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This is an excellent question! The book of Exodus tells the story of how the tribe of Levi was separated to serve the Lord. Exodus 32:26-29 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD ...

I can't speak for God, but here's an answer from a Conservative Baptist point of view. Why does Moses who is a mere mortal have compassion for the people of Israel while God, who is of infinite goodness lacks it? The question assumes that compassion = goodness, and that God's goodness would prevent Him from executing judgment. I believe that this ...

While I believe there are political reasons to support or not support Israel, I don't feel any of those are "Christian" reasons to support Israel. God has blessed Israel and therefore is guiding them, in general, in the correct direction, and we should support this. Israel is a Jewish state. Unless God is guiding the people to follow Jesus, I'm ...

Jacob had twelve sons by four women. They are: From Leah: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun From Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin From Bilhah (Rachel's maid): Dan and Naphtali From Zilpah (Leah's maid): Gad and Asher Joseph, of course, had two sons - Manasseh and Ephraim. The tribe of Levi was not given an inheritance, as we see in Joshua ...

This issue isn't really anything to do with Christianity, although it's an issue which Christians sometimes take sides on. When the State of Israel was created in 1947-48 Jerusalem was given a special status, not a part of Israel proper: "The City of Jerusalem shall be established as a corpus separatum under a special international regime and shall be ...

The term is typically applied by Dispensational Theologians when referencing Covenant Theology. Dispensationalists believe that God is relating to the church during the church age, which we're in right now, however, he related to the Jews during the Mosaic period, using the Mosaic law. They don't believe, however, that the church has replaced Israel, but ...

Having read the lyrics, I'm not convinced this has anything to do with the biblical Jacob at all. There is no other reference, except for an oblique reference to Israel. If one does assume that this is the Jacob who became Israel (hence Jews only), then the "sleeping sons of Jacob" would probably refer to the lost 10 tribes of Israel. After Israel was ...

Not at all. Israel itself has many meanings in the OT: Israel = Jacob, son of Isaac Israel = The nation of Israel (all 12 tribes of Israel) Israel = The northern tribes of Israel (as opposed to Judah) Israel = The people of God The most common usage in the Old Testament is that it's referring to the nation of Israel (the full nation until Northern ...

From Scripture, they are chosen to do a number of things, for several reasons, all of which serve God's purpose. They were chosen to produce the Messiah. They were chosen to demonstrate God's power, as demonstrated in his dealings with Egypt, and throughout Scripture. They were chosen to record Scripture They were chosen to be the example, to teach us ...

Christopher Wright authors the book Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament to help modern day Christians make a correlation between Old Testament Israel and the Messiah-ship of Jesus Christ. I think this is the best resource for the answer to this question and the full text can be found here Wright begins his book by making the assertion that the Jesus of ...

No, I do not believe so. A general theme in the Tanakh ("Old Testament") is the rebellion and faithlessness of the Israelites. This couldn't possibly be typical of the Messiah. However, the Messiah is indeed "Israel." Elsewhere in the Tanakh, the Messiah is referred to by the name "David," his ancestor (cp. Jer. 30:9; Eze. 37:24-25; Hos. 3:5). In the same ...

In Ezekiel 36, the prophet has a vision of a valley of "dry bones." When asked if these bones could yet live, Ezekiel wisely says, "You alone know, O Lord." After this, the Lord miraculously makes the bones come together and come alive. It is explicitly stated that this refers to Israel. Ezekiel, speaking for the Lord says: “‘But you, mountains of ...

The "chosen people" are, as you mention the Israelites. Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. This simply means that God has chosen these people and set them aside to be holy. History It all began ...

Why are you assuming a one to one correspondence? The Greek here says "y'all" will judge them. The idea is that collectively you will bear witness against all of Israel. If you need a one to one correspondence, take your pick between Matthais or (my personal bet as the real 12th apostle) Paul. But there's no reason too. One person can judge multiple ...

There are a host of "end times" prophecies that cover Israel, in both figurative and literal senses, and that God is not "done with her" yet. The clear list, along with debated lists, would be far too long enumerate herein. We know that Israel as God's chosen people was fulfilled in the coming of Christ, and that as a nation per se, they do not hold the ...

The term chosen can also be interpreted as favored. In the most general sense, the seed of Abraham is chosen in the sense that Christ would come through Abraham's lineage. Also, the Priesthood, or the authority to act in God's name on earth, would be passed down through the descendents of Abraham: Abraham 2:9 And I will make of thee a great nation, and ...

Dan fell into idolatry in Judges 17 and 18, and was thus removed: Judges 18:30-31: And the people of Dan set up the carved image for themselves, and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land. So they set up Micah's carved image that he made, as long ...

Jacob (Israel) had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin (Genesis 29:32 - 30:24 and Genesis 35:18). However the twelves tribes turned into thirteen when Jacob gave Joseph a 'double portion'. This meant that each of his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, became a tribe, rather than just the ...

Assuming Affable Geek is right about the Greek, then that would largely explain it. One thing about English, unlike ancient Greek (and many other languages, like Spanish which I know a lot of), is that in English, we use the same word for the second-person singular and second-person plural. In other words, we say "you" whether addressing one person or many. ...

The Bible lists out the sons of Jacob (also known as Israel) in the following verses. These children of Jacob also became the twelve tribes of Israel. 22b Jacob had twelve sons: 23 The sons of Leah: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun. 24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 25 The sons of ...

It is a logical fallacy that an effect can be greater than its cause, so Moses (a created being) cannot have more compassion than God (the Creator). No created being has inherent ability to make himself greater than his creator. So, no one can be more compassionate or loving or forgiving than God. In the situation stated, Moses is only appealing to God to ...

The Nation of Israel is an end-times figure in certain end-times teachings... So if Jeshrun is another name for Israel, that makes Jeshrun an end-times figure. The short version is as follows: This is tied to Dispensationalism, and certain premillennial views. The short version is that we are currently living in the "Church Age" which is a brief respite in ...

As the other answers suggest, there are lots of reasons why God has a chosen people. Just want to add few points. Lets go back to the creation where God decided or chose to create heaven an earth. He also chose to create humanity to populate the earth. And then begins a privileged relationship between God and his creation. In this relation was a covenant ...

Genesis 13:14-17 King James Version (KJV) 14 And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 16 And I will ...

I found a quite incredible article on the parallels of Jesus and the nation of Israel. I remember hearing a few of these before, but not anything close to what he has. To summarize... Both Jesus and Israel came of miraculous births in the land of Israel. Both flee to Egypt to avoid danger (Herod and starvation) Both are brought back from Egypt. Both come ...

Your question can be answered in two ways: Chapter and verse to a specific prophecy that clearly has a 1:1 correspondence to the nation of Israel today. The sum of biblical teaching and how it evolves from OT prophecies and NT affirmative and clarifying statements. In a matter like this one I think the 2nd option clearly is the best one. I would build my ...

I think it will be Matthias who was chosen by the apostles to fill in the place of Judas right after the Lord's ascension in the very beginning of Acts. Number twelve was a vey important number for Jews, hence, it was the very first thing they did after the Lord commanded them to go to Jerusalem and await the infilling with the Holy Spirit.

To quote from a few sources (including the wikipedia article), Replacement Theology (or Supersessionism) basically states that the church is the fulfillment of Israel, and Israel as a nation no longer has a purpose, since God's chosen people are now the church. It is a Christian interpretation of New Testament verses, viewing God's relationship with ...