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G18
Waiting on God

G18

We are to be patient and wait for God to act.

Category: God & Yeshua

Type: Positive

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: Old Testament

Uniqueness: Not unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Everyone

Literal Application: mandated

More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application

The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.

It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.

This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.

Detailed codes: GFm - Gentile female, mandated | GMm - Gentile male, mandated | JFm - Jewish female, mandated | JMm - Jewish male, mandated | KFm - K'rovat Yisrael female, mandated | KMm - K'rov Yisrael male, mandated

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • James 5:7-8
  • Romans 8:25
Key OT Scriptures
  • Lamentations 3:25-26
  • Micah 7:7
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Acts 1:3-4
  • Colossians 1:11
  • Colossians 3:12
  • 1 Corinthians 13:4
  • 2 Corinthians 6:6-7
  • Ephesians 4:2-3
  • Galatians 5:22
  • Galatians 6:9
  • Hebrews 6:11-12
  • Hebrews 6:15
  • Luke 8:15
  • Revelation 2:19
  • Romans 2:7
  • Romans 12:12
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:14
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • Ecclesiastes 7:8
  • Habakkuk 2:3
  • Isaiah 8:17
  • Isaiah 30:18
  • Isaiah 40:31
  • Job 14:14
  • Psalms 25:5
  • Psalms 27:14
  • Psalms 33:20
  • Psalms 37:7-9
  • Psalms 40:2
  • Psalms 62:6
  • Psalms 69:7
  • Psalms 130:5-6

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

Waiting on God and having patience are obviously connected. As a matter of fact, according to Galatians 5:22 , patience is a fruit of the Spirit. So why is exercising patience to wait on God sufficiently problematic so as to warrant a mitzvah devoted to it? It is because natural man's way is to be impatient and to seek immediate gratification, so that when natural man petitions God for something in prayer, he judges whether or not God has answered or will answer his prayer by whether or not he sees immediate results. This Mitzvah calls us to exercise faith for God's timeframe which is not the same as ours; consider the following Scriptures: 2 Peter 3:8-9 : Moreover, dear friends, do not ignore this: with the Lord, one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some people think of slowness; on the contrary, he is patient with you; for it is not his purpose that anyone should be destroyed, but that everyone should turn from his sins. Ecclesiastes 3:1 : For everything there is a season, a right time for every intention under heaven . Acts 1:6-7 : When they [Yeshua and his disciples] were together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore self-rule to Isra'el?" He answered, "You don't need to know the dates or the times; the Father has kept these under his own authority." Waiting on God builds our faith and our dependence on Him, which are good things. Proverbs 3:5-6 expresses it well: Trust in ADONAI with all your heart; do not rely on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him; then he will level your paths.

Classical commentators

This Mitzvah is not addressed by any of the classical commentators.


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