“Yeshua said to the woman at the well, ‘Woman, you don’t know what you’re worshipping. We know what we worship, for salvation is from the Jews’” (John 4:22).
The Jewish people are a chosen people.
“For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth” (Deut. 7:6).
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But we have to ask ourselves this question: What was God’s purpose for separating Israel unto Himself?
God sovereignly selected Israel to demonstrate His mercy and love to the entire world!
God said to Abraham, the father of the Jewish people, “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed” (Gen. 22:18).
Paul identifies this “seed,” spoken of in Genesis 22:18, as Yeshua.
“Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed… that is, Christ” (Gal. 3:16).
This is why the book of Matthew begins by tracing Jesus’ genealogy all the way back to Abraham. “The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (Matt. 1:1).
Yeshua has fulfilled Israel’s destiny by being the chosen One that has brought salvation and the love of God to the whole earth. Father’s redemptive plan crystalized with the coming of His Son, Yeshua of Nazareth – King of the Jews.
I am not saying that everything the Jewish people do or have done is always good, only that it is obvious they are an extremely unique people. How is this explained? It is explained only by the fact that what the Scriptures tell us about them is true. The success of the Jewish people is proof that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God.
What is the point?
What the Lord spoke to Israel 3,500 years ago, we see proof of today in the amount of impact Jewish people are still having on the world. One of the greatest proofs of the inspiration and accuracy of the written Word of God is the “mystery of the Jew.” They are a special people. Sometimes their gifting has been used for good, and sometimes their gifting has done harm. Their distinctness, however, is undeniable.
Again, the “mystery of the Jew” beloved, is proof that the Bible is true. Furthermore, when we understand how Yeshua fulfills the foundational message of the Bible – Our faith will be unshakable!
“My zeal has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words. Your word is very pure, Therefore Your servant loves it” (Ps. 119:139-140).
Rabbi Schneider hosts the impactful television program –Discovering The Jewish Jesus, which is available in more than one hundred million homes in the United States and nearly two hundred nations worldwide. In 2021 he began broadcasting on radio and now airs across America. Rabbi Schneider imparts revelation of Jesus’ Jewish heritage and His fulfillment of Messianic prophecy. Questions of how the Old and New Testaments tie together, and how Yeshua completes the unfolding plan of The Almighty Yahweh, are answered with exceptional clarity. www.discoveringthejewishjesus.com/about-2/rabbi-schneider/
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