Wednesday 111925
Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV
Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV
Jesus, as we continue in this series, remain with us Jesus and keep our hunger to continuously desire more of the Word that You have given us. I love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Kings 16:6; Genesis 32:28; Deuteronomy 7:6; Matthew 26:28; Acts 8:1.
We are going to continue in this new series.
1-One people
2-OT (the history of Israel, the Jewish nation)
3- NT for the Church of God, the Body of Christ.
4-Tribulation and the Kingdom.
This morning, we are going to start on the second section, the OT (the history of Israel, the Jewish nation).
Over the past few years, I have taught that the OT (I believe), begins in Genesis 12:1.
This is when God chooses one man out of the many walking the earth, to spread His message.
In the past, I have taught that I believe the OT begins in Genesis 12:1 and continues through Acts 8:40, so I see no reason not to continue with that plan this morning.
This part of the Bible that I consider the OT is a written transcript for the Jewish nation.
I believe it is for the Jewish nation to see the number of times they failed in their belief of God.
I believe it is also to show them the number of times God gave them extra so they could succeed.
There is another verse in 2 Timothy that I believe should be very important to ALL of us.
2 Timothy 3:16 ‘…All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…’ AKJV
ALL Scripture is given for us all to learn from, but NOT ALL Scripture is meant for ALL of us to FOLLOW.
We are to learn from the Israelites / Jewish failures, but we’re not supposed to take their place or copy the way that they acted towards God.
So, from the original question that got this series started, I found the first reference where the word Jew was used in our Bibles, it is found in 2 Kings.
2 Kings 16:6 ‘…At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day…’ AKJV
So, after I was able to have my original question answered, immediately another question popped up: around what year did that above event happen.
I found written on google.com the following:
In 2 Kings 16:6, the King of Aram, Rezin, recaptured the city of Elath from Judah. This event is understood to have occurred during the reign of Ahaz, King of Judah.
Biblical scholars and historians use various methods to estimate the dates of events described in the Bible, including comparing with Assyrian records and other ancient Near Eastern texts.
According to Edwin R. Thiele’s chronology, Ahaz reigned from approximately 732 to 716 BCE. Other scholars suggest slightly different dates, such as William F. Albright who dates Ahaz’s reign to 744–728 BCE.
Based on these chronologies, the recapture of Elath by Rezin, as recorded in 2 Kings 16:6, is estimated to have occurred sometime during the reign of King Ahaz, likely in the 8th century BCE. More specifically, some sources relate this event to the period of the Syro-Ephraimite War, which occurred in the mid-730s BCE. [1]
With the use of the Word of God (the book of TRUTH), and by using my go-to for most of my daily questions (google.com), I answered the question that I was asking myself the night earlier as I was in bed, lying down, about to go to sleep and then a follow-up question.
Here is a more detailed description of what I had found on google.com, when I asked my original question, that morning about where was the first occurrence the word Jew, referenced in the Bible.
The first instance of the word Jew or Jew’s in the Bible is found in 2 Kings 16:6, in the context of the Israelites’ conflict with the Arameans, where it is recorded that the Arameans drove the Jews from Eilat, according to the King James Bible Dictionary. The term Jew in this context refers to the inhabitants of the southern kingdom of Judah, which became the Kingdom of Judah after the division of the Israelite kingdom. The term Jew is later used more broadly to refer to the descendants of Jacob/Israel. [2]
Beginning with Abram, later named Abraham by God, Abraham had a son, Issac and Issac had a son named Jacob.
Jacob was renamed by God to Israel.
Genesis 32:28 ‘…And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed…’ AKJV
This is where Israel came from, found in our Bibles.
Our Bibles, the Word of God, have been written for ALL mankind but over three-quarters of the Bible has been written for and about the Jewish people.
Maybe a verse that shows the Jewish nations importance to God, is found in Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 7:6 ‘…For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth…’ AKJV
God named the Jew, His chosen people around 1400 BC.
