A Saviour unto Israel

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Elia

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Acts 13:23

Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

Bs"d

Too bad he failed in saving:

Jeremiah 23:5-6; "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS."

Jeremiah 33:14-16: "IN THOSE DAYS AND AT THAT TIME, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. IN THOSE DAYS shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness."

When the branch of righteousness springs forth to David, when the messiah comes, THEN, IN THOSE DAYS, Judah will be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell safely. That means that it is impossible to squeeze in two thousand or more years between the coming of the messiah and the redemption of Judah and Jerusalem. Out goes the 'second coming'. However, there wasn't any redemption in the days of Jesus. Forty years after his death, in 70 CE, Jerusalem was totally destroyed by the Romans, the second Temple was burned down, and the Jews exiled. No way that the above prophecy was fulfilled.

Too bad he also didn't fulfil the other messianic prophecies.

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Elia

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elia



You talking about another jesus !

Bs"d

Did yours fulfil these prophecies?:

Micha 5:2-9; "But thou Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for NOW shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off."

Here we have very clearly physical redemption from earthly enemies: "And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword", "Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off." These are very clear verses that can not be misinterpreted; when the messiah comes the Jewish enemies are going to be slaughtered. And the one coming forth from Bethlehem is to be a ruler in Israel, that is a king, or maybe nowadays a president, but not a wandering preacher and miracle healer.

Zacheriah 9:9-10; "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ***, and upon a colt the foal of an ***. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth."

They say that he did ride on a donkey, like the whole Middle East in those days, but that is where it stops. He did not bring any peace, the battle bow, the horses and the chariots, symbols of war, were not cut off from Jerusalem, and his dominion was not from sea to sea and to the ends of the earth; as a matter of fact, he did not have any dominion at all.

In order to get around this problem, the Christian church invented the "second coming". However, nowhere in the Hebrew scriptures is it written that the messiah would come once, get himself killed, and come again in a second coming. This is a pure rationalization of Jesus' failure to function in any way as a messiah. Nowhere in any of the above prophecies does it indicate that there will be a gap of at least 2000 years between the birth of the messiah and the redemption. Nowhere does it speak about a messiah being tortured to death and coming back thousands of years later.

Jeremiah 23:5-6; "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS."

Jeremiah 33:14-16: "IN THOSE DAYS AND AT THAT TIME, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. IN THOSE DAYS shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness."

When the branch of righteousness springs forth to David, when the messiah comes, THEN, IN THOSE DAYS, Judah will be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell safely. That means that it is impossible to squeeze in two thousand or more years between the coming of the messiah and the redemption of Judah and Jerusalem. Out goes the 'second coming'. However, there wasn't any redemption in the days of Jesus. Forty years after his death, in 70 CE, Jerusalem was totally destroyed by the Romans, the second Temple was burned down, and the Jews exiled. No way that the above prophecy was fulfilled.

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Isaiah 11; "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious."

Also here we have a messiah who is going to kill the evil people: "And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked." And after that we get the better world, when it says: "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them etc." This is what is supposed to happen, as soon as there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse (the father of King David) and a Branch shall grow out of his roots; that is as soon as the messiah comes. Nowhere here is mentioned that the messiah will be killed and that these prophecies will happen at least 2000 years later. On the contrary; when the messiah comes redemption comes. And also for this messianic prophecy you don't have to be a brain surgeon or a rocket scientist in order to see that it is not fulfilled. Nothing of this all was done by Jesus. Conclusion: He was not the messiah.



"For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of Y-H-W-H our God for ever and ever.".

Micah 4:5.
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Nanja

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The circumcision Paul speaks of in Phil 3:3 are also them, whether jew or Gentile who have received circumcision of the heart, a spiritual circumcision Rom 2:29

29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

This is also the circumcision of Christ, the Seed of Abraham Col 2:11

11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

Christ is the Spiritual Seed of Abraham Gal 3:16

16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

This circumcision is applied by Christ for the Spiritual Seed of Abraham by the New Birth, the New Creation !

This is what Paul means about the Israel of God Gal 6:15-16

15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision jew or gentile in the flesh, but a new creature.

16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

The New Creature implies a New Heart, a Circumcised Heart Deut 30:6

And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

So the circumcision of Phil 3:3 is none other than the Spiritual Israel of God, the Church, that Spiritual Seed of Abraham that belongs to Christ Gal 3:29 !


Excellent 3-part study!


A person's ethnicity certainly plays no role in Spiritual Circumcision of the Heart,
but has as its only foundation in their being Chosen in Christ Eph. 1:4-5;
being a Member of the Election of Grace 2 Tim. 1:9; Eph. 5:30.

Phil. 3:3
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit,
and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.


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beloved57

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Excellent 3-part study!


A person's ethnicity certainly plays no role in Spiritual Circumcision of the Heart,
but has as its only foundation in their being Chosen in Christ Eph. 1:4-5;
being a Member of the Election of Grace 2 Tim. 1:9; Eph. 5:30.

Phil. 3:3
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit,
and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.


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Thanks to God for your understanding of these things in this day of apostasy!
 

Nanja

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Thanks to God for your understanding of these things in this day of apostasy!


I'm thankful to Him also, and for the great work He has done in you,
and in your persistence to preach His Truth without reservation in this
apostate religious world, wherein are preached lies which demean Christ
and the Truth of His Saving Work; dissenters and mockers on every side.

God has used the teachings which you present in your threads
to increase my understanding of the scriptures tremendously.
And I know it's all by His Design Ps. 34:9!

What an Awesome God we serve!

Our Redemption draweth nigh Luke 21:28!

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beloved57

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I'm thankful to Him also, and for the great work He has done in you,
and in your persistence to preach His Truth without reservation in this
apostate religious world, wherein are preached lies which demean Christ
and the Truth of His Saving Work; dissenters and mockers on every side.

God has used the teachings which you present in your threads
to increase my understanding of the scriptures tremendously.
And I know it's all by His Design Ps. 34:9!

What an Awesome God we serve!

Our Redemption draweth nigh Luke 21:28!

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Amen and Praise the Lord !
 

beloved57

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The Same Church !

The Same Church !

We know that the OT Church Israel is the same as the NT Church Israel by this scripture comparison, it was written in Isa 60:14

14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee; The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

This has came to Past with the NT Church of Christ Heb 12:22

22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

And this is also called the Church of the Firstborn Vs 23 Heb 12:23

23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

The Church of the Firstborn refers to Mediator Headship of Christ Col 1:15,18

15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
 

Nanja

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We know that the OT Church Israel is the same as the NT Church Israel by this scripture comparison, it was written in Isa 60:14

14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee; The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

This has came to Past with the NT Church of Christ Heb 12:22

22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

And this is also called the Church of the Firstborn Vs 23 Heb 12:23

23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

The Church of the Firstborn refers to Mediator Headship of Christ Col 1:15,18

15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.


Amen, and this Same Church, OT and NT is comprised of all those who were Elected to Eternal Life Titus 1:1-2,
whose names were written in the Lamb's Book of Life before the foundation of the world; One Body in Christ,
His Bride He gave His Life for Eph. 5:25: The only portion of humanity that God Promised Salvation to Acts 13:23, Israel !

Is. 45:17
But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

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beloved57

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More of the same !

More of the same !

In the OT, the Church is stated as Isa 61:6

6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

Israel here shall be named Priests of the Lord, and we know in the NT that its applied to the Church redeemed by Christ's blood 2 Pet 2:9

9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

Remember what Peter stated of them earlier in 1 Pet 1:18-19

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

So the Royal Priesthood of 1 Pet 2:9 are the Redeemed by the Precious blood of the Lamb, and it is they which Isa 61:6 refers to as they shall be called Priests of the Lord !


This also are those that were made Priests by the blood of Christ here Rev 1:5-6

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

And here Rev 5:9-10

9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

And we know this is speaking of the Church, redeemed out of every kindred, and tongue, and people and nation !
 

beloved57

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Christ is Church's High Priest !

Christ is Church's High Priest !

We read thusly in Heb 8:1

Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

That Christ is the High Priest at the Right Hand of the Throne of the Majesty in the Heavens;

Now consider is this the same Christ right here Rom 8:34

34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ[The Head of the Church] that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Is He still High Priest ?

Col 3:1

If ye then be risen with Christ[The Head of the Church], seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Is He still the High Priest at the Right Hand of God spoken of Heb 8:1

Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

This proves that the Book of Hebrews is written to the Church, the Body of Christ, and so Christ is a High Priest on the Right Hand of God for all of Gods Elect, all True Believers, whether they be jews or Gentiles, which His Body the Church is made up of both, even though the Book of Hebrews was written to the early Church which at that time was made up of jewish believers ! But Christ's Person as High Priest had nothing to with that !
 
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beloved57

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Christ is Church's High Priest !2

Christ is Church's High Priest !2

Now the High Priest at the Right Hand of God Heb 8:1, He is also the Mediator of the Better Covenant Heb 8:1,6,13

6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

Which is the New Covenant Vs 13

13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

This means that the Gentiles in Colossian had a interest in the Better and New Covenant made with Israel, Col 1:27

27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Now compare the Covenant blessing of forgiveness of sins with Israel New Covenant Heb 8:12

12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

And the New Covenant Church with Gentiles Col 1:14

14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

They both speak of the same New Covenant Blessing of forgiveness and its to the same People !
 

beloved57

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children of the flesh !

children of the flesh !

