And you said you didn't have a way with words. Suzy
--- Jeff Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David, > > >From the beginning of God’s creation God wanted > nothing more than a personal relationship with man. > But, man chose not to have a relationship with God. > During the rise of civilization, which is told in > the opening chapters of Genesis, we see that > although there were a few Godly men, most of mankind > was wicked. God becomes unhappy with mans evil ways > and is nearly ready to destroy all of life on the > earth. Yet God sees in one man, Noah, the > possibility of a people who would be hungry for Him. > So, God tells Noah to build the ark and then wipes > the earth clean for a second attempt at populating > the His creation. > > God finds with this second attempt that mankind by > and large is unwilling to accept His blessings. But, > He finds and chooses one man, Abraham, through which > He can build a people who want a relationship with > Him. Abraham was willing to do as God requested of > him, leave this land of idol worshippers and follow > Him. It is through Abraham that God promises to > bless all of mankind. > > There are three aspects of the covenant: > > 1. Land. God promises that the land of Canaan was > for the descendants of Abraham. > > 2. Seed. Abraham is told his line will never be > destroyed. Abraham’s descendants would become as > many as the stars, or the grains of sand. > > 3. Blessing. God promises to bless those who bless > Abraham and his descendants and curse those who > curse Abraham and his descendants. > > At a time when most covenants lasted four or five > generations, this covenant was meant to be eternal. > It is a tangible contract in that God promises land > and offspring. Abraham had no difficulty with the > land portion, but, Sarah was barren. Abraham said > that his servant, Eliazer, would inherit his wealth. > God informs Abraham that he will be a father, it is > his bloodline that would carry on. The bloodline > that would bring us Yeshua. The Abrahamic covenant > was the foundation that will be expanded upon and > refined as we go through the revisions of the > Mosaic, Davidic and Renewed covenants. > > >From Genesis 12 to the end of the book, we see how > God prunes and in a sense grooms Abraham’s > offspring in order to build a nation. Isaac’s > eldest son, Esau, fails to meet God’s criteria as > firstborn. Instead we read of the scheming that > takes place so that Jacob gets the blessing and acts > as the firstborn. A recurring theme that shows us > that God chooses the “firstborn” according to > His plan, not the chronological order of birth. We > see this also with, Joseph, Moses and David. > > When we get to Exodus we find that the seed has > grown into a nation. However, there is a problem, > this Hebrew nation is in bondage. As slaves in Egypt > they have become known as a peculiar people because > they worship one God in a land of so many gods that > it is nearly impossible to count the number of gods. > God has another leader who will direct the people in > His ways. A messiah of sorts who will lead God’s > chosen people out of bondage and into the land > promised to Abraham. Moses leads the people out of > Egypt to Sinai where Moses is given God’s law > (Torah) so that the Israelites could know what God > expected from them. The Israelites agree to the > stipulations of this amended covenant and God gives > them the land promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. > The sign of this covenant would be the Sabbath. For > six days the people could work, but on the seventh > day all work would cease. So now Israel had the land > promised by God. > > After a period of time, long by human standards, we > come to the next phase of Gods plan. Israel has > grown and prospered and now has a king in which the > Lord finds favor. It is through David that God > chooses to establish His kingship for all eternity. > Our King of Kings will come from the line of David, > fulfilling the promised seed through which the world > will see that there is only one God and one way to > eternal life. This is the essence of the Davidic > covenant. > > There is yet one aspect of the Abrahamic covenant to > be addressed. It is the blessings of the renewed > covenant. Many people believe this is addressed in > the New Testament, but the details are revealed in > the writings of the Prophets. In a time when much of > Israel had strayed and rejected Torah, God sent a > prophet, Jeremiah, to call the people back to Him. > Jeremiah tells us that if people return to God, He > will bless them for all eternity. Jerusalem will > live in peace and all the world will know the God of > Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. All the people of the > world will have an intimate relationship with God > through Yeshua. All will have Torah written on their > hearts. The New Testament is empty and senseless > without seeing that it is an expansion of the Older > Testament. The New, or rather Renewed Testament, > reinforces and rebuilds Gods Covenant as it was > intended from the very beginning. > > Much like the constitution of the USA, God's > covenant has been amended several times. Do we in > the USA have a new constitution today that has > replace the original? Here we go again, somebody > has pryed more words out of me than I usually care > to write! Izzy, are you following this? Have you > figured out the birth of Yeshua or would you like me > to post all the juicy details for that? > > Jeff > > Jeff > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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