38 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 1 - Part 2 - Book 4 - Abraham, Lot, and Melchizedek

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com LESSON 1 * PART 2 * BOOK 4 ABRAHAM, LOT AND MELCHIZEDEK We are on a trek through the Scriptures from Genesis all the way through (if The Lord tarries), Revelation. We are presently in the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis Chapter 12), which is divided dormantly (they don't all come out at once) into the promise of a nation; the promise of the land; and now we're in the process of looking at that third part - the promise of a government or a King who will be the Son of God. Isaiah Chapter 9 verse 6, is a verse that is always well-known, especially at Christmas-time, but it's a prophetic utterance given to the Nation of Israel. Isaiah the Prophet is addressing the nation and says: Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." The mighty God: Here again, many theologians are trying to tell us that Jesus never claimed to be God. The everlasting Father. John 14:9a The Prince of Peace: I know the Psalms instruct us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Because Jerusalem will know no peace until the Prince of Peace returns. Isaiah 9:7a On the throne of David. Isaiah 9:7b Turn to Jeremiah, Chapter 23. Jeremiah 23:5 "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord (remember the word LORD in capitals is always `Jehovah'), that I will raise unto David (see that it goes back to king David again) a righteous Branch (the word Branch is capitalized so it is a title; it is a name concerning Deity), and a King (capitalized) shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice (not in Heaven, but where?)in the earth." On the earth! Christ will rule and reign upon the earth from the City of Jerusalem, the City of Peace. Jeremiah 23:6 It will be a perfect government. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. It is going to be a kingdom of righteousness. Now read on: Jeremiah 23:7 "Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;" In the last Jerusalem Post I read, there were only 100 or 200 Jews left in Albania. Recently 14,000 or 15,000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted from Addis Ababa to Israel in 33 hours! In 33 hours the Israel Air Force airlifted 14,000 Jews! Scripture says it would happen. Let's read on: Jeremiah 23:8a God took them out. After the 40 years of the Book of Acts, God's patience finally ran out. Now God is ready to bring His people back. Turn to Jeremiah 31. God is making an emphatic point. Jeremiah 31:8 Israel now has the lowest ratio of people per doctor of any nation on earth because so many of these Russian Jews are medical doctors; they are scientists, engineers. The Sovereign God is behind this otherwise impossible task. Turn to Zechariah Chapter 14: We'll take a glimpse of the whole chapter. Let's go to the verse dealing with the King: Zechariah 14:1,2 Zechariah 14:3,4a Back in Israel's history, how many times did God undertake on behalf of the little nation against her mortal enemies? Zechariah 14:4 No, it's the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Zechariah 14:9 "And the Lord (Jehovah) shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one." Jehovah in the Old Testament is Christ in the New Testament. Note that He shall be king not over Heaven, but over all the earth. Now verse 16: Zechariah 14:16a Someday we'll study prophecy. There's the word kingdom, but it's the same kingdom. The kingdom is the kingdom is the kingdom. It is this kingdom that is coming upon the earth. Reading on: (Mark depicts Him as the Servant, John depicts Him as the Son of God, and Luke depicts Him as the Son of Man.) A genealogy. A king assumes royal throne by virtue of the royal family. Matthew 1:1 "THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham." Luke 3:38 "Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God (or - is began with God)." Mary's is the blood line of Christ. We'll pick this up in more detail in our next lesson, but for now I want you to remember promise of this king over this earthly kingdom all fits with the King of Kings, and The Lord of Lords. In Matthew, Chapter 2 we find that He is to be called by the wise men from the east, `The King.' Matthew 2:2a "Saying, `Where is he that is born King of the Jews?...'" #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible