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Four Major Bible Messages

Messages, delivered throughout the Bible, about the relationship of the Jewish people to the Divine

Here are four major messages of the Bible, aimed, in particular, to the Jewish people:

Message 1. Covenant between Jehovah and the Jewish people:

“And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation…” … “…you shall be holy for holy am I, Jehovah your God” (Exodus 19:6; Leviticus 19:2);

Message 2. Unconditional Divine Commitment to the Covenant:

“Thus says Jehovah, if my covenant for day and night stand not, and the fixed patterns of heaven and earth have I not established, then will I cast away the descendants of Jacob and David my servant… (Jeremiah 33:25);

Message 3. Divine Definition of Covenant Violation:

“And that which comes into your mind shall be not, when you say “Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, to serve wood and stone” (Ezekiel 20:32);

Message 4. Divine Warning for Covenant Violation:

“As surely as I live, declares God Jehovah, if not with a mighty hand, and out-stretched arm and outpouring rage shall I be king over you” (Ezekiel 20:33).

Comment: See “Holy” by Bible standards:

“Becoming Holy” — The Bible Prescription

 

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