ISRAEL

 

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Jacob, whose name means "giving bandwagon", mocked his brother twice and had to leave his house (Gen 25.29-34, 27.5-29, 33.36, 41-45).

But the Lord did not leave it and brought back through 20 years (Gen 26.10-15; 31.3,41).

The first thing he did upon his return is to seek reconciliation with his older brother through gifts (Gen 32.3-20).

Jacob prayed to the Lord and cried in front of Angel (Hos 12.4-5). He requested the benefit, or the remission of their sins (Gen 3.24-29, Acts 3.26).

Due to the fact that he sought reconciliation with his brother and asked blessing, or the remission of sins, his name was ISRAEL (Gen 32.28). Consequently, it is the name that the Lord gives all those who seeking reconciliation with all people and forgiveness of their sins.

12 sons of Jacob called Israel, or the sons of Jerusalem (Ex 1.1-5).

 

But the Lord does not believe Israel all from Israel after the flesh (Rom 2.28, 9.6-7) and only REVIVED people (Rom 2.28- 29, John 1.47).

"And the Lord Thy God is cropped to your heart and the heart of thy offspring that you loved the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul"  (Deut 30.6).

 

The law of God is written in the heart of the true Israel  (Jeremiah 31.33-34 , Isaiah 57).

Saturday is a sign between God and those whom God has blessed :

"And let them keep the children of Israel Saturday, celebrating the Sabbath throughout your generations as an eternal covenant; IT is a SIGN between me and the sons of Jerusalem to the eyelids, so that in six days the Lord made heaven and Earth, and on the seventh day He rested and grounded" (Exodus 31.16-17).

 

The new covenant is with Israel : those whose sins have been forgiven and in hearts of which was written by the Law of God  (Jeremiah 31.33-34, Hebrews 8.8-10).

But as the people of the Jews rejected Christ and crucified Him, the Lord has rejected it and does not believe more people :

"Pilate said to them : Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered : we have no KING but CAESAR" (John 19. 15).

"The Kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation, bringing the fruits of it" (Matthew 21.43).

 

When a Jew or pagan sincerely addressed to God, he became a member of the true house of Israel in the New Testament  (Romans 11.11-27, Jeremiah 31.33-34).

The conditions of the Jews and pagans observe Saturday, which is the seal of God and the cross.

And in spiritual Israel idolatry means falling away (Galatians 4.8-9).

Only that Israel will be "the holy mountain"  -  in the new Jerusalem (Revelation 21.12,24).

 

The word of God is like the light, one that highlights the path of life (Ps 118.105,130 ; 2 Pet 1.13).  Believers are called the sons of light and the light of the world  (2 Cor 4.6, Eph 5.8, 1 Thess 5.5).

God has commanded that the sons of light shone  (Is 60.1-3, Matt 5.16).  He defined Israel to be a Kingdom of priests, to give the light of truth surrounding peoples (Ex 19.5-6, Is 42.6, Ps 96.3).

 

The temple was a place of worship for all individuals and peoples, where they had come in for some days (Is 56.3-7 , 1 King 8.41-43).

When Israel was at the height of his fame, during the reign of Solomon, came to Israel to learn wisdom and knowledge of the representatives of the all people (1 King 8.41-43, 10.23-25).

 

From Abraham to Christ of all the surrounding nations have received the knowledge of the true God and worshipping Him from the Israelis.

Spiritual Israel in the New Testament is from God the same purpose: to BE SPIRITUAL TEACHERS, "the pillar and the truth" (1 Tim 3.15) and preach the Gospel to the entire world  (1 Pet 2.9; Matt 24.14, 28.18-20).

 

Israel was diverting the prisoner because it overstepped the law of God, fell into idolatry and rejected the testimony of the prophets.

Pilneser, had probably the King of Assyria, and took hostage two-and-a-half knee in 740 B.C.  (2 Kings 15.29, 1 Par 5.26).  In 721 B.C., Assyrians took Samaria and took the rest of the ten tribes into captivity (2 Kings 17.5-27, 18.9-12).

In 606 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and in 568 B.C. , destroyed it, and thus put an end to the Jewish Kingdom.  From 606 B.C. begins with 70-year-old capture (2 Kings 24.1-6, Dan 1.1-3, 2 Par 36.11-17).

 

In all ages the people of Israel were people who did not fall back from the truth; they were called "the rest" ( 1 Kings 19.10,14,18 ; Is 1.9,10.20-22 ; Mih 5.6-7; Rom 11.2-5).

 

God through the prophets promised the return of Israelis in their country  (Jer 25.11-12, 29.10 ; Dan 9.1-2,25 ; Is 44. 26-28).

Following the Persian Kings allowed and helped them to return and rebuild Jerusalem :

Cyrus  -  537  B.C.

Darius  -  519  B.C.

ARTAXERXES  -  457  B.C.

 

At the time of initiation were brought sacrifices for each of the 12 tribes of the dock called that from each tribe, were representatives of the initiation (Ezra 6.14-22, 8.35 ; Neh 7.73).

 

It was the first gathering of the remainder of Israel faithful in captivity.

 

After the crucifixion of Christ, the Jews have been rejected by God as His people.

 In 70 A.D. Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans and Jews in fulfillment of prophecy was scattered over all peoples. "And the Lord shall scatter Thee..." (Deut 28.64 - conditional prophecy).

 

After the Jews rejected Christ, the Gospel was preached to pagans, who took it with joy (Acts 13.45-48, 15.3,7,12-19). Faces of the Gentiles were welcomed as the true Israel of God (Acts 15.7-11 ; Rom 2.28-29, 11.11-26 ; Eph 2.18-19).

Matthias replacing Israel (Jews and others) through faith in Christ and revival can be adopted AGAIN in the number of true Israel of God (Rom 11.1,23-24 ; 2 Cor 3.15-16). Non-believers are Jews (fleshly) does not accept the Gospel of Christ, NOT CONSIDERED TO BE children of God and are not among the true Israel (John 6.39,44 ; Rom 2.28, 9. 6-8).

 

"144000"  (symbolic number)  -  this is the CHRISTIANS, because they were "slaves of God" and "follow the Lamb" (Rev 7.1-4, 14.15).

 

Thus, the whole of Israel (Jews and Gentiles) WILL SAVED (Rom 11.23-27, Matt 23.29). Spiritual Israel, faithful to God in the New Testament is called "the rest" (Rom 9.27-29,11.2-5 ; Rev 12.17).

 

The Scriptures teach that will be the SECOND GATHERING of the true Israel of God (Is 11.1, Mih 4.6-8, Sof 3.10-20).

It will be held in the FIRST RESURRECTION, when the righteous dead live will be collected at the Second coming (1 Thess 4.11-17, Matt 24.31, Ezekiel 37.12-18, Mih 4.6-8). They will go where Christ will prepare them (John 14.1-3,  Thess 4.14-18).