Ephraim And The House Of Judah: Part 3 of 9

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In parts one and two we studied how Joseph’s life story shows us wonderful things about Jesus.  We learned about his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh and how they depict the Church.  We also learned that, as spiritual Israel and adopted sons, you and I also have on us the blessing of Abraham, just like our Jewish brethren. In part 3, we’ll be discussing what that is and what it entails.

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It’s plain to see that Jews around the world have the blessing of Abraham and are enjoying great MATERIAL BLESSINGS from God.  Though a minority race, they have won more noble prizes than all other races put together.  They have blessed the whole world with more of their creative, inspired ideas than all others combined.

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Practically every great invention, innovation, medical breakthrough, and eye-popping discovery of our modern era has a Jewish person either at the forefront of it or somehow involved.  They are in every successful endeavor, be it science, music, art, movies, medicine, you name it.  AMAZING!  And it’s all because of the blessing of Abraham.

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(For more on that topic, you may follow the link below:

https://emmausroadministries.international/2020/05/03/is-genesis-38-in-the-wrong-place-story-of-joseph-part-2/)

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The Ten Commandments was a “Conditional Covenant,” based on your performance.  You were blessed if you did right but cursed if you did wrong.  The covenant God made with Abraham however, unlike the Big Ten, was an UNCONDITIONAL COVENANT.  It was entirely based on grace and is still in effect today.

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You and I, Church, as spiritual Israel, are included in THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM as we discussed in part 2.  We are enjoying Jewish blessings today too.
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Think about it:  Everything we have, like our Bible, came via the Jews.  This culture of the blessing of the first born came via the Jews.  All the prophets and heroes of faith that we admire in the Bible are all Jewish.  Of course, the greatest hero of all, the One Who gave His life for us, Our JESUS, He is Jewish!

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Now do you understand why satan hates them so much?  The ONE Who crushed his head CAME AS A JEW.  That’s why he tried to get his buddy, Hitler, to wipe them off the face of the earth.  Sadly, he did succeed in killing 6 million of them.  There can be no other explanation for his heinous crime but that he was demon possessed.  Why else would anyone senselessly kill 6 million people?

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Beloved For The Father’s Sake. 

The Jewish people have suffered for 2,000 years because, though they are God’s people and beloved for the Father’s sake, they are enemies for the gospel’s sake, all because they rejected Jesus. He wanted to be their covering.  He wanted to gather them under His wings and protect them as a mother hen protects her young.  In fact, He is the only One Who could have protected them.  But they rejected Him as their Messiah, thereby refusing his help, and He is a great Respector of your free will.

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That’s why when Jesus entered Jerusalem, He wept loudly, vehemently because His heart was broken for His people.😭  He saw their future.  He saw their temple being destroyed in 70 A.D.  He saw 2,000 years of suffering and persecution.  He saw the Holocaust. 😭

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Their leaders even went so far as to tell Pilate, “His blood be on us and on our children.”  BIG MISTAKE.  They should never have said that.  It wasn’t meant in a blessing way.

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You see, Jesus’ death was for all of us; but you must be on the right side of the death.  Otherwise, you are guilty of the blood of the Lord.  That’s why, though they are God’s people, they are still suffering.  That is how something as horrific as the Holocaust could happen.  But in these last days, it is all starting to change! 💖

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Question:  If the Church is under the Abrahamic covenant, why are more Christians today not enjoying the full blessing?  Because they are trying to earn it by obeying the law. They are either putting conditions on themselves or preachers put conditions on them.  They are, in fact, too busy falling from grace, trying to merit God’s blessings by their works when it is a free gift received by faith.  Grace is UNdeserved favor.  If you earn it, then it isn’t undeserved.

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(For more on the topic of what it means to fall from grace, you may follow the link below:

https://emmausroadministries.international/2019/11/14/what-does-it-mean-to-fall-from-grace/)

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The Apostle Paul plainly says it himself, all throughout the book of Galatians, that THE LAW IS NOT OF FAITH.

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You may continue to part 4 to continue this series by following the link below.  We’ll be discussing prophesies more than 2,500 years old that concern our times: