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The Advantage of Genealogy--Part 6

One of the most important advantages of being an ex-Israelite of the dispersion is that the Gospel came to them first. It was a matter of divine priority. Europe became… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-advantage-of-genealogy-part-6/

The Advantage of Genealogy--Part 5

The name Israel is the Birthright Name. The angel gave Jacob this name when he was 98 years old as he was returning to Canaan. Jacob was not born an Israelite. Though he was… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-advantage-of-genealogy-part-5/

The Advantage of Genealogy--Part 4

God never divorced Judah like He divorced Israel in Jer. 3:8. This is because Jesus had to be born from Judah. Jesus had a heavenly Father and an earthly mother. His mother was… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-advantage-of-genealogy-part-4/

The Advantage of Genealogy--Part 3

God married Israel at Mount Sinai and asked Moses to officiate. The Old Covenant was a marriage covenant. For this reason Isaiah 54:5 says, "For your Husband is your Maker,… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-advantage-of-genealogy-part-3/

The Advantage of Genealogy--Part 2

When God exiled the northern House of Israel, that is, the ten so-called "lost tribes of Israel," they were not all killed, nor were they simply absorbed by the Assyrians into… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-advantage-of-genealogy-part-2/

The Advantage of Genealogy, Part 1

Christian Zionism incorrectly assumes that the Jews are Israel and then elevates the advantages of "being a Jew" to almost mythical proportions. In my early life, I was surrounded… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-advantage-of-genealogy-part-1/

The Four Elements of a Kingdom--Part 6

The Kingdom of God has territory, which consists of everything God created, whether in heaven or in earth. All that He owns is part of His Kingdom, and He owns the earth by right… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-four-elements-of-a-kingdom-part-6/

The Four Elements of a Kingdom--Part 5

So far we have dealt in some detail with the first two elements of the Kingdom of God--the King and the citizens. The laws and the territory yet remain. But I have already written… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-four-elements-of-a-kingdom-part-5/

The Four Elements of a Kingdom--Part 4

The Kingdom of God properly includes the whole created universe. But there is also a problem in God's Kingdom. It is the problem of sin. It was caused by man's will usurping the… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-four-elements-of-a-kingdom-part-4/

The Four Elements of a Kingdom--Part 3

Citizenship in the Kingdom of God is different from citizenship in a Christian nation. The Old Testament nation of Israel was set up essentially as a Christian nation by Jesus… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-four-elements-of-a-kingdom-part-3/

The Four Elements of a Kingdom--Part 2

There are four essential elements that make up a kingdom: a king, citizens, laws, and territory. The Kingdom of God, too, is a real kingdom. Its King is Jesus; its citizens are… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-four-elements-of-a-kingdom-part-2/

The Four Elements of a Kingdom

The Kingdom of God properly begins with Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." The Kingdom of God includes anything and everything that God… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/the-four-elements-of-a-kingdom/

God's Promise to Ishmael--Final

The path to God is not about dressing up the flesh or beating the old Adam into subjection to make him righteous. It involves becoming a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17). Let the old… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/gods-promise-to-ishmael-final/

God's Promise to Ishmael--Part 5

The Promise to Ishmael is bound up in his divinely-revealed name as well as the place where his name was revealed by the angel--"the well of seeing after hearing." This is not… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/gods-promise-to-ishmael-part-5/

God's Promise to Ishmael--Part 4

With all the types and shadows in the Old Testament, it would be helpful to step back for a moment and look at the big picture. Adam and the Last Adam portray the types that… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/gods-promise-to-ishmael-part-4/

God's Promise to Ishmael--Part 3

There are many levels of meaning and application of God's promise to Ishmael. So far we have focused largely on the most personal and universal application. It is God's promise to… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/gods-promise-to-ishmael-part-3/

God's Promise to Ishmael--Part 2

Genesis 16 tells us that Ishmael was the son of Abram the Hebrew and Hagar the Egyptian. Because Sarah was barren, she gave her servant (Hagar) to Abram as a wife in order to… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/05-2008/gods-promise-to-ishmael-part-2/

God's Promise to Ishmael

The crisis that arose in the 1900's in the Middle East is largely a crisis between Ishmael and Esau, not between Jacob and Esau, nor even Isaac and Ishmael. I recall the year… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/04-2008/gods-promise-to-ishmael/

God's Laws on Military Service--Part 2

It is plain from Scripture that God understands our weaknesses as human beings. He does not condone sin, of course, but knowing our imperfections and weaknesses, He has given… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/04-2008/gods-laws-on-military-service-part-2/

God's Laws on Military Service--Part 1

God's law provides for two kinds of military service, one spiritual and the other physical or fleshly. There are also weapons for each kind of warfare. Fleshly warfare, in… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2008/04-2008/gods-laws-on-military-service-part-1/