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Subject: Chapter 12: Ephraim and Judah Become One House
CHAPTER
12
EPHRAIM AND JUDAH
BECOME ONE HOUSE
from
the book by Eddie Chumney
"RESTORING
THE TWO HOUSES OF ISRAEL"
Copies can be purchased for individual or
group study by
writing to me (Eddie Chumney) at: (chumney@hebroots.org)
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CHAPTER
12
EPHRAIM AND JUDAH
BECOME ONE HOUSE
(Part
1 of 6)
How will the two houses of Israel (house of Israel/Christianity
and house of Judah/Judaism) become one house? When will the prophecy
of Ezekiel (Yechezekel) 37:15-28 be fulfilled and Ephraim (house of
Israel) and Judah (house of Judah) become one in the hand of the G-d
of Israel? In this chapter, we will discuss how and when the two
houses of Israel will be redeemed and restored to the G-d of Israel
and reconciled to each other.
In order to understand how and when the two houses of
Israel
will be reunited, you need to understand how the restoration and
unification of the two houses of Israel is related and associated
with the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham (Avraham).
This covenant is also paramount in understanding the prophetic
significance of the nation of Israel making peace with her Arab
neighbors in the end of days. By being willing to trade "land for
peace" based upon UN Resolutions 242 and 338, the leadership of the
nation of Israel and all Jews (house of Judah) who approve of trading
"land for peace" are rejecting the covenant that the G-d of Israel
made with Abraham (Avraham).
The covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham (Avraham)
is an everlasting covenant (Genesis [Bereishit] 17:7. In Genesis
(Bereishit) 15:18-21, the G-d of Israel promised the descendents of
Abraham (Avraham) a land forever. In Leviticus (Vayikra) 25:23, the
G-d of Israel commanded that the land is not to be sold forever.
By rejecting the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with
Abraham (Avraham) and by being willing to trade part of the eternal
Promised Land for "peace," the nation of Israel will experience the
greatest time of trouble that she has ever experienced since she has
been a nation (Daniel 12:1-2). This period of time is also known as
Jacob's trouble (Jeremiah [Yermiyahu] 30:7 or the birth pangs of the
Messiah (Chevlai shel Mashiach). However, during the time of Jacob's
trouble, the two houses of Israel (Ephraim and Judah) will be
reunited in the land of Israel (Jeremiah [Yermiyahu] 30:1-7) through
a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) upon the
remnant in the house of Israel (Christianity) and the house of Judah
(Judaism) who believe the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with
Abraham (Avraham).
The restoration of both houses of Israel and a return to the land
of Israel will be done by the G-d of Israel with a mighty hand and an
outstretched arm in the sight of all the nations. The G-d of Israel
will gather His people as a shepherd who gathers His lost sheep and
bring them to the land of Israel (Ezekiel [Yechezekel] 34:11-13) from
all the nations of the earth where they have been scattered
(Deuteronomy [Devarim] 30:1-5). The restoration of both houses of
Israel and their return upon the "mountains of Israel" (West Bank)
(Ezekiel [Yechezekel] 37:18-22) will be the end of the exile of both
houses of Israel into all the nations of the earth. After returning
to the land of Israel following this "Messianic redemption" and the
ending of the exile of both houses of Israel from all the nations of
the earth, the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus will set His
feet down upon the mount of Olives (Zechariah [Zecharyah] 14:4) and
be King over all the earth (Zechariah [Zecharyah] 14:9) and rule and
reign from Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) teaching the Torah to the nations
during the Messianic Age (Athid Lavo) (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 2:2-3) for
1,000 years (Revelation 20:4,6).
