In June 1967, Jerusalem and the Temple Mount were restored to Jewish sovereignty during The Six Day War. Although the significance of this event – alluded to by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke – remains largely unrecognized, it will one day be viewed as pivotal in God;s plan of redemption.
Bible Study: Exodus 25-27 (Trumah)
As soon as the covenant between God and Israel was consummated, God immediately instructed Israel to build a special house that He could dwell in.
“And let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them”. (Exodus 25:8)
Later God declared that He had brought Israel out of Egypt for this very purpose.
“And they shall know that I am the Lord their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them; I am the Lord their God.” (Exodus 29:46)
There are many explanations for God bringing Israel out of Egypt but this is His explicitly stated reason. He desires to dwell in the midst of the human community on planet earth. That plan has not changed throughout the ages.
[Read more…] about Bible Study: Exodus 25-27 (Trumah)Will You Identify with Israel or the World?
World events continue to pressure each of us to choose identity with either the universal world system or with the nation of Israel. This program investigates the history of the separation of Christianity from Israel and encourages you to identify with the God, people and land of Israel.
Hebraic Roots Part 1, Introduction
Today’s church is the first to exist alongside the nation of Israel since the days of the apostles. In the intervening millennia, Christianity became a universal religion. As world events lead us to the days when God will install His king on Mount Zion, Christians must reject a universal identity and learn to identify with God’s chosen people, Israel.
Hebraic Roots Part 2: Covenants of God
God has established multiple covenants with groups of people in order to accomplish His work of redemption . Even as these groups are opposed by the emerging one world government, they need to overcome the barriers that have developed over millennia that allow them to maintain separate identities even as they both work toward the establishment of God’s kingdom in the earth.
Hebraic Roots Part 3: Two Covenants
The third episode of Hebraic Roots looks at the two covenant people through whom God is accomplishing redemption: the people of Israel and the Church. We look at the purpose, message and ultimate goal of each covenant and discover that Israel and the Church may have complimentary roles but should not have different identities.
