God's Chosen People - Part Two

Last week we started a new series illustrating God choosing the Jewish People as His Chosen People. We looked in detail at the land God gave to His People as described in Deuteronomy 1:7 and Genesis 15:18. We also learned that current day Israel is less than the total land God gave to His People.

Possibly, the following message will be new to many. The author of the following information is Tom Hess who leads a ministry in Jerusalem called International House Of Prayer For All Nations. This ministry promotes 24 hour prayer in countries around the world for Israel. In the past, it was my privilege to assist with this ministry.

In Tom's book called "Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem" Tom describes the total land given by God to His People might have a threefold purpose. The first purpose is that it could have been the Garden of Eden. Secondly, it is the total land given by God to His People. Lastly, it might be the dimensions and the location of the New Jerusalem.

We will now look at the possible location of The Garden of Eden. Genesis 2:10,11,13,14 says, "Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden and from there it parted and became four riverheads. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which encompasses the whole land of Havilah. The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which encompasses the whole land of Cush. The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the East of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates."

Notice the first river Pishon flows through Havilah which is Egypt and the second river Gihon flows through Cush which is Ethiopia. This is the southern border of the land God gave to Israel. The fourth river is the Euphrates which is the northern border of the land God gave to Israel.

We do not have to look again at the second purpose of this land since it was covered in detail in our previous message. However, we will raise the question - When will Israel occupy all of this land? Stay tuned for next week's message!

The third possible purpose of this land is the measurements of the New Jerusalem as described in Revelation 21:16,17. The New Jerusalem will be 1,400 miles high, 1,400 miles long and 1,400 miles wide. This is believed to be the same size and location as the total land God gave to His People! 

We Can Truly Say . . . Is Anything Too Difficult For Our God?

Again, possibly you are surprised by this extraordinary message. If this is all true, what is Jehovah God planning through all these details? It is not just a coincidence! Our following messages will attempt to answer these many questions.

Lord Bless You Always,

Frank