THE
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO TORAH
In this chapter, we will learn how the covenant that the G-d of
Israel made with Abraham (Avraham) is related and associated to the
nation of Israel making peace with her Arab neighbors in the end of
days and how this is related and associated with the restoration and
unification of the two houses of Israel. We will do this by seeing
how the G-d of Israel has historically judged His people based upon
whether or not they believed the covenant that He made with Abraham
(Avraham). In doing so, we will see how the TeNaKh (Old Testament) is
related and connected to the Brit Hadashah (New Testament) and
reveals the role of the Jewish Messiah Yeshua/Jesus as the suffering
Messiah (Messiah ben Yosef) and the Kingly Messiah (Messiah ben
David) who will redeem and restore the two houses of Israel through
the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) upon both houses
of Israel in the end of days prior to the Messianic Age (Athid Lavo).
This is the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham
(Avraham) and this is the Gospel according to Torah! (Galatians 3:8)
THE GRAFTING OF
THE SEED OF ABRAHAM
In Genesis (Bereishit) 12:1-9, the G-d of Israel called
Abraham
(Avraham) out of Ur of the Chaldeeans and promised him that if he
would obey the G-d of Israel that He would promise the seed of
Abraham (Avraham) a land. Furthermore, the G-d of Israel declared to
Abraham (Avraham) that He would bless those who would bless the seed
of Abraham (Avraham) and curse those that would curse the seed of
Abraham (Avraham). In Genesis (Bereishit) 12:3 it is written:
"And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him
that
curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth
be
blessed."
However, in Hebrew, this verse is more profound in understanding
how ALL FAMILIES of the earth would be "blessed" through the seed of
Abraham (Avraham). In Hebrew, the phrase in Genesis (Bereishit) 12:3
that reads in English as "And in thee shall all families of the earth
be blessed" is written:
"Ve nivrecu bekah kol mishpachot ha-adamah."
The Hebrew word "nivrecu" is translated in most English
texts as
"be blessed." However, the usual Hebrew word for "be blessed" is
not
nivrecu. It is yivrecu. The word "nivrecu" is the "niphal"
conjugation of the Hebrew word, barak. The Hebrew word barak has a
deeper meaning than just "blessed." The simplest Hebrew meaning of
the word barak is blessing which invokes the G-d of Israel's
presence, favor or choice in a given situation. Jewish prayers (house
of Judah) begin with the phrase, "Baruk atah Adonai." which in
English is "Blessed are you, Lord." and reflects the idea that
"blessed" is related to being "chosen" or "favored" by the
G-d of Israel.
In five places in the Talmud and other Rabbinic literature,
nivrecu is translated as "grafted or intermingled." In the Orthodox
Jewish ArtScroll Tenakh Series, Volume 1, page 432, it is written:
There is . an opinion shared by Rashbam [to Genesis 28:14],
Chizkuni, Da'as Zekeinum, and quoted by Tur that the verb
(ve
nivrecu) in Genesis 12:3 is related to the root barak as in
the
Mishnaic term mavreek meaning to "intermingle or
graft." [cf
Kelaim 7:1, Sotah 43a.] As Heidenheim explains it, this
interpretation is inspired by the fact that nowhere else
besides
here do we find barak in the sense of blessing in the
niphal
conjugation, while in the sense of "grafting" it
is common in
that form.
Therefore, based upon this insight of the Hebrew language by
respected Hebrew scholars within the house of Judah (Judaism),
Genesis (Bereishit) 12:3 is better understood to be translated as:
"And in thee shall all families of the earth nivrecu
[will be
grafted or intermingled]."
The only PHYSICAL way ALL FAMILIES of the earth would be nivrecu
(grafted or intermingled) is by the seed of Abraham (Avraham) being
assimilated into EVERY FAMILY of the earth.
How does the Bible explain that this happened? Abraham (Avraham)
had a son named Isaac (Yitzchak) who had a son named Jacob (Ya'acov)
whose named was changed to Israel. Jacob (Ya'acov) had twelve sons
who became head of the twelve tribes of Israel. Following the reign
of king Solomon (Shlomo), the kingdom of Israel was divided into
Northern Kingdom (house of Israel) and Southern Kingdom (house of
Judah). The judgment of the Northern Kingdom (house of Israel) as
recorded by the prophet Hosea in Hosea chapter 1 was that the
Northern Kingdom (house of Israel) would be assimilated into all
families of the earth in fulfillment of the G-d of Israel's promise
to Abraham (Avraham) that his seed would be in all families of the
earth.
