741 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 3 Part 1 Book 62 - God Is Not Being Unfair

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 1 * BOOK 62 GOD IS NOT BEING UNFAIR ISAIAH 62:1 - 64:6 Isaiah 62:1-2 2. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name." Always remember that. Isaiah 62:3 "Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God." Now remember, this is all directed to the Nation of Israel. We aren’t dealing with Gentiles per se except as Israel will be the vehicle. All right, then verse 4. Isaiah 62:4 "Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land (see the pronoun – Israel’s land) any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: (Here’s the translation of those two terms. All right, now if we can go back to verse 1: Isaiah 62 1 "For Zion’s sake…" Heaven. Well, Zion is not Heaven. Zion is Jerusalem. David’s throne was on Mt. Zion. Isaiah 62:1 Isaiah 62:1 Isaiah 62:1 Elijah thought he was the only one, but what did God say? Even in Israel. But, the idea of salvation has always been uppermost in the eyes of God. All right, now verse 2. God isn’t speaking to them, He’s speaking to Israel concerning the future of the Gentiles. Isaiah 62:2a "And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness,…" Well, Les, you mean to tell me that Gentiles weren’t saved all during that Old Testament time? Plain English. "Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh,…" Paul is writing to Gentiles. Ephesians 2:11 While God was dealing with Israel. Ephesians 2:12 "That at that time ye (Gentiles) were without Christ, (or Messiah) being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, (You are not citizens of the nation of Israel.) and strangers from the covenants of promise, (In other words, Gentiles had no part of the covenants that God made with Israel. having no hope, and without God in the world:" Now, a lot of people have trouble with that, and they say, "Well, then God wasn’t fair." God gave the whole human race how long? Then what did God do? Israel did just like the human race did for 2000 years, also. Two thousand years it went primarily to the nation of Israel. God isn’t bringing in wrath and judgment today. Yes, then it will be God’s wrath. Because, never forget, that nothing thrills Satan more than to see the objects of God’s love suffer. God, in His own wisdom, permits it, of course. The Gentiles were strangers to the nation of Israel. Consequently, they were "without hope and without God in the world." Verse 2 again: Isaiah 62:2a "And the Gentiles…" Through Israel. Now remember, this is back in the Old Testament before there’s any hint that God is going to set Israel aside and turn to the Gentiles in Grace. Come back with me to Exodus chapter 19, and this is the whole foundational concept of God dealing with Israel regarding the Gentiles. Israel has never done it before. All right, Exodus 19 and we usually like to start at verse 5, where God is speaking to Israel through Moses. By God’s decree. Next verse: Every Jew from whatever tribe was to be a priest of Jehovah. Oh, let’s see, I want Zechariah chapter 8, verse 20. Zechariah 8:20-21 "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; (This is what Jehovah, God the Son, is telling Israel.) This Gentile says. Now, verse 22. Zechariah 8:22 "Yea, many people and strong nations (Is that all Jew? That is before Jehovah or before God the Son or Jesus the Christ as we know Him. Zechariah 8:23 for we have heard that God is with you." Remembering that the Gentiles of that day have nothing to do with the God of Israel. Isaiah 62:2a Do people see glory in a Jew today? Isaiah 62:2b-3 3. Thou shalt be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God." Now, do you see what God is saying? That’s Israel’s future. They’re going to be the pride and joy of the God of Abraham. Everything of God’s blessings and glory will be focused on that little nation of Israel. We’ve been looking a lot at Israel’s material blessings. After all, that is the way God has always blessed Israel, through earthly promises, because they are God’s earthly people. All right, Jeremiah 31:31. Jeremiah 31:31 saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant (a new covenant! with the house of Israel, (Not with the Church. Not with the Gentiles. Who? Israel!) "I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel." Not just the Levites, the whole nation of Israel. Now verse 33: Jeremiah 31:33 After those days, saith the LORD, (Now, watch what God’s going to do.) Now, can the Jew today claim to be God’s people? We read this to show people that God is not through with the nation of Israel. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible