Sunday, January 15, 2017

"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.  

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