Throughout the OT, the Israelites won battle after battle with the assistance of God on their side.
Exodus: (The entire book of Exodus is concerning Israel leaving Egypt)
God led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and then intervened to save them from the pursuing Egyptian army by parting the Red Sea.
Conquest of Canaan: (the book of Joshua details how the Israelites are led by God)
In Joshua, God instructed Joshua to lead the Israelites in the conquest of the land of Canaan, providing victories through various means, such as causing hailstorms and collapsing walls.
Battle of Jericho: (Joshua chapter 6)
God instructed the Israelites to march around the city of Jericho for six days and then on the seventh day, the priests blew their trumpets, and the walls of Jericho fell down, allowing the Israelites to conquer the city.
David and Goliath: (1 Samuel 17)
While this story emphasizes David’s faith and courage, the narrative also highlights that God was with David, giving him the strength and victory over the Philistine giant Goliath.
Battle of Gibeon: (Joshua 10)
In this battle, God intervened by sending hailstones from heaven, which killed more Canaanites than the Israelites did with their swords.
King Jehoshaphat’s Prayer: (2 Chronicles 20)
When faced with a large enemy army, King Jehoshaphat prayed to God for help, and God caused the enemy to turn on each other, resulting in their defeat.
Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh: (Numbers 32 and Joshua 22)
These tribes prayed to God during a battle and were granted victory over the Hagrites because they trusted in God.
There are many more examples in the Bible, but I wanted to show a few.
God did His very best to get the Israelites, the Jewish people to worship Him. He did extra for them to show that He cared.
But the Jewish people never gave there all towards God, no matter how many times He gave them miraculous gifts and make their life easier, they always failed Him.
Their man-made, Orthodox Jewish religion always got in their way.
Just as the man-made religions today, in the 21st century, have gotten in our way of accepting the One True and ONLY gift that we need to make it through this life we are living in.
MMLJ (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John), the gospels that were written about Jesus’ earthly life, before His crucifixion. Were ALL written to and for the Jewish individual.
Nothing in those gospels are for us in the 21st century today.
And our man-made churches today, for the most part, that is all that they teach their congregations.
Easter Sunday (maybe the most powerful holiday in church history), before 90% of the people in this country leave the building, their pastor or priest will end up right back in the gospels by MMLJ.
Matthew 26:28 ‘…for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins…’ AKJV
Jesus was telling us Himself, before He died that it was His Blood that was going to save us and most of Christendom won’t read those words Jesus told us.
After Jesus was resurrected, He moved onward. He kept moving forward.
Why do so many return back to MMLJ, Jesus didn’t.
Jesus came back to this earth for forty days and nights to try and change the Jewish man and their religion.
He had His remaining apostles stay in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit came to this earth (Pentecost), but the apostles never moved anywhere.
We can read in the Word that after Pentecost (Acts 2), the apostles remained in Jerusalem.
Acts 8:1 ‘…And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles…’ AKJV
From this verse in Acts 8, we can see the next person that God is going to select to teach mankind what He wants us to know.
And the shame is hundreds of thousands of people won’t look at him and what He is trying to teach us.
Read your Bible and FOLLOW the path that God has laid out for you.
When God goes to the left, FOLLOW Him.
When God goes to the right, FOLLOW Him,
When God makes a CHOICE, FOLLOW His CHOICE.
I’ll be back next Wednesday, and we’ll start on part 3.
I love ALL of y’all.
I am InHIM.><)))o>
Jesus, there are so many out there that are unable to allow themselves to HEAR You. I ask that You would soften their hearts and allow them to be guided by Your Spirit so in the end, they too could find Your love. I love You Jesus. Amen.
[1]https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+the+estimated+time+when+2+kings+16%3A6+occurred&oq=
[2]https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+the+first+reference+in+the+bible+of+a+Jew%2C+Jewish+or+judiaism&oq=
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