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God's Covenant Message Through Isaiah (41:8-14)

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"The Jewish people were not only called to be chosen but also separate from other peoples. In the ancient and modern eras they often rebelled against these aspects of identity. In current times, even some rabbis reject the idea of 'chosenness'.

Further, some Jewish thinkers (as well as most Muslims) even reject the idea that today’s Jews are descendants of ancient Jewry. Indeed, Yassir Arafat contended at the Camp David talks in July of 2000 that there had never been the Holy Temple of Solomon on what is now called The Temple Mount! However, there is overwhelming evidence that the Israel of today is physically connected with ancient Israel and that she has a unique and continuous identity.

​In support of the fact, none other than Moses certifies Israelite identity: “You are a people holy to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession.”
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​When one considers the persecution meted out to the Jewish people and the threats issued to wipe them out from their beginnings right down to the present day (think Iran), one sees how apt the burning bush is in illustrating their existence: they are collectively a bush on fire, yet have not been consumed.
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​Israel, so diminutive, but located in such a strategic position on the face of the earth–in the ancient world squeezed by enemy nations and empires. This is the situation of The Chosen.

Crucial Questions About Israel​

  • Are they really “chosen?” If one believes the Torah and Old Testament, one would answer “yes,” but what does this impose upon this people?
  • What of the many Jews who reject this, embarrassed by the notion of being chosen?
  • Are the Jewish People a blessing to the world as is promised in God’s call to Abraham? How so?
  • What of the amazing modern return of the Jews to Palestine and its effect on world affairs, including the two world wars and the present turmoil in the Middle East?
  • To what extent, if any, are the Israelis responsible for the plight of the long-lasting Palestinian refugees?
  • When and how will the enmity of Israel’s neighbors come to an end?
  • Do Israeli Jews have a different outlook on their heritage than American and European Jews?
  • How many of today’s Jews believe in a future personal Messiah?
  • According to the Jewish rabbis, ancient and modern, what will be the characteristics of the Messiah?
  • How is the present generation of Jews different than the previous couple of generations? In America and Western Europe? In the State of Israel?
  • Will the faithful and observant Jews of the world ever come to believe in Yeshua (Jesus) as the Messiah, and, if so, when might that occur in the scheme of the prophetic future?​
“They are the Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises;
​to them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, comes the Messiah, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.
-- Romans 9:4-5
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