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Tsiyon Messianic Radio Newsletter  - Vol 19.47 - 09/28/6024 TAM - 11/30/2024 AD

Chosen and Holy

 

From Eliyahu

 

The nation of Israel is the Chosen Nation, and the other nations don't seem to be very happy about that. Now-a-days, equality is the standard. Everyone and everything has to be seen as equal or people start to get miffed, so how can Israel be the Chosen Nation? Isn't that idea of a special nation a bit presumptuous?

 

The short answer is 'no' that's not presumptuous, its just true. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that the people of Israel are somehow intrinsically better than other people. That is simply not the case. Israel was not chosen because of some innate superiority of their own as compared with others. YHWH chose Israel as His nation for a reason of His own, not because of them. In our last Remnant RoundUp we saw that the original 70 nations, from which all other nations (with the exception of Israel) later sprung - all of those 70 nations rejected God.

 

Some Americans might not agree regarding America. Doesn't the Pledge of Allegiance call the country "one nation under God"? Actually, that is a sentiment rather than a reality. How can America be "under God" when the country has excluded God? The facts are that God has been expelled from public schools and other public institutions of government. The law of the land is interpreted as requiring that God must be locked out of government in America. Separation of Church and State they call it. America has, in fact, rejected God along with the other nations of the world. But I digress, so lets get back to the point.

 

Having been rejected by all the nations of the world, YHWH set about raising up one nation as His own, to represent Him in the world. That nation is Israel - the chosen nation, set apart to represent God in the world. How has Israel performed, so far? Less than perfect, for sure. However, that is not for the other nations to judge. Israel's performance of their covenant with Him is for YHWH to judge. He has and He will - but He will always keep His covenant and He will never give up on His nation. YHWH says:

"Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them; for I am YHWH their God; but I will for their sake remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am YHWH." (Leviticus 26:44-45)

This brings us to questions about the Land of Israel. Many see Israel as stealing land that belongs to others, which is quite opposite from the truth. Notice that "the covenant of their ancestors" mentioned in the passage above begins with the covenant YHWH made with Abram (Abraham) and his chosen nation of descendants. Scripture says: "In that day YHWH made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates". Israel has a very specific land grant from earth's Creator, recorded in Scripture. What other nation has that? To argue with that land grant is to argue with God. I don't recommend that.

 

Actually, the present day State of Israel occupies much less than the total plot of land that has been granted to them by YHWH. Don't be too shocked when the day comes in which Israel will dwell upon it all, just as Scripture indicates. (Genesis 15:18).

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You might wonder, if YHWH allotted all of this territory to Israel, why aren't they living on all of it? A possible answer is this: according to YHWH's covenant with Israel, living on the land must be commensurate with Israel keeping His covenant. In other words, it's possible that the discrepancy between the size of the land holdings Israel has now as compared to the total land grant may be indicative of Israel's level of obedience to the covenant as compared to full obedience. This is not to criticize Israel as compared to other people. This is all part of being 'chosen' - there is a higher standard to live up to.  

 

Also, there are many more people of Israelite descent scattered throughout the nations of the earth than there are Jews living in Israel. Perhaps when the remnant of all twelve tribes return to the Land the nation's land holdings will be expanded accordingly.

 

The modern-day State of Israel has only been around for little more than 70 years. In that time, has the State of Israel been blessing the world? Here is something to consider:

"Of the 965 individual recipients of the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences between 1901 and 2023, at least 216 have been Jews or people with at least one Jewish parent, representing 22% of all recipients. Jews comprise only 0.2% of the world's population, meaning their share of winners is 110 times their proportion of the world's population." [Wikipedia, List of Jewish Nobel laureates]

The brilliance of the Jewish nation translates into benefits for people around the world every day.

"In the world of technology and innovation, Israel is king. The country has more hi-tech start-ups per capita than anywhere else in the world.. This is an impressive feat for any state, but more so for one that is only 70 years old and home to just under 9m people. Despite its relatively short lifespan, the “start-up nation2 is responsible for hundreds of tech inventions, from everyday items like USB drives to futuristic medical devices that can offer diagnoses in an instant." [theculturetrip.com, 12 Israeli Inventions That Changed the World.]

Consider how these following Israeli inventions are a blessing to those who need them. These are a few that were listed in the article quoted above:

SniffPhone – the device that can smell disease. It can detect the symptomatic odor of some cancerous tumors, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and many more diseases - via smartphone!

 

ReWalk – a battery-packed ‘exoskeleton’ allowing paraplegics to stand upright, walk and even climb stairs.

 

PillCam – a swallowable medical camera now used across the globe to diagnose infection, intestinal disorders and cancers in the digestive system. It’s also able to access areas of the digestive system that are typically out of range during a conventional procedure.

 

The Flexible Stent – Millions of people owe their lives to the flexible stent – a tube-shaped device used to open up arteries to treat coronary heart disease and blockages, preventing the need for open-heart surgery.

 

Netafim – a desert-friendly irrigation system, now present in 110 countries, that has revitalized more than 10m ha (24.7m acres) of land.


Watergen – Watergen’s generators cool and liquidize the air vapor, producing up to four liters of water for every kilowatt-hour of electricity they use. The generators also include built-in filtration technology to account for air pollution, and further treat the extracted water to ensure it is safe to consume.

Besides the many practical gifts that Israel has bestowed upon the world, consider the spiritual gifts Israel has brought into the world. As Paul writes of Israel: ".. whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises; of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Messiah as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen." (Romans 9:4-5)

 

Israel: Chosen to be Holy is the theme of our Remnant RoundUp live stream tonight. This presentation gets right to the heart of what Israel is all about. This is a special meeting presentation we have prepared exclusively for our Tsiyon Partners, as our way of saying 'thank you' for your support of this mission. Be aware that this special presentation will only be streamed on our platform at Tsiyon.Net and will not be streamed on any other video platform. This exclusive live stream will begin tonight at Tsiyon.Net at 8 PM, Central. Partners, I'm sure you will want to see this!

 

Eliyahu
Tsiyon.Org

 

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