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“Israel's One Purpose”
Categories: JUDAISM, OLD TESTAMENT, RELIGIONSOne question I've wondered about for some time is why were God's people the children of Israel? What about all the other people on the earth? Thanks for the clarifications.Sincerely,
People Everywhere
Dear People Everywhere,
God once did try to work with all the people of the earth at once – and He ended up having to flood the whole planet because things got so bad (Gen. 6:5-8). After Noah’s flood, God made the promise never to flood the earth again because He had a different plan in mind. Instead of leaving every man to do what was right in his own eyes until things got completely and totally depraved (as was the case before the flood), He used one man to bring hope to all men.
After the Great Flood, God called Abraham to be His servant and the father of a great nation (Gen 12:1-2). God made a promise to Abraham that through Abraham’s seed, all mankind would be blessed (Gen 22:18). Jesus is the seed of Abraham (Gal 3:16). After the Great Flood, God put into motion His plan to offer salvation to all mankind through Jesus Christ. That road began with Abraham, and when the proper time came… Jesus was born (Gal 4:4). Israel was God’s chosen people for one reason – they were the nation that Jesus would be born out of, and the Father was preparing them for the day they would be used to bring the Savior to all of mankind.
