Psalms 147:19-20 (ESV Strong's)
He declares his word to Jacob,
his statutes and rules to Israel.
He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
they do not know his rules.
Praise the Lord!
He Declares His Word
In the above passage we read that God “declares” He Word to Jacob (Israel). But, He does not do this with “other nations.” The fact that God choose Jacob shows us God’s proactive intersection with man. Note what an earlier Psalm stated:
Psalms 135:4 (ESV Strong's)
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his own possession.
God chooses. Note Paul’s statement:
Ephesians 1:3-4 (ESV Strong's)
Spiritual Blessings in Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
He makes these choices “before the foundation of the world.” In the case of this above Psalm, God choose to give this “rules” (His Law) to Jacob. God reveals His Word to those He wishes. It is His word that changes us. We need Him to reveal and convey His Word for us to be regenerated:
Titus 3:5 (ESV Strong's)
he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
We should not take for granted that we have His Word. It is God’s grace that He has revealed His Word to us.
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