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What About the What About the JewsJews??
Romans 9-11Romans 9-11
Jews and Gentiles Jews and Gentiles
2000 B.C.2000 B.C.
Time of Time of ChristChrist
Good Relations
Bad Relations
Jews and Israel Jews and Israel
Is God through Is God through with the Jews?with the Jews?
Is the Church the Is the Church the “new Israel?”“new Israel?”
Are the Jews Are the Jews and Israel and Israel of any of any consequence?consequence?
The Covenant The Covenant
Genesis 12: 1-3Genesis 12: 1-3
Genesis 15: 1-6Genesis 15: 1-6
Galatians 3: 15-Galatians 3: 15-1818
The ‘nations’ The ‘nations’
Genesis 17: 3-8Genesis 17: 3-8
Genesis 10: 32Genesis 10: 32
GoyimGoyim EthnosEthnos
Romans 15: 8-12Romans 15: 8-12
The blessing The blessing
Genesis 18: 18Genesis 18: 18
Romans 4: 16-18Romans 4: 16-18
By faith By faith
ToTo Israel Israelthroughthrough Israel Israel
Romans 3: 19-20Romans 3: 19-20• To convict To convict
• To convict To convict
• To the JewsTo the Jews
Romans 3: 1-2Romans 3: 1-2
ToTo Israel Israelthroughthrough Israel Israel
Galatians 3: 22-25Galatians 3: 22-25
• To convict To convict
• To the JewsTo the Jews
• To lead To the MessiahTo lead To the Messiah
ToTo Israel Israelthroughthrough Israel Israel
Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 32: 6, 18, 2132: 6, 18, 21
Israel, you had the Law, you should have known better.So, here’s what I’m thinking…
Hosea 2: Hosea 2: 2323
ToTo Israel Israelthroughthrough Israel Israel
Isaiah 65: 1, 2, Isaiah 65: 1, 2, 6-76-7
And here’s how its going to work…
Isaiah 65: Isaiah 65: 8-98-9
But not to everyone…
ToTo Israel Israelthroughthrough Israel Israel
Psalm 19: 1-4Psalm 19: 1-4Isaiah 11: 1-2, 10Isaiah 11: 1-2, 10Isaiah 42: 1, 6Isaiah 42: 1, 6Isaiah 49: 5, 6, 22Isaiah 49: 5, 6, 22
“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for me.”
To bring Israel back
II Samuel 7: 11-16II Samuel 7: 11-16I Kings 2: 1-4I Kings 2: 1-4I Kings 9: 1-5I Kings 9: 1-5
The everlasting throne of David
God promises…
Psalm 89: 3-4, 28-Psalm 89: 3-4, 28-29, 35-3729, 35-37Psalm 132: 11-12Psalm 132: 11-12
The everlasting throne of David
David remembers…
Isaiah 9: 6-7Isaiah 9: 6-7Isaiah 16: 5Isaiah 16: 5Jeremiah 33: 14-17Jeremiah 33: 14-17
The everlasting throne of David
God prophesies…
Matthew 1: 1Matthew 1: 1Luke 1: 31-33Luke 1: 31-33Mark 11: 9-10Mark 11: 9-10Acts 2: 29-33Acts 2: 29-33
The everlasting throne of David
Christ fulfills…
Psalm 137: 5-6Psalm 137: 5-6Isaiah 44: 21Isaiah 44: 21Isaiah 49: 14-16Isaiah 49: 14-16
Then, Can God forget Israel?
“I will not forget you.”
Jeremiah 31: 31-34Jeremiah 31: 31-34
God’s radical new covenant
To IsraelThrough Israel
Jeremiah 31: 35-37Jeremiah 31: 35-37
And the time limit will be… Has the sun stopped shining? Have the moon & stars stopped shining? Have the waves stopped roaring? Have we measured the heavens? Have we determined how the earth was formed?
Conclusion?
Israel has not ceased to be a nation before God
God has not rejected all of the descendants of Israel
old covenantnew covenant
To IsraelThrough Israel
John 4: 21-24John 4: 21-24Romans 1: 16-17Romans 1: 16-17Romans 3: 29Romans 3: 29
An obsolete covenant?
To IsraelThrough Israel
Hebrews 8: 7-13Hebrews 8: 7-13
The new covenant
Ephesians 2: 11-13Ephesians 2: 11-1319-20, 14-1819-20, 14-18
Ephesians 3: 1-6Ephesians 3: 1-6Ephesians 4: 17Ephesians 4: 17
with Israel
Salvation to all
Daniel 7: 13-14Daniel 7: 13-14Galatians 3: 6-9Galatians 3: 6-9
By faith
What about the Jews?
Romans 9: 1-5Romans 9: 1-5““for the sake for the sake
of my of my brothers”brothers”
Are the Jews so ‘special?’
