The Service of God Explained: What Israel's Worship Meant — Romans 9:4

B24L3 📖 Why did God give Israel priests, sacrifices, and feast days — and what does any of that have to do with us today? Romans 9:4 holds the answer. ✝️ In this verse-by-verse study, Les Feldick unpacks the sixth privilege God gave exclusively to Israel: the service of God — the tabernacle, the priesthood under Aaron, the animal sacrifices, and the feast days. All of this ritual pointed forward to the coming Redeemer. Colossians 2:14 shows that when Christ died, He nailed the handwriting of ordinances to His cross — ending all obligation to Old Testament ritual for the church age. Galatians 4:8-9 warns against returning to "beggarly elements" of religious ritual. The lesson then moves to the seventh privilege — the fathers (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, the twelve patriarchs, the judges, the prophets) — and the eighth privilege: the Messiah Himself. Romans 9:5 is explained as Christ coming through Israel's lineage. Colossians 1:15-16 establishes Christ as the image of the invisible God and Creator of all things. The lesson closes with Genesis 3:15 — the first promise of the Redeemer, the seed of the woman. 📜 Key Topics Covered: • Romans 9:4 — The service of God: tabernacle, priesthood, and sacrifices • Colossians 2:14 — Christ nailed the handwriting of ordinances to His cross • Galatians 4:8-9 — Warning against returning to beggarly elements of religion • Romans 9:5 — The eighth privilege: the Messiah came through Israel • Colossians 1:15-16 — Christ as the image of the invisible God and Creator • Genesis 3:15 — The first promise of the Redeemer, the seed of the woman 🔑 Romans 9:4 service of God explained, Colossians 2:14 handwriting of ordinances, Galatians 4:8 beggarly elements, Romans 9:5 Messiah through Israel, Colossians 1:15 image of invisible God, Genesis 3:15 seed of the woman, Les Feldick, Bible study, verse by verse Bible study. Les Feldick Bible Study brings you verse-by-verse Bible teaching that makes the scriptures come alive. Whether you're a new believer or have studied the Bible for decades, these teachings will deepen your understanding of God's Word. Les Feldick has a unique gift for explaining complex biblical concepts in a way that anyone can understand, using scripture to interpret scripture. 📖 Visit our website: www.lesfeldickbiblestudy.com If this study blessed you, please LIKE the video and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear this teaching. Your likes and shares help others find these Bible studies. 00:00 — Introduction: Romans 9:4 — The Service of God Explained 00:38 — Welcome and Ministry Announcements 02:04 — Back to Romans 9:4 — Reading the Full Verse 02:30 — The Service of God: Tabernacle, Priesthood, and Sacrifices 03:06 — The Law Was More Than Ten Commandments — A Full System 03:50 — Israel's Ritual Pointed Forward to the Coming Redeemer 04:00 — No Room in the Church Age for Old Testament Religious Ritual 04:22 — Christmas and Easter Are Not Biblical — They Come From Paganism 04:57 — Turn to Colossians 2 — The Ordinances of Israel's Worship 05:39 — Colossians 2:14 — Blotting Out the Handwriting of Ordinances 06:14 — Christ Nailed All of Israel's Ritual to His Cross 07:56 — Romans 13 — Regard Every Day Alike, Not One Above Another 08:50 — Turn to Galatians 4 — Paul Writes Against the Judaizers 09:45 — Galatians 4:8 — Service to Idols vs. Israel's God-Given Ritual 10:28 — Missionaries and the Fear of Witch Doctors — Satanic Power 11:33 — Paul at Athens — The Unknown God and Superstition Explained 12:30 — Galatians 4:9 — Known of God: The Believer's Relationship With God 14:23 — Beggarly Elements — Returning to Religion and Ritual Is Bondage 14:50 — Back to Romans 9 — Israel's Temple Worship Was Central to Jewish Life 15:17 — Romans 9:4 — The Promises Given Exclusively to Israel 15:28 — All Old Testament Prophecy Is Written to Israel — Not the Church 16:20 — Modern Technology Makes Bible Prophecy Believable 16:35 — Revelation's Two Witnesses — The Whole World Will See Them Go 17:21 — The Mark of the Beast — Getting Closer Every Day 17:50 — Moving Into Romans 9:5 — Whose Are the Fathers? 18:22 — The Fathers: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, the Twelve Patriarchs 18:48 — Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel — Forefathers of Israel 19:11 — The Seventh Privilege: The Fathers of Israel 19:29 — Romans 9:5 — The Eighth Privilege: Christ Came Through Israel 19:51 — New Age Movement Reduces Christ to Just Another Prophet 20:44 — Colossians 1:15 — Christ Is the Image of the Invisible God 21:55 — Colossians 1:16 — All Things Created by Him and for Him 22:17 — The Blasphemy of Reducing Christ to the Level of Other Gods 22:43 — The Lost Will Stand Speechless Before the Great White Throne 24:25 — Genesis 3 — Adam and Eve Fall; God Promises a Redeemer 26:32 — Genesis 3:15 — The Seed of the Woman: First Promise of Christ 27:10 — Galatians Confirms: The Seed of the Woman Is Christ 27:34 — Closing