Remnant
Hebrew expression: sheʾerit
Pronunciation: sheh ´ay REET
KEY VERSES
Genesis 45:7; 2 Kings 19:4; Isaiah 37:32; Jeremiah 44:7; Zephaniah 2:7, 9
Joseph told his father and brothers that the Lord had arranged for them to be saved by sending him to Egypt first, so that he could prepare for their safety. They were a “remnant” so to speak since they were so small in number. Sheʾerit, usually translated as “remnant,” also means “survivor,” “residue,” “remainder,” or “rest.” Sheʾerit comes from the root of the verb shaʾar meaning “to be left over, or remain.” “Remnant” is also a translation of a related noun sheʾar, best rendered as “rest,” “remnant,” or “residue.” The words yeter and pelitah are also translated “remnant” in certain contexts. “Remnant” can refer simply to something left over; a group of people left over or a surviving trace of something. But Joseph hinted at the most significant use of the term when he spoke of the Lord’s leaving a “remnant” to Israel. This thought becomes a major prophetic theme. Israel became so rebellious that God threatened to annihilate her, but He relented and declared that He would preserve His people by saving a “remnant” of them from destruction. From that remnant, He would rebuild His people. This was an act of His grace alone—Israel had proven to be totally recalcitrant as a nation.
Isaiah, picturing a time after the judgment of Israel, speaks of a remnant that would come out of Jerusalem (2 Kgs. 19:31; Isa. 37:32). When God judged Israel He carried a remnant into exile in Babylon, preserved them (2 Chr. 36:20), and returned them to Jerusalem seventy years later (Ezra 1:1–2; 9:8, 13, 14, 15; Neh. 1:2). Ezra prayed earnestly that the Lord would continue to be merciful to the remnant and preserve it. Ezekiel interjected with “woe,” “ah,” “alas,” when he dared wonder whether the Lord would actually destroy the remnant of Israel (Ezek. 9:8). Micah, however, foresees the forgiveness of their transgression (Mic. 7:18). Zephaniah also pierces the future and sees a time when the preserved remnant will not only overcome their enemies, but will do no wrong (Zeph. 3:13).
It is through this remnant (Acts 15:17, kataloipos in Greek) concept that we Gentiles are a part of God’s people. Through Christ, we are the remnant of men and women seeking the Lord. And, even now among Israel the Lord is preserving His remnant, chosen by grace, to be delivered (Rom. 9:27; 11:5, upoleimma in Greek)
.Eugene E. Carpenter and Philip W. Comfort Holman Treasury of Key Bible Words 200 Greek and 200 Hebrew Words Defined and Explained
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