Breach-of-Contract

Most of us have heard this phrase before, “breach-of-contract.” What exactly does it mean? First of all, a breach is the act of breaking something. So in this case it would be the breaking of a contract, no matter what the contract might be. A breach can also be the violation of a law, or any other agreement. It can be a gap, like a breach in a dam. How about a breach delivery? It can even be defined as a difference; quarrel; or injury.

As we look at the definition of breach, we notice that it does not have a very good inference. As we read in the word of God we see particularly in the Old Testament that the children of Israel breached many a contract with God.

The word contract means a compact; a written agreement; a betrothal. In the case of Israel, they had an oral compact with God through their patriarchs, then God gave them a written contract when He wrote the Ten Commandments on two tablets of stone and gave them to Moses to give to the people. These were contracts that were not meant to be broken. How terribly did the Hebrew people mess this one up?

Now, try this one on for size. Back on February 23, 2000, attorneys representing the Tribe of Abraham, filed a suit against God in New York's Southern district court, citing 117 specific instances of breach of covenant on God's part. The Israelites were seeking $4.2 trillion in punitive and compensatory damages. Have you ever heard of such? According to their attorney, the Children of Israel, entered into a covenant with God in good faith. They were assured in writing, that in exchange for their exclusive worship of Him, they would be designated His chosen people and, as such, would enjoy His divine protection and guidance for eternity. They claim they have not received the protection they were promised in the covenant.

The Israelites site countless tragedies over the past 5,000 years, from the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem to the Spanish Inquisition to the Holocaust. Their question, “Does that sound like protection to you?” They stated that the Creator had no intention of honoring His legal and binding agreement with them from the start.

You can only imagine the other claims they made against God. The legal counsel for the Lord made known to the Tribe of Abraham that the Lord had not ruled out filing a breach-of-contract counter suit against them, claiming that they “have failed to worship the Lord in an acceptably faithful manner.” Among the evidence cited: a 70% rise in interfaith marriage among Jews since 1900 and last year's turnout of just 36% at world wide Yom Kippur services.

Does God have a case? He always has and He always will! Who will win out in the end? It will be God Almighty rightly and justly so! Hopefully we are not in breach-of-contract.

God's Blessings!