Rediscovering Unchanging Love: Part 2

By Mihai Cocea

Without persecution it is very difficult to start an awakening, even a revolution. The people must be tired of the old system and hungry for a change. Unfortunately, this is how it works with human nature. But it does not have to be this way. If the assumption that we know and understand most of the Bible can be proven to be wrong, then that should be enough to wake us up out of our complacency which leads us away from the truth. This is the purpose of my two books, to show you that our biblical knowledge and understanding is still limited and that there is also a great sea of knowledge to be explored which has been neglected.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: May 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9781664266360

Mihai Cocea

I was born in Romania and I came in the US when I was 16 years old. I am now 46 years old. I’ve been married for 20 years to the love of my life, Maria, whom I met in the US. I have always been fascinated with the knowledge of the Bible and always wanted to know more about God. I almost died when I was 9 years old from a meningitis, but I was miraculously saved from dying. After the hospital administered a penicillin shot, I came out of the coma in 10 minutes. To the doctor’s surprise, he said that that was a miracle; it should’ve taken longer. I heard him say that, and ever since I fell in love with the One who saved me from death.

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Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

ISBN: 978-1-6642-6635-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6642-6634-6 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-6642-6636-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020909416

WestBow Press rev. date: 05/18/2022

Contents

Introduction

The Case of King Manasseh

The Case of David

The Election of Jeroboam and the Rebuke of Solomon

The Case of the Prophet of Judah and the False Prophet of Bethel

The Case of the Prophet Micaiah and King Ahab

The Case of Hosea

Other Teachings of Moses

The Case of Balaam

The Case of John the Baptist

The Case of the Family of Jesus

The Case of Simeon and Anna

The Case of the Angel from the New Church

The Case of Mediation

Introduction

Did you ever wonder what it means to boil a kid in its mother’s milk? This commandment is found in Exodus 23:19, 34:26 and Deuteronomy 14:21. The Jews think that this should be taken literally. They do not cook milk and meat together. Many rabbis forbid consumption of milk and meat or anything merely containing the mixed tastes of milk and meat. If this was to be taken literally, then mixing milk and meat should not be a violation of this commandment, especially since it is referring to goat meat and goat milk. Mixing any other type of milk with any other type of meat should not be a transgression of this clear commandment. I could boil a kid—a baby goat that is—in another goat’s (not the mother of that kid) milk, and still be in the same accord, innocent toward the commandment. I could take a lamb and boil it in its mother’s milk or any other milk and I’ll be fine. I eat sandwiches with meat and cheese, which is a milk product, and I’m fine from a health and moral point of view. I could go on and on with finding endless loopholes in this law, and go to such extremes and still be blameless toward this standard, which appears to be confusing.

I think the omniscient God meant something much simpler for us regarding this confusing language, so that there are no loopholes. This is why I’ve decided not to take this literally, but instead to dig deep and to find its true meaning. It is clear to me that this language, like most biblical language, is figurative, and if it is to be taken literally, it makes God look different than the image of perfect love. God likes to hide important messages in parables to teach us how to understand Him better and grow and develop into better persons; or, He could give us all the answers and we would remain juveniles in character and thinking. When you went to school and were tested often on the material that you’d studied, did the teacher give you all the answers? The teacher didn’t even tell you what questions you were going to get on the test. Many pastors preach the same thing over and over again, the same elementary teachings that are merely boiling their listeners in milk. They do not know how to feed their parishioners strong food. They cannot give what they don’t have. This is where I come in: to help you come up with simple answers that not only make sense, but help you establish a more perfect relationship with the One who has never changed in His wonderful love for you. So join the new revolution in the Bible study.

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The Case of King Manasseh

There is no case as unique as the case of Manasseh. The devil hated him so much that he has wanted to destroy and mar Manasseh’s legacy even up to this day. Even though most people will disagree because they do not have a clear understanding of God’s unchanging and unconditional love, the fact is that the life of Manasseh is by far a spiritual marvel. In this chapter, I will try to clarify a long-disputed dilemma so God’s love and character will shine undeniably like never before. We will see how strong the parental influences are upon a child and how hard they are to overcome; but, no matter how hard these influences may be, through God’s infinite grace these mountains will turn into mounds.

Manasseh was the victim of his father’s pride. King Hezekiah had some bursts of selfishness during his life. He was one of the greatest reformers in Jewish history, but he also was a victim of his father’s sins. He reestablished true worship during his reign, but he bore the strong influences of the disobedience of his father, King Ahaz.

One day, King Hezekiah felt sick to the point where he was going to die. The prophet Isaiah was sent to tell him to set his house in order because he was going to die. After the prophet had left, Hezekiah turned to the wall and uttered a prayer unto the Lord (2 Kings 20:3). Here in his prayer, he thought only of himself.