Saturday, April 18, 2020

The Four Ins And Three Outs of Israel

Israel went in and out of the promised land three times before settling in securely with the coming of the Messiah.

IN1
Israel first go into the promised land when their ancestor Abraham migrated from Ur to Haran to Canaan.
The LORD had said to Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1 NIV)

OUT1
Then they went to Egypt to escape famine.
The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all; Joseph was already in Egypt. (Exodus 1:5 NIV)

IN2
Then they return from Egypt to the promised land and God parted the Jordan river and Joshua led the Israelites to the promised land.
On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. (Joshua 4:19 NIV)

OUT2
God exiled Israel to Babylon for their sin for seventy years so that the land enjoyed its sabbath rests.
He carried into exile to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and his successors until the kingdom of Persia came to power. (2 Chronicles 36:20 NIV)

IN3
After seventy years, the Jews returned to the promised land in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah.
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:
"This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
"'The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem, and may their God be with them. And in any locality where survivors may now be living, the people are to provide them with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings for the temple of God in Jerusalem.'"
(Ezra 1:1-4 NIV)

OUT3
The exile of Israel to all nations was not described in the Bible but it was prophesied by the prophets.
The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you. (Deuteronomy 4:27 NIV)

IN4
The return of Israel from all nations was not described in the Bible because it is a current event but it was prophesied by the prophets. Israel became a nation in 1948 and they will stay in the promised land until the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.
On that day the Lord will extend his hand a second time to recover the remnant of his people who survive - from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west. (Isaiah 11:11 CSB)

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