Israel's Biblical History
This Book examines the entire Biblical history of the nations of Israel and Judah from the Time of Joshua’s conquering of the Promises Land, through the time of the destruction of Israel and Judah to the rebuilding of the temple of God during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. The word “Israel” means in Hebrew “struggle” or “contend with” God. The history contained herein is a story of the struggle of a people to remain true to God’s Words and Laws as revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai.
God wanted Israel to be a people for his own possession, who were different from the surrounding pagan nations ruled by Satan. “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. “The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob] the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt” (Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:2). “But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as today” (Deut 4:20).
So God delivered them from Egypt and covered them during their time in the wilderness and led them through the conquest of some 20 nations greater than themselves in order to give them a country flowing with milk and honey where He would bless them in every way. His only requirement was that they follow His Laws and His ways. Unfortunately, even from the start, Israel turned away from God and choose their own ways over His. As a result, Israel was constantly at war with surrounding nations with the end result that Israel was ultimately conquered by the Assyrians and Judah was destroyed and exiled by Babylon.
David was the only king who remained true to God and he was in the direct lineage to Jesus Christ the Messiah. Israel had many Kings during those years, good and bad, and they were all measured against David “the man after God’s own heart” the only King who unified all the 12 tribes of Israel under one rule. There were times of great rejoicing when Israel did well and great distress and heartache when God disciplined them for their own disobedience. When Israel obeyed God there was peace and prosperity. When they went against his will there was battle, famine and all manner of evil that came their way. Israel and Judah were finally completely sacked by the Romans in 70 C.E. (A.D.) and did not become a nation again until 1948.
However in all their missteps, Israel cleared the way for the Messiah Jesus Christ who not only forgave Israel but extended His salvation to all peoples on the earth. The Old Testament, and all you read in this Book (derived from only one source the Bible) were but a type and shadow of the Kingdom of God that will be initiated by Jesus Chris in this age. The Old Testament actually records the Old covenant that God made with His people. Jesus Christ initiated the New Covenant where man was no longer bound by the Law but was only required to believe that Jesus fulfilled the law on our behalf. He opened the door to a new spiritual covenant where the true Israel is comprised only of those who believe.
“THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM
AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD:
I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART,
AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM,”
He then says,
“AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS
I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE.”
Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin (Hebrews 10:12-18).
Examination of the Old Testament and Israel’s struggles with God are not irrelevant history. The Old Covenant allowed man to see his sin and realize he could not fulfill it on his own. It led us to the place where we could now see the need for Christ. The entire Old Testament speaks of Christ. Just as Christ told the Pharisees: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; (John 5:39).
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God wanted Israel to be a people for his own possession, who were different from the surrounding pagan nations ruled by Satan. “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. “The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob] the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt” (Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:2). “But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as today” (Deut 4:20).
So God delivered them from Egypt and covered them during their time in the wilderness and led them through the conquest of some 20 nations greater than themselves in order to give them a country flowing with milk and honey where He would bless them in every way. His only requirement was that they follow His Laws and His ways. Unfortunately, even from the start, Israel turned away from God and choose their own ways over His. As a result, Israel was constantly at war with surrounding nations with the end result that Israel was ultimately conquered by the Assyrians and Judah was destroyed and exiled by Babylon.
David was the only king who remained true to God and he was in the direct lineage to Jesus Christ the Messiah. Israel had many Kings during those years, good and bad, and they were all measured against David “the man after God’s own heart” the only King who unified all the 12 tribes of Israel under one rule. There were times of great rejoicing when Israel did well and great distress and heartache when God disciplined them for their own disobedience. When Israel obeyed God there was peace and prosperity. When they went against his will there was battle, famine and all manner of evil that came their way. Israel and Judah were finally completely sacked by the Romans in 70 C.E. (A.D.) and did not become a nation again until 1948.
However in all their missteps, Israel cleared the way for the Messiah Jesus Christ who not only forgave Israel but extended His salvation to all peoples on the earth. The Old Testament, and all you read in this Book (derived from only one source the Bible) were but a type and shadow of the Kingdom of God that will be initiated by Jesus Chris in this age. The Old Testament actually records the Old covenant that God made with His people. Jesus Christ initiated the New Covenant where man was no longer bound by the Law but was only required to believe that Jesus fulfilled the law on our behalf. He opened the door to a new spiritual covenant where the true Israel is comprised only of those who believe.
“THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM
AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD:
I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART,
AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM,”
He then says,
“AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS
I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE.”
Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin (Hebrews 10:12-18).
Examination of the Old Testament and Israel’s struggles with God are not irrelevant history. The Old Covenant allowed man to see his sin and realize he could not fulfill it on his own. It led us to the place where we could now see the need for Christ. The entire Old Testament speaks of Christ. Just as Christ told the Pharisees: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; (John 5:39).
