"WHAT IS ISRAEL?" Isaiah 43:1-21 (www.davidhocking.org)

"WHAT IS ISRAEL?"

Isaiah 43:1-21

 

1A. IT IS THE CREATION OF GOD

•  Isaiah 43:1, 15, 21 - "they shall shew forth My praise"

 

2A. IT IS THE CONCERN OF GOD

•  Psalm 121:4 - "Behold, He that keepeth  Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep"

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  Isaiah 40:1 - "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God" - cf. Isa. 40:11, 27-31cf. Isa. 41:10, 13-14; 44:1-3, 21 cf. Isa. 43:4 - "Since thou wast precious in My sight.

 

3A. IT IS THE CHOICE OF GOD, ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM

• 108 times - "The LORD God of Israel"
• Isaiah 43:3 - "For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel"
• Isaiah 44:1 - "Israel, whom I have chosen"

 

4A. IT IS THE CHILDREN, THE PHYSICAL DESCENDANTS OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC,JACOB, AND HIS TWELVE SONS

• Genesis 49:28; Exodus 1:1 - "Now these      are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt" - "children of        Israel" - used 644 times

                     

5A.  IT IS THE COALITION OF TEN TRIBES (when the kingdom was divided) 

•  I Kings 11:29-39; 14:15-16

 

6A. IT IS THE COUNTRY, WHOSE LAND WAS GIVEN TO THEM BY GOD - eretz Israel -   "the land of Israel" - 

• Genesis 15:18; 17:8; 26:3-4; 35:9-12; Leviticus 25:23

7A. IT IS THE CHANGE IN NAME WHICH GOD GAVE TO JACOB - Genesis 32:24-28

 

8A. IT IS THE CONNECTION WHICH GENTILES MUST HAVE FOR SALVATION THROUGH THE JEWISH MESSIAH - Romans 11; Gal. 3:6-9; Isaiah 45:22-25

 

9A. IT IS THE COVENANT OF GOD THAT GIVES ASSURANCE THAT HE WILL KEEP HIS PROMISE -

• Jeremiah 31:31-37

• Isaiah 45:17 - "But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation"

 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 

Your QUESTION: "Is the Third Temple the one that the Messiah will build?"

 

Our ANSWER:  Jewish people often refer to three temples: Solomon, Herod, and Messiah. However, the Biblical material regarding the temple needs to be examined carefully. Go to our web site - www.davidhocking.org - and read the article about the Jewish temples.