What’s the Pride about, anyway?

A couple of days ago, my husband Binjamin and I drove from the North of Israel back to our apartment south of Tel Aviv. As we were creeping slowly in rush hour traffic, I noticed rainbow flags draped over the overpass together with the Israeli flag. Yes, we had to return our rental car to an agency in another city on Friday morning because of the Pride parade that was to take place this weekend.

My question is, why in Israel? Why in the land that the LORD has given to those who keep HIS covenant? My personal disgust aside, why is anything like this happening in this country? Is there something that says that humans can now decide what their covenant with the Most High God will be?

Is nothing sealed in stone as eternal?

And why call it pride? and why use the sign of the Everlasting Covenant given to all mankind by God after the flood. It appears that humanity is proud of their rebellion against the Creator of the Universe and this time it is taking over the entire globe…almost. I wonder sometimes when I see Jewish people embracing this abomination whether Hashem is still merciful and going to take it on the cheek, or if He now will somehow disqualify the people who carry His Name, at least those who are defying Him through this vulgar defiance. Is a Jew inherently Holy because He was once chosen to be Holy. When the Bible says… “Be ye Holy for I am Holy…”(Leviticus 19:2), I take it to mean that there is a choice to be made in order to continue to be chosen.

We hear the phrase used by Christians: “Once saved, always saved.” Well that is not far off from the belief that Jews are somehow superior because we were once the chosen people. Read the Bible. How many times does it say that if an individual or nation disobeys Hashem’s covenant, he or it will be cut off?

“And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof” Jer 34:18

It makes no sense whatsoever for the Eternal to promise unconditional status to a people regardless of their behavior.

“Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. 6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” Exodus 19:5-6.

And this behavior is clearly not in accordance with the Covenant given on Sinai. I don’t care how many branches of Judaism justify it, there is no way you can get around what was commanded in black and white. And NO, there is no gray there.

“If there is a man who sleeps with a male as those who sleep with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they must be put to death. They have brought their own deaths upon themselves.” Leviticus 20:13

The Bible speaks of the male act of homosexuality. It does not mention lesbianism, however when the Creator of the Universe told mankind to be fruitful and multiply, it certainly did not indicate that the female with female sexual relationship qualified.

I honestly wonder where this is all going and how the King of the Universe will react? Or will He? Has he left humankind to it’s own devices and consequences? God forbid!

Oh Hashem, rise and let your enemies be scattered! Take back your Holy people where-ever they are, now “sighing and crying for the abominations in the land.” Ezekiel 9:4

Read the entire chapters of Ezekiel 8-9 to see what the Eternal does.

Yours for a time of peace in a land swept clean of these abominations!