God Chooses to Use Whomever He Chooses

God seems to always choose the most unlikely person. Read the post below from The Jesus Site.com.

http://www.jesussite.com/blog/2012/02/think-god-cant-use-you/

You may wonder why this is.  My understanding of this is that if God used the obvious people (kings, military conquerors, politicians, the most beautiful women in the world, men as handsome as movie stars,  the richest and most powerful people, etc) everyone would "understand" why they were successful.  God's glory is magnified when He uses unexpected people to achieve His plan, because it is obvious that the actions come from God: a small teenaged boy used to defeat a giant, a donkey used to deliver a message, a frightened concubine used to save an entire nation, a brutal pagan absolute ruler used to take Judah into captivity to cause them to depend on Him, and a hate-filled persecutor used to become his doctrinal interpreter.  If God can use any of these people to bring about His purposes, He can use you to bring about His purposes.

Names in the Bible: Hamor

Hamor the Hivite was the ruler of Shechem (2 km west of modern Nablus, West Bank).  He was the father of Shechem, who raped Dinah, a daughter of Jacob.  Dinah's brothers, Simeon and Levi, killed both Hamor and Shechem (and all the males in the town) in revenge. (Genesis 34: 1-31)


Being named for a donkey/ass would not today be considered to be a compliment in most cultures, but in ancient Palestine, the ass or donkey was considered to be very valuable.  Also, the donkey was considered to be very strong and reliable.


"And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses. (חֲמֹרִים  "hamorim," the plural of "hamor") Genesis 30:43