Bible Reading: Deuteronomy7:1-10
Key Verse: Verse 8 – “But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath
which he had sworn unto your
fathers, hath the LORD brought you
out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
Key
Words: because the LORD loved you
We read on several occasions from
God’s Word how He loves Israel
(Isaiah 63:9; Jeremiah 31:3; II Chronicles 2:11), just to name a few.
God loved Israel for
various reasons, but primarily because they were the chosen nation which the
Messiah would “come to and through.”
While God gave the law to Israel through Moses, God’s love for Israel was
unconditional (Jeremiah 31:3).
A college professor was impressing upon his
student how God loved them. He used this
to illustrate: In America there is a law stating a woman must take care of her
child. So, a man comes to a new mother's home. He says "Are you taking
care of your baby? The Law says you have to." The woman, tenderly holding
her baby, said, "I don't need a law to make me take care of my baby."
Why? Because she loves her baby! She feeds him, holds him, changes him because
she loves him. I no longer need the Law because I'm under Christ -- a law of
LOVE. So it is with God – God loves Israel and has
nurtured her, protected her, and will one day create a new earth for her. While God loves all people, He also loves Israel.
What to do:
✞
Love
Israel…she
is still God’s “chosen” people.
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