Tsiyon Messianic Radio Newsletter - Vol 19.47 - 09/28/6024
TAM - 11/30/2024 AD
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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
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Eliyahu
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I have overcome the world."
John 16:33
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