Israel's Biblical History
This Book examines the entire Biblical history of the nations of Israel and Judah from the Time of Joshua’s conquering of the Promises Land, through the time of the destruction of Israel and Judah to the rebuilding of the temple of God during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. The word “Israel” means in Hebrew “struggle” or “contend with” God. The history contained herein is a story of the struggle of a people to remain true to God’s Words and Laws as revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai.
God wanted Israel to be a people for his own possession, who were different from the surrounding pagan nations ruled by Satan. “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. “The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob] the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt” (Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:2). “But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as today” (Deut 4:20).
So God delivered them from Egypt and covered them during their time in the wilderness and led them through the conquest of some 20 nations greater than themselves in order to give them a country flowing with milk and honey where He would bless them in every way. His only requirement was that they follow His Laws and His ways. Unfortunately, even from the start, Israel turned away from God and choose their own ways over His. As a result, Israel was constantly at war with surrounding nations with the end result that Israel was ultimately conquered by the Assyrians and Judah was destroyed and exiled by Babylon.
David was the only king who remained true to God and he was in the direct lineage to Jesus Christ the Messiah. Israel had many Kings during those years, good and bad, and they were all measured against David “the man after God’s own heart” the only King who unified all the 12 tribes of Israel under one rule. There were times of great rejoicing when Israel did well and great distress and heartache when God disciplined them for their own disobedience. When Israel obeyed God there was peace and prosperity. When they went against his will there was battle, famine and all manner of evil that came their way. Israel and Judah were finally completely sacked by the Romans in 70 C.E. (A.D.) and did not become a nation again until 1948.
However in all their missteps, Israel cleared the way for the Messiah Jesus Christ who not only forgave Israel but extended His salvation to all peoples on the earth. The Old Testament, and all you read in this Book (derived from only one source the Bible) were but a type and shadow of the Kingdom of God that will be initiated by Jesus Chris in this age. The Old Testament actually records the Old covenant that God made with His people. Jesus Christ initiated the New Covenant where man was no longer bound by the Law but was only required to believe that Jesus fulfilled the law on our behalf. He opened the door to a new spiritual covenant where the true Israel is comprised only of those who believe.
“THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM
AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD:
I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART,
AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM,”
He then says,
“AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS
I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE.”
Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin (Hebrews 10:12-18).
Examination of the Old Testament and Israel’s struggles with God are not irrelevant history. The Old Covenant allowed man to see his sin and realize he could not fulfill it on his own. It led us to the place where we could now see the need for Christ. The entire Old Testament speaks of Christ. Just as Christ told the Pharisees: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; (John 5:39).
God wanted Israel to be a people for his own possession, who were different from the surrounding pagan nations ruled by Satan. “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. “The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob] the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt” (Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:2). “But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as today” (Deut 4:20).
So God delivered them from Egypt and covered them during their time in the wilderness and led them through the conquest of some 20 nations greater than themselves in order to give them a country flowing with milk and honey where He would bless them in every way. His only requirement was that they follow His Laws and His ways. Unfortunately, even from the start, Israel turned away from God and choose their own ways over His. As a result, Israel was constantly at war with surrounding nations with the end result that Israel was ultimately conquered by the Assyrians and Judah was destroyed and exiled by Babylon.
David was the only king who remained true to God and he was in the direct lineage to Jesus Christ the Messiah. Israel had many Kings during those years, good and bad, and they were all measured against David “the man after God’s own heart” the only King who unified all the 12 tribes of Israel under one rule. There were times of great rejoicing when Israel did well and great distress and heartache when God disciplined them for their own disobedience. When Israel obeyed God there was peace and prosperity. When they went against his will there was battle, famine and all manner of evil that came their way. Israel and Judah were finally completely sacked by the Romans in 70 C.E. (A.D.) and did not become a nation again until 1948.
However in all their missteps, Israel cleared the way for the Messiah Jesus Christ who not only forgave Israel but extended His salvation to all peoples on the earth. The Old Testament, and all you read in this Book (derived from only one source the Bible) were but a type and shadow of the Kingdom of God that will be initiated by Jesus Chris in this age. The Old Testament actually records the Old covenant that God made with His people. Jesus Christ initiated the New Covenant where man was no longer bound by the Law but was only required to believe that Jesus fulfilled the law on our behalf. He opened the door to a new spiritual covenant where the true Israel is comprised only of those who believe.
“THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM
AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD:
I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART,
AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM,”
He then says,
“AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS
I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE.”
Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin (Hebrews 10:12-18).
Examination of the Old Testament and Israel’s struggles with God are not irrelevant history. The Old Covenant allowed man to see his sin and realize he could not fulfill it on his own. It led us to the place where we could now see the need for Christ. The entire Old Testament speaks of Christ. Just as Christ told the Pharisees: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; (John 5:39).
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| BN ID: | 2940012900388 |
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| Publisher: | KENNETH ALEXANDER |
| Publication date: | 06/25/2011 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
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