Israel and The Covenant of Abraham Still Exist Part 1

As we progress in Genesis I think it's a necessity to talk directly about the Abrahamic Covenant. With this particular post I am going to show what I believe to be the obvious. Some have difficulty understanding Abraham's Covenant, so I will try to share what I know about it. As always I do not try to convince anyone to believe anything. I do however try to stir up enough curiosity for Christians to study things for themselves as they are directed by God's Holy Spirit; Isaiah 28:10.

Abrahamic Covenant by E Raymond Capt is a good read that is available from Artisan Publishers for $2.50 for those who want more information than I have here.

I have been in Christian churches and have heard the ministers of various churches verbalize their ignorance when I tell them that the Bible was written about Israel, and was written directly to Israel. Their belief Of course which they wrongfully believe is that the nation of Israel was just absorbed into the Assyrian nation during the Assyrian captivity and that Father Yahweh cast his people (Israel) aside picking up a new Multicultural Israel Replacement Theology that claims everyone can be, or is, Israel everywhere at all times. It's important to understand the Abrahamic Covenant and who Israel is because the Bible is clear about this Abrahamic Covenant; that if you bless Israel then you will be blessed, and all the families of the earth will also be blessed by his people called Israel; Genesis 12:3

So obviously, if you are blessing the wrong people then you will not be personally blessed by God nor will your nation be blessed, but rather will only bring chastisement from God. 

Today I plan only to share my belief that Israel still exists and that Israel was not cast aside by Father Yahweh.

First, we must realize that the original Abrahamic Covenant was of course made with Abraham and with his seed; Gen 17:4-7, Heb 6:13. This particular Covenant is an everlasting contract between the two parties involved. This covenant was eventually passed to Isaac and then Jacob. This Covenant has not been revoked in any way; Gen 17:8-24, Romans 9:7-9. In Genesis 26:1-5 it's confirmed that this covenant went to Isaac, and then next to Jacob; Gen35:10-12. The Abrahamic covenant was not conditional, It was both irrevocable and unchangeable.

So far we have established these 3 facts about the descendants of Abraham:

1. They will be innumerable as dust of the earth; Gen 13:16, Gen 28:14.
2. They will be innumerable as the stars of the sky; Gen 15:5.
3. They will be innumerable as the sand of the sea and will possess the gates of their enemies; Gen 22:17, Gen 32:12.

Next in Genesis 35:10 Jacob's name was changed to “Israel” and his 12 children were then known as Israelites, which made up the 12 tribes of Israel; Gen 35:22. Israel loved his son Joseph the most of all his children. His other children were not qualified to receive Israel's birthright blessing; Gen 37:3. Although Joseph did not actually receive Israel's blessing, his children Ephraim and Manasseh did. These two children created the 13^th tribe of Israel; Gen 48:16-20. When Joseph's children received Israel's blessing they were told that Ephraim would be a multitude of nations first and Manasseh would be a great nation second.

Father Yahweh personally saved the nation of Israel from the Egyptian army when he brought an East wind to freeze the Red Sea (Gulf of Aqaba); Exodus 14:21

Then the Israelites sojourned in Egypt for the next 430 years and left Egypt under the guidence of Moses. When they arrived at Mt. Sinai they received the laws, statutes, and judgements of Father Yahweh which was the first National Covenant. This National Covenant is not the Abrahamic and the National Covenant was conditional upon their obedience; Exodus24:7.

This National Covenant is outlined in Deut 28 (the blessings and curses chapter) and in Lev 26.

In Lev 26 we also read the penalties for disobedience which progressively get worse until Israel is eventually removed from the land they possess for 2520 years.

It wasn't very long before Israelite nation wanted a human king to replace the Father and they ended up getting Saul as king; 1 Sam 8:7-22. Saul was soon removed and David took his place. The bible says that David's throne will last forever; 2 Sam 7:11-17, Psalms 89:29-37, Jer33:17-26.

So we see that:

1. The Abrahamic Covenant went through Abraham to the Israelites.

2. The Kingdom of Israel is established forever.

3. The throne of David will last forever.

Continued in Part 2...