While the seed of Abraham (Avraham) was prophesied by the G-d of
Israel to be in all families of the earth, not every person and not
every family of the earth will believe the "Gospel according to
Torah" that the G-d of Israel preached to Abraham (Avraham) that
through His seed all families of the earth would "be blessed"
(grafted or intermingled). Spiritually (sod/deeper meaning), those
who would believe the promise that the G-d of Israel made to Abraham
(Avraham) would become a spiritual member of the family of the G-d of
Israel by the salvation offered from the G-d of Israel through the
Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus. In Galatians 3:8, 16, 29 it
is written:
"And the Scripture, [TeNaKh/Old Testament] foreseeing
that God
would justify [make righteous] the heathen through faith
[emunah], preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying,
In
thee shall all nations be blessed [nivrecu / grafted or
intermingled] . Now to Abraham and his seed were the
promises
made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of
one, And
to thy seed, which is Christ [Mashiach] . And if ye be
Christ's,
then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the
promise."
Spiritually (sod/deeper meaning), any person on the earth who
accepts that Yeshua/Jesus is the Jewish Messiah and repents
(teshuvah) of their sins becomes a member of the commonwealth of
Israel and grafted into the family of the G-d of Israel. In Ephesians
2:11-13 it is written:
"Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past
Gentiles in the
flesh . That at that time ye were without Christ
[Mashiach],
being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel . but now in
Christ
Jesus [Yeshua HaMashiach] ye who sometimes were far off are
made
nigh by the blood of Christ [Mashiach]."
In Romans 11:13, 17 it is written:
"For I speak to you Gentiles . and thou, being a wild
olive
tree, wast GRAFTED in among them, and with them partakest
of the
root and fatness of the olive tree."
When the physical seed of Abraham (Avraham) becomes grafted or
intermingled in every family of the earth, the Bible calls this
event the "fullness of the Gentiles." In Hebrew, this would be the
"melo ha goyim." The Apostle Paul (Rav Sha'ul) talks about the
"fullness of the Gentiles/melo ha goyim" being a mystery (sod/deeper
meaning) that the family of the G-d of Israel should understand. In
Romans 11:25 it is written:
"For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant
of this
mystery [sod/deeper meaning], lest ye should be wise in
your own
conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel
[both the
house of Israel/Christianity and the house of
Judah/Judaism],
until the fullness of the Gentiles [melo ha goyim] be come
in."
Therefore, we can see how the grafted Northern Kingdom (house of
Israel) would be recognized today as being "Gentiles" and Christians
(followers of the Jewish Messiah [Mashiach] Yeshua/Jesus) by the
house of Judah (Judaism). Upon the fullness of the Gentiles (melo ha
goyim) (Romans 11:25), the G-d of Israel will gather the grafted and
assimilated house of Israel (Christianity) along with the house of
Judah (Judaism) in fulfillment of the two houses being reunited in
Ezekiel (Yechezekel) 37:15-28 and allow them to return to the land of
Israel (Ezekiel [Yechezekel] 37:21-22) in the end of days during
Jacob's trouble (Jeremiah [Yermiyahu] 30:1-7) or the birth pangs of
the Messiah (Chevlai shel Mashiach).
In the rest of this chapter, we will learn how the Bible details
how the seed of Abraham (Avraham) would be grafted into all families
of the earth (Genesis [Bereishit] 12:3) and how after being
assimilated into all the nations of the earth for not believing the
covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham (Avraham) that the
two houses of Israel would be reunited in the end of days and return
to the land of Israel.
