Focus Point #3

POINT #3

WHY THE JEW? Why not the Irish or the Italians? Why are the Jews, of all people, called "God's chosen race?" Are they any better than Hitler's so called great Arian ideal? No, even though they were a bunch of nit-wits. No, the Jews are no better than anybody else in this crazy world.

Then why are they God's chosen people? Answer - because God said they were, and are, and will be. And remember, God is sovereign and we have no right to say "Why have you made them so?" Rom. 9:20

It all started with Abram (exalted father) whom we now know as Abraham (father of a multitude). Abram was born and reared in the lowest, filthiest, evil living bunch of sinners in the world. He appeared to Abram and said, "Abram, I am God, will you believe me?" And Abram said, "Yes I will" - (my own imagination) and out of that wicked environment was born, by faith, the race of people called the Jews, or the Israelites. The important part? "By faith." When Abram obeyed God, he left that evil Chaldean area, and as he did, God, our Heavenly Father, made an unconditional, unbreakable covenant with that man of faith. In its beginning form this was the deal: Gen. 12:1,2 & 3

1. You go to a land that I will show you.
2. I will make of you a great nation.
3. I will bless you, make your name great and you shall be a blessing.
4. I will bless all of those who bless you and I will curse all those who curse you
and in you, Abram, your seed (Jesus Christ) shall all of the families of the earth
be blessed.

Mercy! Those are big time, far reaching promises. And just think, they were made to one man who followed God by faith.

You will recall, that promise was passed on down through that miracle race of people through Abraham's son Isaac, and not through his wife's scheme, the son of her hand maiden, Hagar.....Ishmael. That birth was not of faith. It was one of
faith-less-ness. Isaac's birth was a miracle. "Abraham had believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness." (James 2:23)

So - back to the beginning. God made a promise to Abraham that out of him and his seed, the whole world would be blessed. That seed was not Isaac. You have not been blessed because of Isaac, nor of his kids, nor their kids. Not until you get down to the Lord Jesus - born of the seed of Abraham! He's the seed! He's the blessing!
He was...a JEW!

No wonder Satan hates the Jew. No wonder down through the years he has tried to annihilate those people. Not only before the virgin birth, but during his life - and even today. Why? Because Jesus is going to return...as THE King of the Jews!
Satan's constant effort is: If there are no Jews on the earth for Him to rule over, God will have made a promise He will be unable to keep.

So, the spiritual, angelic conflict goes on. That's WHY THE JEWS? and not the African Americans, not the Irish, not the Italians or Hitler's great Arian bunch of air heads.

Blessings,

Bro. Bob