Rom 9:8

That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Israel, the children of Abraham according to the flesh, his physical descendants are equivalent to the children of Abraham by hagar, like ishmael Gal 4:25

25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

Now Agar and her children, like her firstborn ismael are liken to israel after the flesh, Gal 4:25-31

25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

Abraham's children born after the flesh Rom 9:8 are as ishmael was towards Isaac, born after the Spirit.

Understand something, israel after the flesh are no more the children of God and rightful Heirs with Abraham as ishmael was
 

beloved57

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children of the flesh ! 2

children of the flesh ! 2

In Isaac shall thy seed be called ! Rom 9:17

7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Which is a seed of Abrahams not according to the flesh, as is israel after the flesh, typified by ishmael, but according to Isaac, a supernatural child of promise, by the Word of Promise, which is in contrast to Abrahams physical seed the jews Gal 4:23-31

23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

Again, Abraham was given a supernatural seed, which was Typified by the Birth of Isaac, typifying also being born after the Spirit Gal 4:28-29

28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

Most people are blinded to the fact that Paul here is calling israel after the flesh, Abraham's Physical descendants ishmaelites, outside of the Covenant Promises that are to Abraham and his Spiritual Seed of Promise, they are cast out as was ishamael Gal 4:30

30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

This is saying with finality, that israel after the flesh, typified by ishamel and him mom hagar, shall not be Heirs !

That means they are not Heirs together with the Spiritual Seed Heb 11:8-9

8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

physical israel after the flesh are not heirs with him of the same Promise in Vs 8 ! They only had a physical connection with Abraham as did ishmael, but not a Heirship relationship according to the Spirit and Isaac !
 

beloved57

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Gods Peculiar People Israel is the Church !

Gods Peculiar People Israel is the Church !

Gods Peculiar People Israel is fulfilled in the NT Church , the Body of Christ. Lets recall when God spake to Israel Ex 19:5-6

5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

Now notice the phrase "ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people:"

This is fulfilled in New Covenant Israel of God the Church, because Christ its Covenant Head, who is the Head of His Body the Church, did for them Obey Gods voice and kept His Covenant as stipulated, for remember Christ is said to be given a Covenant of the People Isa 42:6

6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

John Gill writes:

and give thee for a covenant of the people; Christ is a covenantee, a party concerned in the covenant of grace; the representative of his people in it; the surety, Mediator, messenger, and ratifier of it; the great blessing in it; the sum and substance of it; all the blessings and promises of it are in him, and as such he is "given"; it is of God's free grace that he was appointed and intrusted with all this in eternity, and was sent in time to confirm and secure it for "the people"; given him of his Father, redeemed by him and to whom the Spirit applies the blessings and promises of the covenant; even the elect of God, both among Jews and Gentiles, especially the latter, as follows:

This led to Christ shedding His Blood for the Many interested in His Covenant Suretyship Matt 26:28,

Which Blood shedding provided them Redemption and being made them unto a God a Peculiar People Titus 2:14

14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Same in 1 Pet 2:9

9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
 

beloved57

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Gods Peculiar People Israel is the Church !2

Gods Peculiar People Israel is the Church !2

Now who wants to contend that Titus 2:14 and 1 Pet 2:9 is not the Church, the Body of Christ, Purchased with the Blood of Christ Acts 20:28

28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Yes the same blood Peter writes of here 1 Pet 1:18-19

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

And there can be only ONE Peculiar People with God above all other peoples as stated here Ex 19:5-6

5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

So the Redeemed Church of the NT , the Peculiar People, Is also Israel Ex 19:5-6,

Only Israel in Christ's Redemption is Gods Peculiar People Ps 135:4

4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

John Gill writes:

For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself,.... To be his own special people, and not another's; for his own service, and for his glory; and to be an habitation for himself, and to be for ever with him. This is not to be understood personally of Jacob, though a chosen vessel of mercy; nor of his natural posterity as such, though chosen as a nation to outward favours; for not all they, only some of them, were chosen to special grace and glory, a remnant according to the election of grace: but mystical and spiritual Jacob and Israel are meant, even the whole church and people of God, whether Jews or Gentiles; these God has chosen, of his own free grace and good will, to all the blessings of grace and glory, and that from all eternity; which choice will remain firm and immutable, in time and for ever; and therefore is worthy of praise and thanksgiving, now, and to all eternity;
and Israel for his peculiar treasure; by whom they are accounted as such; even as the peculiar treasure of kings, as silver, gold, jewels, and precious stones; as his inheritance, his portion, and peculiar people; see Exodus 19:5.

Understand something, the Redeemed Church of Christ is the True Israel, because Christ is the True Israel, and they are One, unless we out of ignorance contend for a Peculiar People of God outside of Jesus Christ Rom 8:39, which would be a fatal mistake !
 
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