Why We Love Israel
Apostolic Elder Dr. Michael Brown
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Why We Love Israel
1. Because God still loves Israel and His purposes for Israel remain
1. Because God still loves Israel and His purposes for Israel remain
Isaiah 49:14-16
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14 “Zion said, ‘The Lord has abandoned me, the sovereign master has forgotten me.’
15 Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!
16 Look, I have inscribed your name on my palms; your walls are constantly before me.
15 Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!
16 Look, I have inscribed your name on my palms; your walls are constantly before me.
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Isaiah 54:7-9
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7 “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
8 In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.
9 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
8 In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.
9 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
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Jeremiah 31:20
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20 Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
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Zechariah 2:8
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8 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
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Romans 9:3-5
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3 For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
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Romans 11:28-29
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28 Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
29 For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.
29 For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.
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Why We Love Israel
2. Because Satan hates Israel and wants to destroy the Chosen People
2. Because Satan hates Israel and wants to destroy the Chosen People
Satan's Plans Are the Opposite of God's
- God promised to preserve the people of Israel; therefore, Satan wants to wipe them out.
- God promised to bring us back to the Land; therefore, Satan wants to keep us out (or drive us out).
- God promised that Jesus would return to a Jewish Jerusalem; therefore, Satan wants to keep it out of Jewish hands.
- God promised that a Jewish Jerusalem would welcome back the Messiah; therefore, Satan wants to keep Jews away from Jesus.
- God promised to preserve the people of Israel; therefore, Satan wants to wipe them out.
- God promised to bring us back to the Land; therefore, Satan wants to keep us out (or drive us out).
- God promised that Jesus would return to a Jewish Jerusalem; therefore, Satan wants to keep it out of Jewish hands.
- God promised that a Jewish Jerusalem would welcome back the Messiah; therefore, Satan wants to keep Jews away from Jesus.
Why We Love Israel
3. Because the Gospel is still to the Jew first
3. Because the Gospel is still to the Jew first
Romans 1:16
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16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
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Why We Love Israel
4. Because our savior is Jewish
4. Because our savior is Jewish
Jesus was a Rabbi, not a Reverend.
The Names of the Twelve Disciples
Simon Peter — Shim'on - Kefa
Andrew — Andrew
James son of Zebedee — Ya'akov Ben-Zavdai
John — Yochanan
Philip — Philip
Bartholomew — Bar-Talmai
Thomas — T'oma
Matthew — Mattityahu
James son of Alphaeus — Ya'akov Bar-Halfai
Thaddaeus — Taddai
Simon the Zealot — Shim'on the Zealot
Judas Iscariot — Y'hudah from K'riot
Simon Peter — Shim'on - Kefa
Andrew — Andrew
James son of Zebedee — Ya'akov Ben-Zavdai
John — Yochanan
Philip — Philip
Bartholomew — Bar-Talmai
Thomas — T'oma
Matthew — Mattityahu
James son of Alphaeus — Ya'akov Bar-Halfai
Thaddaeus — Taddai
Simon the Zealot — Shim'on the Zealot
Judas Iscariot — Y'hudah from K'riot
Mattityahu (Mat) 10:2-4
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2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
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Ya'akov (Jas) 1:1
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1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
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Ya'akov (Jas) 2:2
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2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
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Why We Love Israel
5. Because no People is so near and yet so far
5. Because no People is so near and yet so far
Romans 10:2
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2 For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
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Hebrew: Kiddush HaShem (קִידּוּשׁ הַשֵּׁם) = The Sanctification of the Name
A Jewish daily prayer:
He is the living God to save,
My Rock while sorrow's toils endure,
My banner and my stronghold sure,
The cup of life whene'er I crave.
I place my soul within His palm
Before I sleep as when I wake,
And though my body I forsake,
Rest in the Lord in fearless calm.
He is the living God to save,
My Rock while sorrow's toils endure,
My banner and my stronghold sure,
The cup of life whene'er I crave.
I place my soul within His palm
Before I sleep as when I wake,
And though my body I forsake,
Rest in the Lord in fearless calm.
Why We Love Israel
6. Rather than provoke Israel to jealousy, the Church has driven Jewish People away
6. Rather than provoke Israel to jealousy, the Church has driven Jewish People away
Romans 11:11
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11 I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
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Why We Love Israel
7. Because Jesus must be welcomed back by a Jewish Jerusalem
7. Because Jesus must be welcomed back by a Jewish Jerusalem
Matthew 23:37-39
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37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.
39 For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ”
38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.
39 For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ”
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Why We Love Israel
8. Because Israel's salvation will be life from the dead!
8. Because Israel's salvation will be life from the dead!
Romans 11:11-16
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11 I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
12 But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
14 in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
16 If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
12 But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
14 in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
16 If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
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Why We Love Israel
1. Because God still loves Israel and His purposes for Israel remain
2. Because Satan hates Israel and wants to destroy the Chosen People
3. Because the Gospel is still to the Jew first
4. Because Our Savior is Jewish
5. Because no People is so near and yet so far
6. Rather than provoke Israel to jealousy, the Church has driven Jewish People away
7. Because Jesus must be welcomed back by a Jewish Jerusalem
8. Because Israel's salvation will be life from the dead!
1. Because God still loves Israel and His purposes for Israel remain
2. Because Satan hates Israel and wants to destroy the Chosen People
3. Because the Gospel is still to the Jew first
4. Because Our Savior is Jewish
5. Because no People is so near and yet so far
6. Rather than provoke Israel to jealousy, the Church has driven Jewish People away
7. Because Jesus must be welcomed back by a Jewish Jerusalem
8. Because Israel's salvation will be life from the dead!
