- May 26, 2019
- 1,798
- 761
- 63
- Country
- United States
- Faith
- Christian
- Marital Status
- Married
The spiritual promises—the promises of the “one seed,” Christ, and of salvation through Him—the Bible calls the scepter promise.
But the material and national promises relating to many nations, national wealth, prosperity and power, and possession of the Holy Land, the Bible calls the birthright.
Both the birthright and the scepter were repromised by the Eternal to Abraham and Isaac and to Jacob.
-
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah …”
(Genesis 49:10).
But the birthright was Joseph’s”
(1 Chronicles 5:2).
This birthright was not to be
inherited by all the tribes of Israel!
It was not given to the Jews! Only a
part of the Israelites—the descendants
of Joseph—was to inherit these
tremendous national promises!
"But go rather to the lost sheep
of the house of Israel."
The [church is never] called the
house of Israel in the bible.
house of Israel | YouVersion Search | The Bible App
"and let my name be named on them, and
the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them grow into a multitude in the
midst of the earth” (verses 14-16).
Israel did not confer this blessing on just one,
but on both—“Bless the lads,” he said.
This blessing went upon them jointly.
“Let my name be named on them” was
part of this blessing. His name was Israel.
Hence, it was the descendants of these lads,
not the descendants of Judah, or the Jews,
who were named Israel.
The name Israel was to be indelibly
stamped on Ephraim and Manasseh!
But the material and national promises relating to many nations, national wealth, prosperity and power, and possession of the Holy Land, the Bible calls the birthright.
Both the birthright and the scepter were repromised by the Eternal to Abraham and Isaac and to Jacob.
-
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah …”
(Genesis 49:10).
But the birthright was Joseph’s”
(1 Chronicles 5:2).
This birthright was not to be
inherited by all the tribes of Israel!
It was not given to the Jews! Only a
part of the Israelites—the descendants
of Joseph—was to inherit these
tremendous national promises!
"But go rather to the lost sheep
of the house of Israel."
The [church is never] called the
house of Israel in the bible.
house of Israel | YouVersion Search | The Bible App
"and let my name be named on them, and
the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them grow into a multitude in the
midst of the earth” (verses 14-16).
Israel did not confer this blessing on just one,
but on both—“Bless the lads,” he said.
This blessing went upon them jointly.
“Let my name be named on them” was
part of this blessing. His name was Israel.
Hence, it was the descendants of these lads,
not the descendants of Judah, or the Jews,
who were named Israel.
The name Israel was to be indelibly
stamped on Ephraim and Manasseh!
Last edited:
Upvote
0