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- The Old Testament spells this out in two main ways. First, God is king over all of creation. As Psalm 10:16 says: "The LORD is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land." Or as King Jehoshaphat confesses in 2 Chronicles 20:6: "O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations.
www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/kingdom-god-old-testament-kingship-and-creationThe Kingdom of God in the Old Testament: Kingship and Creation
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The lack of proof that mission in the Old Testament is centrifugal highlights the need to develop the centripetal side of the story—Israel’s role as an ethical model for the nations.
Jan 4, 2022 · But the Old Testament gives us heartbreaking details of what happened when they turned away from Him (Ezekiel 5; 20:8; Isaiah 1). Israel’s history shows us some of the consequences that can befall a nation when its people turn away from God.
- Introduction1
- A Dangerous Misconception: Confusing Canaanites and Gentiles
- The Law Made Provision For Gentile Converts
- The Jews Were to Be A Light to The Gentiles
- Old Testament Versus New Testament Evangelism
- The Law Facilitated Israel’s Light Bearing
- Conclusion
As I was preparing for this message, I was reminded of Jesus’ response to a question on divorce: 1 Now when Jesus finished these sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River. 2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3 Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful to...
The distinction between the Gentiles and the Canaanites is important. When the Israelites were about to possess the land of Canaan, God commanded His people to annihilate the Canaanites: 14 You will be blessed beyond all peoples; there will be no barrenness among you or your livestock. 15 The Lord will protect you from all sickness, and you will no...
In the law of Moses, God made provision for foreigners who embraced Israel’s faith to worship with the Israelites. So even before the Israelites left Egypt, God gave instructions for how a foreigner could participate in the observance of the Passover: 48 “When a foreigner lives with you and wants to observe the Passover to the Lord, all his males m...
From the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1-3) onward, the nation Israel was to be a source of blessing to the Gentiles. Israel was called to be a “light to the Gentiles.” I will not attempt to defend this statement in this lesson. In the next lesson, however, I will show that because Israel failed to accomplish this mission, our Lord came in the fle...
One way to distinguish evangelism in the Old Testament from evangelism in the New Testament is this: Old Testament evangelism says, “Come”; New Testament evangelism says, “Go.” 3 Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light (Isaiah 60:3, emphasis mine). 18 Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been...
First of all, the Old Testament law included foreigners among those to whom the Israelites were to show charity. “‘When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God...
The point in this lesson is this: God set Abraham and his offspring (Israel) apart for blessing so that they could be a source of blessing to the nations. God did not set Israel apart merely to save the Jews and send the rest to hell. He set Israel apart to be blessed and in turn to become a channel of blessing to the nations. Thus, the salvation o...
Before Jesus returns to Earth in glory, an evil leader will direct humanity into a massive rebellion against God and persecution of the Jewish people. This time of Tribulation will conclude when Jesus Himself visibly breaks into human history and returns “with power and great glory” (Mt. 24:30).
“I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,
Jun 9, 2022 · In summary, Israel is a light to the nations because Jesus, as the King of Israel, provided salvation for the nations (Gentiles) and then authorized His representatives to spread the good news throughout the world (see Matthew 28:18–20 and Acts 1:8).
By means of this unilateral agreement, the Lord details the way in which He will bless all peoples. In the remainder of the Old Testament, a degree of tension exists between Israel and the nations, that is, between the fact of Israel’s election and the concept of world mission.
