God's Chosen People And Their Land

Frequently when God's People refer to Him with respect, they call Him The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. As part of our current series of messages, we have learned that God established His Covenant with Abraham and it was continued through his son Isaac.

This Covenant states that:

God Will Establish A Great Nation {Israel}

God Will Bless The Jewish People

The Jewish People Will Be A Blessing To All Nations

God Will Bless Those Who Bless Israel

God Will Curse Those Who Curse Israel

God Gave The Land Of Israel To The Jewish People

This week we will look at Jacob and learn how God's Covenant with Abraham,  Isaac and their descendants was continued through Jacob and his descendants. Isaac was 40 years old when his wife Rebekah gave birth to two sons - Esau and Jacob. Jacob became a deceiver and caused Esau to sell him his birthright and deceived Isaac causing him to bless Jacob before Esau who was the older son.

Genesis 28:1-2 says, "So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him and commanded him 'do not marry a Canaanite woman. Go at once to Paddan Aram to the house of your mother's father Bethuel. Take a wife for yourself there.'" Even though Jacob was a deceiver, notice how Isaac still blessed him. Why? The God Given Covenant promises started through Abraham and Isaac must continue through Jacob.

Genesis 28:10-15 says, "Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood The Lord and He said, 'I am The Lord, The God of your father Abraham and The God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying . . . All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring . . . I will not leave you.'"

Jehovah God showed Jacob a miraculous vision confirming The Covenant already established through Abraham and Isaac saying:

I Am The God Of Abraham And Isaac

I Will Give You And Your Descendants The Land Of Israel

All Peoples Of The Earth Will Be Blessed 

Through You And Your Descendants

I Will Not Leave You

This is the last message in the series illustrating how God chose the Jewish People for a specific mission and gave them the Land of Israel in the process. This message is repeated 22 times in the book of Genesis. Jehovah God desires for us to understand this message and believe it. Bless His Holy Name!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank