"THE WAR IN ISRAEL"
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Proposition - My goal this morning is to help us understand that the foundation of dispensational premillennialism is found within the literal, unconditional, and eternal covenants of the Old Testament. I want us to see that there are no conditions attached to these covenants, they are unequivocally promise Israel a future land, a Messianic rule, and a spiritual blessing.
The protoevangelium
15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
“shall bruise” - (swp) - verb, Qal, yiqtol (imperfect), third person, masculine, singular, active grip hard
Sense: to crush (compress) - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.
The protoevangelium, is the earliest prophecy promising a future redeemer.
20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
1. The Abrahamic Covenant - Genesis 12:1-3
1. The Abrahamic Covenant - Genesis 12:1-3
1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you; 2 And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; 3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
16 “I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered.
5 And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”
5 “No longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I will make you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 “I have made you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you.
18 since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
12 “I will smite them with pestilence and dispossess them, and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they.”
9 “I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like the names of the great men who are on the earth.
20 You will give truth to Jacob And unchanging love to Abraham, Which You swore to our forefathers From the days of old.
Genesis 15:1-12 - Abram’s fear
Genesis 16:1-16 - Turn and Read - “Abram's distrust in the Lord”
2. The Mosaic Covenant - Exodus 19-24 -
2. The Mosaic Covenant - Exodus 19-24 -
5 ‘Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;
8 All the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do!” And Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.
3. The Palestinian Covenant - Deuteronomy 29:1-29, 30:1-10 -
3. The Palestinian Covenant - Deuteronomy 29:1-29, 30:1-10 -
The Palestinian covenant (Deut. 30:1–10). This covenant guarantees Israel’s permanent right to the land. It is unconditional, as seen in the statements “God will,” without corresponding obligations. This covenant promises the ultimate return of Israel to the land in repentance and faith (v. 2) in circumstances wherein God will prosper them (v. 3). This covenant will be fulfilled in the Millennium.
4. The Davidic Covenant - 2 Samuel 7:12-16 -
4. The Davidic Covenant - 2 Samuel 7:12-16 -
2 Samuel 7:12–16 (NASB95)
12 “When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 “He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 “I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, 15 but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
16 “Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”
The Moody Handbook of Theology Glossary
DAVIDIC COVENANT. An unconditional covenant in which God promised David he would have: (1) a house—a continuing dynasty; (2) a kingdom—Messiah would one day rule; (3) a throne; (4) an eternal rule.
The Davidic covenant (2 Sam. 7:12–16). The provisions of this covenant are summarized in v. 16 by the words “house,” promising a dynasty in the lineage of David; “kingdom,” referring to a people who are governed by a king; “throne,” emphasizing the authority of the king’s rule; “forever,” emphasizing the eternal and unconditional nature of this promise to Israel. This covenant will be fulfilled when Christ returns to rule over believing Israel.
The essence of the Davidic Covenant is given in 2 Samuel 7:16 and contains four important elements.
(1) House. This refers to the royal dynasty of David; God promised David a continuing posterity that would be of the royal line of David. This promise verified that the lineage of David would not be destroyed but would issue in Messiah who would reign over the earth.
(2) Kingdom. The word kingdom involves a people and a dominion over whom the king will rule; it is the sphere of the king’s rulership. It is a political kingdom.
(3) Throne. The throne suggests the authority and the power of the king in his rule.
(4) Forever. Forever emphasizes that the right to rule will never be taken from the family of David; moreover, the posterity of David will never cease to rule over the house of Israel. Enns, P. P. (1989). The Moody handbook of theology (pp. 61–62). Moody Press.
Notice what has happened throughout Scripture -
John 4:22 (NASB95)
22 “You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Romans 3:1–5 (NASB95)
1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? 2 Great in every respect. First of all, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
4 May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written, “That You may be justified in Your words, And prevail when You are judged.” 5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I am speaking in human terms.)
Romans 9:4–6 (NASB95)
4 who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple service and the promises,
5 whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen. 6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel;
In Israel today there are churches that are made of Jews and Palestinians -
5. The New Covenant - Jeremiah 31:31-34 -
5. The New Covenant - Jeremiah 31:31-34 -
The New Covenant (Jer. 31:31–34). This covenant provides the basis by which God will bless Israel in the future—Israel will enjoy forgiveness of sins through the meritorious death of Christ. The unconditional nature of this covenant is once more seen in the “I will” statements of vv. 33–34. Enns, P. P. (1989). The Moody handbook of theology (pp. 390–391). Moody Press.
Jeremiah 31:31–34 (NASB95)
31 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,
32 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord.
33 “But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
34 “They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
26 “Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.
28 “You will live in the land that I gave to your forefathers; so you will be My people, and I will be your God. 29 “Moreover, I will save you from all your uncleanness; and I will call for the grain and multiply it, and I will not bring a famine on you. 30 “I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field, so that you will not receive again the disgrace of famine among the nations.
Eleven provisions of the New Covenant are as follows:8
(1) The new covenant is an unconditional grace covenant resting on the ‘I will’ of God.…
(2) The new covenant is an everlasting covenant.…
(3) The new covenant also promises the impartation of a renewed mind and heart which we may call regeneration.…
(4) The new covenant provides for restoration to the favor and blessing of God.…
(5) Forgiveness of sin is also included in the covenant, ‘for I will remove their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more’ (Jer. 31:34b).
(6) The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is also included. This is seen by comparing Jeremiah 31:33 with Ezekiel 36:27.
(7) The teaching ministry of the Holy Spirit will be manifested, and the will of God will be known by obedient hearts.…
(8) As is always the case when Israel is in the land, she will be blessed materially in accordance with the provisions of the new covenant.…
(9) The sanctuary will be rebuilt in Jerusalem, for it is written ‘I … will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. My tabernacle also shall be with them’ (Ezek. 37:26–27a).
(10) War shall cease and peace shall reign according to Hosea 2:18.…
(11) The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation of all the blessings of the new covenant, for ‘by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water’ (Zech. 9:11). Enns, P. P. (1989). The Moody handbook of theology (p. 67). Moody Press.
SO WHAT?
(1) The Abrahamic covenant. Described in Genesis 12:1–3, the Abrahamic covenant promised a land (v.1; cf. 13:14–17; further developed in the Palestinian covenant); numerous descendants involving a nation, dynasty, and a throne (v. 2; cf. 13:16; 17:2–6; further developed in the Davidic covenant); and redemption (v. 3; cf. 22:18; further developed in the New Covenant). Enns, P. P. (1989). The Moody handbook of theology (pp. 390–391). Moody Press.
Hebrews 12:1–3 (NASB95)
1 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
Do you think that Satan is using the War in Israel to wreck havoc on the true Church?
This is my thought -
How much time have you invested this week watching or reading about the war in Israel?