ABRAHAM IS
THE FATHER OF OUR FAITH
The complete redemptive plan of the G-d of Israel is fulfilled
according to the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham
(Avraham). For this reason, Abraham (Avraham) is called the father of
our faith (emunah) (Romans 4:16). Furthermore, the G-d of Israel
tells His people that they are to look unto (understand the covenant
that the G-d of Israel made with) Abraham (Avraham) our father and
Sarah who bore us. In Isaiah (Yeshayahu) 51:1-4 it is written:
"Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye
that seek
the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the
hole
of the pit where ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your
father,
and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and
blessed him, and increased him. For the Lord shall comfort
Zion
... Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my
nation: for a law [TORAH] shall proceed from me, and I will
make
my judgment to rest for a light of the people."
In Genesis (Bereishit) 17:1-8, the G-d of Israel reaffirmed His
covenant that He made with Abraham (Avraham) as it is written:
"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the
Lord appeared
to Abram, and said unto him . I will make my covenant
between me
and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly . As for me,
behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a
father of
many nations . And I will establish my covenant between me
and
thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy
seed
after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed
after
thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of
Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their
God."
SEVEN PROMISES OF THE COVENANT THAT G-D MADE
WITH
ABRAHAM
1. Exceedingly fruitful
(Genesis 17:6).
2. Nations shall come out of
Abraham (Genesis 17:6).
3. Kings shall come out of
Abraham (Genesis 17:6).
4. The covenant is with the
seed of Abraham (Genesis 17:7).
5. G-d's covenant with
Abraham is everlasting (Genesis
17:7).
6. The seed of Abraham will
possess the land of Canaan
(Genesis 17:8).
7. The possession of the land
of Canaan is an everlasting
possession (Genesis 17:8).
These seven promises that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham
(Avraham) and his seed after him have never been fulfilled in their
fullness. Even so, the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with
Abraham (Avraham) will be fulfilled both physically and spiritually.
Since the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham (Avraham)
is everlasting and eternal, these promises are still valid today. The
fullness of the fulfillment of these promises will be during the
Messianic Age (Athid Lavo) when the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach)
Yeshua/Jesus will teach the Torah to all nations from Jerusalem
(Yerushalayim) (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 2:2-3).
FROM
ABRAHAM TO ISAAC TO JACOB
From Abraham (Avraham), the covenant was passed to Isaac
(Yitzchak). In Genesis (Bereishit) 26:1-4 it is written:
"And there was a famine in the land, beside the first
famine
that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto
Abimelech
king of the Philistines unto Gerar. And the Lord appeared
unto
him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land
which I
shall tell thee of: Sojourn in this land, and I will be
with
thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy
seed, I
will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath
which
I sware unto Abraham thy father; And I will make thy seed
to
multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy
seed all
these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of
the
earth [nivrecu] be blessed [grafted or intermingled]."
From Abraham (Avraham), the covenant that the G-d of Israel made
with him was passed to Isaac (Yitzchak) and then to Jacob (Ya'acov).
In Genesis (Bereishit) 28:10, 13-14 it is written:
"And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward
Haran . And,
behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord
God of
Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon
thou
liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy
seed
shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread
abroad
to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the
south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families
of the
earth be blessed [nivrecu / grafted or intermingled]."
Later, the G-d of Israel reiterated His promise to Jacob
(Ya'acov) and changed his name to Israel. In Genesis (Bereishit)
35:9-12 it is written:
"And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out
of
Padan-aram, and blessed him. And God said unto him, thy
name is
Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but
Israel
shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. And God
said
unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a
nation
and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall
come
out of thy loins."
FROM
ABRAHAM TO ISAAC TO JACOB
TO
THE CHILDREN OF JACOB
Jacob (Ya'acov) had twelve sons. Each son became the head of one
of the twelve tribes of Israel. In Genesis (Bereishit) 49:1-28, Jacob
blesses his twelve sons. In Genesis (Bereishit) 49:28 it is written:
"All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this
is it that
their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one
according to his blessing he blessed them."
THE
FULL BLESSING OF ABRAHAM WAS
GIVEN
TO EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH
One of the twelve sons of Jacob (Ya'acov) was Joseph (Yosef). The
blessing of Abraham (Avraham), Isaac (Yitzchak) and Jacob (Ya'acov)
was bestowed upon the grandsons of Jacob, Ephraim and Manasseh. Jacob
(Ya'acov) adopts Ephraim and Manasseh and gives them the blessing of
the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham (Avraham),
Isaac (Yitzchak), and Jacob (Ya'acov) and they are given the rights
of the first born son and the fruitful fulfillment of the G-d of
Israel's covenant with Abraham (Avraham). In Genesis (Bereishit)
48:3-6 it is written:
"And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared
unto me at
Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, And said unto
me,
Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I
will
make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land
to
thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. And now
thy
two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee
in the
land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine;
as
Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. And thy issue, which
thou
begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called
after
the name of their brethren in their inheritance."
Reuben and Simeon are the natural first born sons of Jacob. The
double portion blessing of the inheritance belongs to the first born
son. Not only is Jacob (Ya'acov) adopting Ephraim and Manasseh into
his family by giving them his blessing, but they are being given the
double portion blessing of the firstborn. Jacob's blessing upon
Ephraim and Manasseh is recorded in Genesis (Bereishit) 48:12-16, 19
as it is written:
"And Joseph brought them out from between his knees,
and he
bowed himself with his face to the earth. And Joseph took
them
both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand,
and
Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and
brought them near unto him. And Israel stretched out his
right
hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger,
and
his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands
wittingly;
for Manasseh was the firstborn. And he blessed Joseph, and
said,
God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the
God
which fed me all my life long unto this day, The Angel
which
redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name
be
named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and
Isaac; and
let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth .
truly
his younger brother [Ephraim] shall be greater than he
[Manasseh], and his seed [Ephraim] shall become a multitude
of
nations [melo ha goyim]."
EPHRAIM
IS FRUITFUL
The word Ephraim is the Strong's word 669. The Hebrew word,
Ephraim, means "double fruit." Being exceedingly fruitful was a
promise that the G-d of Israel made to Abraham (Avraham) concerning
his seed (Genesis [Bereishit] 17:6).
In Genesis (Bereishit) 48:19, Jacob (Ya'acov) prophesied that
Ephraim would be a "multitude of nations." In Hebrew, a multitude of
nations is "melo ha goyim." This phrase can also be translated as
"fullness of the Gentiles." The Apostle Paul (Rav Sha'ul) referred to
the "fullness of the Gentiles/melo ha goyim" in Romans 11:25. By
being a "fullness of the Gentiles/melo ha goyim", Ephraim would be
fruitful.
In order for this prophecy to be fulfilled, Ephraim would have to
be recognized as being "Gentiles" to the house of Judah (Judaism) in
the end of days when the two houses would be reunited (Ezekiel
[Yechezekel] 37:15-28).
As mentioned in the first chapter of this book, there are various
"Christian" groups who teach that there are two houses of Israel in
the context of elitism (they are a special race of people) and
replacement theology (Ephraim is the "New Israel") and have replaced
the house of Judah (Judaism) in the redemptive plan of the G-d of
Israel. Because there are many misplaced teachings which exist
concerning Ephraim, let me take this opportunity to identify the
unbiblical doctrines regarding Ephraim and the house of Israel.
Ephraim is NOT the following:
1. Ephraim is NOT associated
with British Israelism.
2. Ephraim is NOT associated
with white supremacy.
3. Ephraim is NOT associated
with replacement theology.
As has been expressed in explicit detail in this book, Ephraim
(the house of Israel/Christianity) has been grafted into the olive
tree of the G-d of Israel. The house of Judah (Judaism) is the
natural root of this olive tree. Therefore, Ephraim, the (house of
Israel/Christianity) has NOT replaced or superceded the house of
Judah (Judaism) but has been grafted into the natural root of the
house of Judah (Judaism).
EPHRAIM (NORTHERN KINGDOM) IS A SPIRITUAL PICTURE
OF
CHRISTIANITY
Ephraim (Northern Kingdom) is a spiritual picture of future
Christianity. How is this so?
1. Ephraim was adopted into Jacob's family. Believer's in the Jewish
Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus are adopted into the family of the
G-d of Israel (Romans 8:14-17, 22-23, Galatians 4:4-6).
2. Ephraim is the Strong's word 669 and means "double fruit." The G-d
of Israel promised Abraham that his descendants would be exceedingly
fruitful (Genesis [Bereishit] 17:6). This alludes to the fact that
Ephraim (the house of Israel/Christianity) would be numerically
greater than the house of Judah (Judaism).
3. Ephraim is the masculine word in Hebrew for the female equivalent
Ephratah. Ephratah is another name for Bethlehem and is the place
where the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was born (Micah 5:2,
Matthew (Mattityahu) 2:1-6).
4. Ephraim is a term for the Northern Kingdom of Israel who forsook
the Torah of the G-d of Israel by calling the Torah "a strange
thing." So has historical Christianity (Hosea [Hoshea] 8:12).
5. Ephraim, the Northern Kingdom, instituted a substitute place of
worship (Dan and Bethel) rather than Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) (I
Kings [Melachim] 12:29, Deuteronomy [Devarim] 16:16). When
Christianity departed from her Jewish roots, she began to worship in
a church rather than a synagogue where the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach)
Yeshua/Jesus worshiped (Luke 4:16).
6. Ephraim, the Northern Kingdom, instituted substitute holidays (I
Kings [Melachim] 12:32-33) rather than observing the dates and times
of the Biblical holidays that the G-d of Israel gave to His people in
Leviticus (Vayikra) 23. Christianity has adopted the original pagan
holidays of Christmas and Easter from Roman Mythraism rather than
keeping the Biblical holidays in Leviticus (Vayikra) 23.
7. Ephraim, the Northern Kingdom, instituted a substitute priesthood
rather than have priests from the tribe of Levi (I Kings [Melachim]
12:31). Christianity allows pastors and priests to be ministers of
the sheep of the G-d of Israel who are not anointed and called by the
G-d of Israel into their office or ministry.
8. Ephraim, the Northern Kingdom, mixed paganism with the true
worship of the G-d of Israel and called it the true worship of the
G-d of Israel. The G-d of Israel called this the golden calf system
of worship (I Kings [Melachim] 12:28). Historical Christianity has
mixed Roman and Babylonian practices and beliefs with the true
worship of the G-d of Israel and calls this mixture true worship of
the G-d of Israel.
DELIVERANCE
FROM EGYPT ON BEHALF
OF
G-D'S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM
At mount Sinai, the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with
Abraham (Avraham) was made with the twelve tribes of Jacob (Ya'acov),
the children of Israel. In Exodus (Shemot) 19:1, 3 it is written:
"In the third month, when the children of Israel were
gone forth
out of the land of Egypt, the same day, came they into the
wilderness of Sinai ... And Moses went up unto God, and the
Lord
called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt
thou say
to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of
Israel."
The G-d of Israel brought the children of Israel out of Egypt
(Mitzrayim) because of the covenant that He made with Abraham
(Avraham). In Genesis (Bereishit) 15:13-14 it is written:
"And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy
seed shall be
a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve
them;
and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also
that
nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward
shall
they come out with great substance."
The G-d of Israel called Moses (Moshe) because of the covenant
that He made with Abraham (Avraham). In Exodus (Shemot) 2:23-25 it is
written:
"And it came to pass in process of time, that the king
of Egypt
died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the
bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by
reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and
God
remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with
Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God
had
respect unto them."
Moses (Moshe) delivered the children of Israel from Egypt
(Mitzrayim) by the mighty hand of the G-d of Israel. After the G-d of
Israel delivered the children of Israel from Egypt (Mitzrayim) and
the rule of Pharaoh, the G-d of Israel instructed Moses (Moshe) to
take the children of Israel to mount Sinai. In Exodus (Shemot) 3:1,
11-12 it is written:
"Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law,
the
priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of
the
desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb
...And
Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto
Pharaoh,
and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of
Egypt? And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this
shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When
thou
hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve
God
upon this mountain."
(End
Part 1 of 6)
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