HAD LEFT TO US A POSTERITY[all future generations of people], WE WOULD HAVE BECOME LIKE SODOM, AND WOULD HAVE RESEMBLED GOMORRAH."

Deuteronomy 29:23
The whole land will be a burning waste of salt and sulfur--nothing planted, nothing sprouting, no vegetation growing on it. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, which the LORD overthrew in fierce anger.

Isaiah 1:9
Unless the LORD Almighty had left us  a  remanent=   all future generations of people, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.

Isaiah 1:10
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

Isaiah 13:19
Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the pride and glory of the Babylonians, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

[Seth]

 :banana:

[sheila]

  I liked that Ronen.... :girlheart:   just this last week I,too,was given a little insight of the remnant/grace.  It is like the wheat that grows

  of itself[really God that makes it grow] of the unsown Sabbath year...That the people eat...and the next year[Jubilee] what grows

of that.  That there be bread in His House.

[sheila]

2Kings 19;29     this will be the sign for you,O'Hezekiah.   for out of Jerusalem will come a remnant...

[Cardinal]

 :cloud9: @ gregoryfl......I just love your posts. Please keep 'em coming.... :thumbsup: