QUOTE(thomasthai @ Jul 17 2018, 08:53 AM)
The plan of salvation through the line of Abraham was revealed in the Abrahamic covenant. And the covenant is Unconditional.
Let's fast forward to the 40 years in desert, where we have Moses preparing the Israelites to go into the promised land. It is said that 70% of the bible is the story of Israel. Maybe theres something in the story of Israel God wants to show us.
Here we have God telling Moses to record a song and teach it the generations of Israelites so the song will be a witness to God of the idolatry and wickness of the fathers to the future Israelites, all before they even apostatised.
God knew they were going to apostatised even before they have done it, so why did God chose the Israelites for this plan of salvation? Did God think that they will perform better than the gentiles?
Of course not. He chose them because He has predetermined to set His love on them, no other reasons. This is Sovereign Election again.
Sure enough, Israel subsequently apostasised for hundreds of years. Then we have God giving indictment after indictment in the books of the prophets.
We cant go through all of them, but I just want to point out a few verses to show the plan of the new covenant.
Can you count the number of "I will"s in all those prophecies regarding the new saving covenants? God will cause future Israel to repent, when He sends His Spirit to regenerate them.
This is an expansion of the Abrahamic covenant and the basis of the new saving covenant even to the gentiles.
The doctrine of election throughout the bible is deafening! Calvin couldnt have invented that even if he wanted to.
The bible is so clear when we understand the covenants. I hope you have been blessed by this.
ThomasLet's fast forward to the 40 years in desert, where we have Moses preparing the Israelites to go into the promised land. It is said that 70% of the bible is the story of Israel. Maybe theres something in the story of Israel God wants to show us.
Here we have God telling Moses to record a song and teach it the generations of Israelites so the song will be a witness to God of the idolatry and wickness of the fathers to the future Israelites, all before they even apostatised.
God knew they were going to apostatised even before they have done it, so why did God chose the Israelites for this plan of salvation? Did God think that they will perform better than the gentiles?
Of course not. He chose them because He has predetermined to set His love on them, no other reasons. This is Sovereign Election again.
Sure enough, Israel subsequently apostasised for hundreds of years. Then we have God giving indictment after indictment in the books of the prophets.
We cant go through all of them, but I just want to point out a few verses to show the plan of the new covenant.
Can you count the number of "I will"s in all those prophecies regarding the new saving covenants? God will cause future Israel to repent, when He sends His Spirit to regenerate them.
This is an expansion of the Abrahamic covenant and the basis of the new saving covenant even to the gentiles.
The doctrine of election throughout the bible is deafening! Calvin couldnt have invented that even if he wanted to.
The bible is so clear when we understand the covenants. I hope you have been blessed by this.
Nice exegesis. Israel replacement theology is a heresy.
Here is another passage on God's chosing of Israel
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The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your forefathers that He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commands.- Deut 7:7-9
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