who is Israel? and why is Israel special to God?
it begins with abram, the Grandson of Noah. the first encounter of abram in scripture....
genesis 12:1-5 "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee : And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; "
then abram has this promise for His descendants who would be enslaved by egypt and then delivered after.
Genesis 15:12-18 "And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. "
you see the first covenant being rooted Here regarding Israels descendants, and you also see the roots of the Gospel, that includes all peoples of the earth.
God renames abram , abraham and gives the name isaac to abraham for His Son.
God names abram abraham, He names Isaac through the promise of establishing the covenant with Him after Abraham dies
genesis 17:5 "Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. <<< notice the present tense because it is a promise of God it is assured, though not yet manifest.)
v 19 "And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. "
and the God of Jacob, of course Jacob is Isaacs, younger Son. God again chooses Jacob to continue the promise He made to abraham, that His descendants would be enslaved and then increased and Blessed afterward and delivered. and Also the promise that through abraham all nations of the earth would be blessed, later we read " and in thy seed, all peoples of the earth "
this spoken to Isaac...
Genesis 26:4-5 "And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."
you see How the covenant made with abraham, Isaacs Father was passed on to Isaac, and then from Isaac it is passed on the same way to Jacob. even in the psalms when david is being told His seed will be raised up to sit forever on the throne in the eternal Kingdom....it is still the fulfillment of the promise made to abraham, that His seed would bless the earth. His Seed is Israel, the 12 sons of Israel ( Jacob) then become the 12 tribes of Israel move into egypt during the famine and after the King and Jospeh die, the egyptians begin to fear the increase of Israel and they enslave them. eventually Israel is delivered and lead into the promised land, and from the same Line that began with abram, Jesus the Messiah is Born.
as we read frequently in the Prophets, while the Messiah would come because of the promise made to abraham and His descendants, the messiah would not be exclusively for the Jews, but for all people of the earth, which is the Gospel beforehand being promised before anyone understood what it meant.
the Point israel and thier covenant until the Gospel came, is not exclusive, it is merely a part of the plan unfolding Leading to the fulness of the Gospel. the Messiah was promised to the nation of Israel, but this was not enough, God also gave Him for salvation of all people of the earth. this is where the covenant expands to the earth, as promised to abraham in the beginning, before the Law was ever Given, the Gospel was promised to abraham, and to all the people of the earth.
God is Good, all glory Hinor and praise Belong to Him and to His Son at His Right Hand
it begins with abram, the Grandson of Noah. the first encounter of abram in scripture....
genesis 12:1-5 "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee : And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; "
then abram has this promise for His descendants who would be enslaved by egypt and then delivered after.
Genesis 15:12-18 "And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. "
you see the first covenant being rooted Here regarding Israels descendants, and you also see the roots of the Gospel, that includes all peoples of the earth.
God renames abram , abraham and gives the name isaac to abraham for His Son.
God names abram abraham, He names Isaac through the promise of establishing the covenant with Him after Abraham dies
genesis 17:5 "Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. <<< notice the present tense because it is a promise of God it is assured, though not yet manifest.)
v 19 "And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. "
and the God of Jacob, of course Jacob is Isaacs, younger Son. God again chooses Jacob to continue the promise He made to abraham, that His descendants would be enslaved and then increased and Blessed afterward and delivered. and Also the promise that through abraham all nations of the earth would be blessed, later we read " and in thy seed, all peoples of the earth "
this spoken to Isaac...
Genesis 26:4-5 "And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."
you see How the covenant made with abraham, Isaacs Father was passed on to Isaac, and then from Isaac it is passed on the same way to Jacob. even in the psalms when david is being told His seed will be raised up to sit forever on the throne in the eternal Kingdom....it is still the fulfillment of the promise made to abraham, that His seed would bless the earth. His Seed is Israel, the 12 sons of Israel ( Jacob) then become the 12 tribes of Israel move into egypt during the famine and after the King and Jospeh die, the egyptians begin to fear the increase of Israel and they enslave them. eventually Israel is delivered and lead into the promised land, and from the same Line that began with abram, Jesus the Messiah is Born.
as we read frequently in the Prophets, while the Messiah would come because of the promise made to abraham and His descendants, the messiah would not be exclusively for the Jews, but for all people of the earth, which is the Gospel beforehand being promised before anyone understood what it meant.
the Point israel and thier covenant until the Gospel came, is not exclusive, it is merely a part of the plan unfolding Leading to the fulness of the Gospel. the Messiah was promised to the nation of Israel, but this was not enough, God also gave Him for salvation of all people of the earth. this is where the covenant expands to the earth, as promised to abraham in the beginning, before the Law was ever Given, the Gospel was promised to abraham, and to all the people of the earth.
God is Good, all glory Hinor and praise Belong to Him and to His Son at His Right Hand