I wanted to start something new on Kaylagrl’s question if we are Israel or not.
Joh 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
Joh 21:4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
Joh 21:5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
Joh 21:6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
The last week I was involved in altercations with people on CC and sometimes you leave this site with a numb feeling. I think this is what Peter felt. He was discouraged and felt like the last three years of his life were adding up to naught.
Peter and his 6 friends are on the boat catching fish with their nets on the left-hand side of the boat. They were tired of struggling all night when Jesus appeared and asked them to cast their nets to the right-hand side of the boat.
The Hebrew word for left is sem-ole a primitive word which can also be translated as dark (as enveloped). So when Peter cast the nets to the left hand side he was “in the dark” without Jesus. When he listened to God his net was full of fish.
We also know that there was 153 fish in the nets and that the phrase could be tied back to the verse in Hosea 1:10 sons of the living God.
Jesus said to his disciples that he will make them fishers of men. What does this have to do with being a Christian and being a part of Israel you might ask? Let the word of God explain the word of God.
Jer 16:14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
Jer 16:15 But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
Jer 16:16 Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
God said to Israel, that He will scatter them around the world if they don’t obey the covenant He made with them (Deuteronomy) . He tells us in Hosea that the children of Israel will be called sons of the living God (this was after they were scattered). In Jeremiah we are taught that the children of Israel will be caught by fishers and the hunters… Jesus called His disciples fishers of men.
Is this all one big coincidence or can we all agree today that we serve a non-changing God with a perfect Word and plan since day 1?
I believe I am part of Israel and there are more than enough clues in the Bible to indicate we are safe in saying so.
Joh 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
Joh 21:4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
Joh 21:5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
Joh 21:6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
The last week I was involved in altercations with people on CC and sometimes you leave this site with a numb feeling. I think this is what Peter felt. He was discouraged and felt like the last three years of his life were adding up to naught.
Peter and his 6 friends are on the boat catching fish with their nets on the left-hand side of the boat. They were tired of struggling all night when Jesus appeared and asked them to cast their nets to the right-hand side of the boat.
The Hebrew word for left is sem-ole a primitive word which can also be translated as dark (as enveloped). So when Peter cast the nets to the left hand side he was “in the dark” without Jesus. When he listened to God his net was full of fish.
We also know that there was 153 fish in the nets and that the phrase could be tied back to the verse in Hosea 1:10 sons of the living God.
Jesus said to his disciples that he will make them fishers of men. What does this have to do with being a Christian and being a part of Israel you might ask? Let the word of God explain the word of God.
Jer 16:14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
Jer 16:15 But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
Jer 16:16 Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
God said to Israel, that He will scatter them around the world if they don’t obey the covenant He made with them (Deuteronomy) . He tells us in Hosea that the children of Israel will be called sons of the living God (this was after they were scattered). In Jeremiah we are taught that the children of Israel will be caught by fishers and the hunters… Jesus called His disciples fishers of men.
Is this all one big coincidence or can we all agree today that we serve a non-changing God with a perfect Word and plan since day 1?
I believe I am part of Israel and there are more than enough clues in the Bible to indicate we are safe in saying so.