Last week's message announced the start of a new series entitled "The Servant Of The Lord." The primary purpose of this new series is to answer the following questions:
Who Is The Jewish Messiah?
Why Is It So Difficult For The Jewish People
To Recognize Their Messiah?
We need to start by recognizing that the Word Of God refers to "The Servant Of The Lord" in both a corporate and an individual sense. Isaiah 41:8,9 says, "But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham My friend. I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'you are My servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you." Jehovah God is saying to Israel or the Jewish People "You Are My Servant" not once but twice.
Genesis 12:2,3 shows God speaking with Abraham and his descendants proclaiming that He is going to bless them and He is going to make them a blessing to all the nations of the earth. This is precisely why the Jewish People are called "God's Chosen People." They are chosen by Jehovah God for a particular mission - to be a blessing to all people of the earth. In this process, they are referred to as "The Servant Of The Lord."
Jehovah God established a Covenant Relationship with Israel through Abraham. Israel as "The Servant Of The Lord" was chosen to redeem people from every nation by ultimately bringing salvation to these nations. Notice in Isaiah 43:10,12 and Isaiah 44:8 God declares about Israel that "You Are My Witnesses."
How will all this be accomplished? Does Israel have an individual "Servant Of The Lord" to assist them in accomplishing this critically important mission from Jehovah God? Stay Tuned!
May The Lord Bless You This Day And Every Day,
Frank
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