Romans 9: 4-5Romans 9: 4-5• adoption as sons• Divine Glory• Covenants• Receivers of the Law• Temple Worship• The Promises• The Patriarchs• Human Ancestry of Christ
Fulfillment in Christ
Romans 9: 4-5Romans 9: 4-5• adoption as sons
Ephesians 1: 3-6• Divine Glory
John 17: 22II Corinthians 3: 18Colossians 1: 27
Fulfillment in Christ
Romans 9: 4-5Romans 9: 4-5• Covenants
Hebrews 8: 6Matthew 26: 27-28
• Receivers of the Law Romans 8: 1-4
Fulfillment in Christ
Romans 9: 4-5Romans 9: 4-5• Temple Worship
II Corinthians 6: 15-16• The Promises
II Corinthians 1: 20• The Patriarchs
Romans 15: 7-9
Fulfillment in Christ
Romans 9: 4-5Romans 9: 4-5• Human Ancestry of Christ (Who is God over all)
Acts 13: 20-23
Children of faith
Romans 9: 6-13Romans 9: 6-13 “not all who are descended
from Israel are Israel”Genesis 17: 17-22Genesis 21: 12Galatians 4: 21-31Genesis 25: 21-26
It All depends on God’s mercy
Romans 9: 14-Romans 9: 14-1818
The complete sovereignty of God
Exodus 9: 13-18
Who are we to question God?
Romans 9: 19-Romans 9: 19-2121
Job 40: 1-2Job 40: 8Job 41: 11
We who are locked in time…
What if…?
Romans 9: 22-29Romans 9: 22-29What seemed unjust at the time;What if God did thatfor the long term good?
For the Jews & even for the Gentiles?
In conclusion…
Romans 9: 30-33Romans 9: 30-33Righteousness comes by faith.Jesus becomes a stumblingstone for those trying to attain righteousness by their works
That Israel may be saved…
Romans 10: 1-4Romans 10: 1-4
Our righteousness to God?
OrGod’s righteousness to us?
No matter what I do …
Deuteronomy 30: 9b-16Deuteronomy 30: 9b-16
Whether to the heights or to the depths, you can’t do it!Romans Romans
10: 5-1310: 5-13
It’s just impossible
Romans 10: 8-9Romans 10: 8-9
I need a Savior!
Matthew 10: 32-33Matthew 10: 32-33
Hearing, accepting & rejecting
Romans 10: 14 - 11: 1Romans 10: 14 - 11: 1
Did they hear?Yes, but, not all accepted.So, did God reject?
Whom He foreknew…
Romans 11: 1-2Romans 11: 1-2
God doesn’t reject the faithful
Romans 8: 29-30Romans 8: 29-30
I have reserved for Myself…
Romans Romans 11: 2-611: 2-6There is still a chosen remnant
DeuteronomDeuteronomy 14: 1-2y 14: 1-2I Peter 2: 9-I Peter 2: 9-1010
The others were hardened…
Romans 11: 7-10Romans 11: 7-10
To this very day
II Corinthians 3: 12-18; II Corinthians 3: 12-18; 4: 3-44: 3-4Romans 10: 4Romans 10: 4
The hardening
The dispersion
The re-gathering
To this very day
Isaiah 6: 8-10Isaiah 6: 8-10
Isaiah 6: 11-Isaiah 6: 11-1313
Jeremiah 31: 7-11Jeremiah 31: 7-11
I will disperse you, butI will gather you back,no matter how far away
Can’t say I didn’t warn you!
Deuteronomy 30: 1-10Deuteronomy 30: 1-10
Not at all!
Is Israel beyond recovery?
Romans 11: 11-12Romans 11: 11-12
From the transgression of Israel, God is bringing riches to all!
Working toward the good…
Romans 11: 11-12Romans 11: 11-12
We can benefit from those who came before.
Because of Israel, we benefit
Romans 11: 13-16Romans 11: 13-16
Unbelief > broken offFaith > grafted in
Grafted in, if…
Romans 11: 17-24Romans 11: 17-24
John 15: 5-8John 15: 5-8
Hardening in partFullness of the GentilesHardening liftedAll Israel will be saved
Mystery revealed
Romans 11: 25-27Romans 11: 25-27
Fullness of the Gentiles
Matthew 24: 14Matthew 24: 14Mark 13: 10Mark 13: 10Luke 21: 24Luke 21: 24Revelation 11: 1-2Revelation 11: 1-2Isaiah 63: 17-19Isaiah 63: 17-19
Enemies now - will appreciate mercy later
Romans 11: 28-32Romans 11: 28-32
God never takes back a promise
Our Christian response?
I Corinthians 12: 12-13I Corinthians 12: 12-13Ephesians 2: 11-13Ephesians 2: 11-13Ephesians 3: 6Ephesians 3: 6
Because of the Jews, we have salvation
Our Christian response?
Romans 15: 26-27Romans 15: 26-27
We are indebted to the Jewish people
Our Christian response?
Matthew 25: 31-46Matthew 25: 31-46
It matters how we treat the Jewish people
Our Christian response?
Revelation 7 & 11Revelation 7 & 11
The Jews play an instrumental role in the end days
“how unsearchable”
God continues to work out His plan
Romans 11: 33-36Romans 11: 33-36
To Him be the glory!