Saturday, April 4, 2015
Youcat commented through CCC. Question n. 8 – Part II.
(Youcat answer - repeated) God shows himself in the Old
Testament as God, who created the world out of love and remains faithful to men
even when they have fallen away from him into sin.
A deepening through
CCC
(CCC 58) The covenant with Noah remains in force during the
times of the Gentiles, until the universal proclamation of the Gospel (Cf. Gen
9:16; Lk 21:24; DV 3). The Bible venerates several great figures among the
Gentiles: Abel the just, the king-priest Melchisedek - a figure of Christ - and
the upright "Noah, Daniel, and Job" (Cf. Gen 14:18; Heb 7:3; Ezek 14:14).
Scripture thus expresses the heights of sanctity that can be reached by those
who live according to the covenant of Noah, waiting for Christ to "gather
into one the children of God who are scattered abroad" (Jn 11:52). (CCC 59)
In order to gather together scattered humanity God calls Abram from his
country, his kindred and his father's house (Gen 12:1), and makes him Abraham,
that is, "the father of a multitude of nations". "In you all the
nations of the earth shall be blessed" (Gen 17:5; 12:3 (LXX); cf. Gal
3:8).
Reflecting and
meditating
(Youcat comment)
God makes it possible to experience him in history: With Noah he establishes a
covenant to save all living things. He calls Abraham so as to make him “the
father of a multitude of nations” (Gen 17:5b) and to bless “all the families of
the earth” in him (Gen 12:3b). The people Israel, sprung from Abraham, becomes
his special possession. To Moses he introduces himself by name. His mysterious
name יהוה YHWH, usually transcribed
Yahweh, means “I Am Who I Am” (Ex 3:14). He frees Israel from slavery in Egypt,
establishes a covenant with them on Sinai, and through Moses gives them the
Law. Again and again, God sends prophets to his people to call them to
conversion and to the renewal of the covenant. The prophets proclaim that God
will establish a new and everlasting covenant, which will bring about a radical
renewal and definitive redemption. This covenant will be open to all human
beings.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 60) The people descended from Abraham would be the
trustees of the promise made to the patriarchs, the chosen people, called to
prepare for that day when God would gather all his children into the unity of
the Church (Cf. Rom 11:28; Jn 11:52; 10:16). They would be the root on to which
the Gentiles would be grafted, once they came to believe (Cf. Rom 11:17-18,
24). (CCC 61) The patriarchs, prophets and certain other Old Testament figures
have been and always will be honoured as saints in all the Church's liturgical
traditions.
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