What is So Special About Israel # 8

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Date: October 4, 2023 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

Beloved, God has not abandoned the Israelites – His CHOSEN PEOPLE. In fact, while the wrath of God that will soon be poured out on the earth is God’s judgment upon those who refused to receive Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, perhaps the primary purpose is to bring that last remnant of the Jews, i.e., those of Abraham’s seed, to repentance. This will be followed by God’s reconciliation and restoration of the land of Israel. Amen! We will see the reasons for that in tonight’s study: “ Israel, and the purposes of God,” or “What is so special about Israel?”

Beloved, God has not abandoned the Israelites – His CHOSEN PEOPLE. In fact, while the wrath of God that will soon be poured out on the earth is God’s judgment upon those who refused to receive Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, perhaps the primary purpose is to bring that last remnant of the Jews, i.e., those of Abraham’s seed, to repentance. This will be followed by God’s reconciliation and restoration of the land of Israel. Amen!

We will see the reasons for that in tonight’s study: “ Israel, and the purposes of God,” or “What is so special about Israel?”

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The goal of this study was to show how the birth, history, current situation, and future of the Israelites fit into God’s purposes. Over the years, God has allowed His “chosen” people to suffer serious indignation and persecution, even being removed from the land God gave to their forefathers, and scattered all around the world.

However, God made five covenants with the leaders of the nation of Israel- Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David, before establishing the new covenant through Jesus. These covenants progressively and thematically build on one another.

With each covenant, God’s promises and plans to save the world through the seed of the woman become clearer and clearer until we finally see that redemption can only come through King Jesus. Jesus succeeded at every point where humanity failed. Therefore, Jesus is the guarantor and mediator of the new and better covenant, for now people from every nation, tribe, and tongue who trust Jesus as their Savior and Lord can become a part of God’s covenant family.

If you notice on the chart, our final study tonight begins in Revelation 16, at the beginning of what Jesus referred to as the Great Tribulation, which is also referred to as “Jacob’s Trouble.”

Characteristics of the New Covenant Explained:

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