{"id":39521,"date":"2019-02-21T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T07:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c4israel.org\/?p=39521"},"modified":"2021-12-22T10:45:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T09:45:13","slug":"israel-is-a-treasured-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c4israel.org\/fr\/_teachings\/israel-is-a-treasured-possession\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel is a \u2018Treasured Possession\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I speak or preach about the Jewish people as God\u2019s chosen people, often people react with a feeling such as: \u201cand what about us…\u201d or \u201cwe are still God\u2019s people too…\u201d It feels like some sort of jealousy or allergic reaction, as if God does us an injustice when He expresses His love and election of Israel. Let us never forget that we only live by God\u2019s grace through Jesus Christ. We can never claim God\u2019s love. To see what is really going on between God and Israel, let us consider Deuteronomy 7:6: \u201cThe Lord God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.\u201d<\/em> God wanted a people for Himself as a treasure. Israel as a light and blessing for the world, especially by bringing forth the Messiah, is thus preceded by being a treasured possession for the Lord Himself. That is why the Lord often speaks about Israel as His bride. God\u2019s relationship with Israel is not a chilly one that is only about rules and laws.<\/p>\n

Let us never forget that we only live by God\u2019s grace through Jesus Christ. We can never claim God\u2019s love.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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On the contrary, it is a compassionate relationship based upon an intense deep love. Isaiah 62<\/em> says: \u201cBut you shall be called My Delight Is In Her, and your land Married, for the Lord delights in you (…) and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.\u201d<\/em> This kind of speaking about Israel in terms of a marriage shows how deep God\u2019s love is for Israel as His \u2018treasured possession\u2019. In Ezekiel 16<\/em>, the Lord expresses His love with the following words: \u201cAnd you grew up and became tall and arrived at full adornment. Your breasts were formed (…) when I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love (…), and you became mine.\u201d
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\nThis text is full of compassion. It makes us humble when we realise how wonderful God\u2019s love and grace is towards us, that we also are beloved by God and brought into a deep bond with the Jewish people through Jesus Christ, the Messiah and King of Israel.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I speak or preach about the Jewish people as God\u2019s chosen people, often people react with a feeling such as: \u201cand what about us…\u201d or \u201cwe are still God\u2019s people too…\u201d It feels like some sort of jealousy or allergic reaction, as if God does us an injustice when He expresses His love and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":39601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2134],"tags":[1772,2146,2500,2560],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n