Gods promises to Abram...
1. I will make you a great nation"
2. "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you."
3. "In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (
Genesis 12:2,3)
4. . "All the land which you see I give to you and your descendants for ever."
5. "I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth" (great in number,
Genesis 13:16).
6. "I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you."
7. "I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you ... to be God to you and your descendants" (
Genesis 17:6-8).
*****Why are the Jews Gods "Chosen" People? God had a great regard for the faithfulness of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
*****The Jews were chosen, "because he loved your fathers, therefore he chose their descendants" (
Deuteronomy 4:37).
God said: "Understand that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people" (9:6).
Nothing had changed centuries later, when they crucified God's Son, Jesus Christ (
Acts 7:51).
However, by working through one special people, God was able to draw attention to His character and purpose with the earth. He said to Moses:
"For this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show my power in you, and that my name may be declared in all the earth" (
Exodus 9:6).
This was vitally important, for God later said:
"But truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord" (
Numbers 14:21).
This wonderful promise will be fulfilled after Jesus Christ returns to the earth.
Though scattered and persecuted, the Jews still exist as a nation. That is because God promised: "I will save you from afar ...
I will not make a complete end of you" (
Jeremiah 30:10,11).
Many Bible passages speak of Israel being regathered to their own land (
Jeremiah 31:10;
Ezekiel 36:24-28).
Many more talk about Jesus coming as king (
Psalm 72;
Acts 1:11). Our five "golden keys" work together to unlock God's message about "The Jews in God's Purpose".
Yes, God's salvation is also offered to Gentiles (non-Jews). Jesus will rule the world from Jerusalem.
"The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory" (
Isaiah 62:2). And it all comes down to this verse....notice there is no stipulations here By God..Ill choose you if...nope....
"For thou art an Holy people unto the Lord thy God, the Lord Thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are on the face of the earth"
"For thou art an Holy people unto the Lord thy God, the Lord Thy God hath chosen thee to be a "peculiar" people unto himself, above all people that are on the face of the earth"
peculiar from the hebrew Dictionary for the word "seg-ool-law"' or "hllgo" MEans "valued property" they belong to God
God Bless
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