the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. Cross References Genesis 17:2 I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly." Exodus 4:22 Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: 'Israel is My firstborn son, Exodus 40:34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Deuteronomy 4:13 He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow--the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone. Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 14:1 You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead, Deuteronomy 29:14 I am making this covenant and this oath not only with you, 1 Kings 8:11 so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. Psalm 147:19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. Ezekiel 1:28 The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking. Acts 2:39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off--to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself." Acts 3:25 And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, 'Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.' Acts 13:32 And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers Romans 8:15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!" 2 Corinthians 11:22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. Galatians 3:16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, "and to seeds," meaning many, but "and to your seed," meaning One, who is Christ. Ephesians 2:12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. Hebrews 9:1 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. Hebrews 9:5 Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now. Hebrews 9:6 When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties. Treasury of Scripture Who are Israelites; to whom pertains the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; are Israelites. Romans 9:6 Genesis 32:28 Exodus 19:3-6 the adoption. Exodus 4:22 Deuteronomy 14:1 Jeremiah 31:9,20 and the glory. Numbers 7:89 1 Samuel 4:21,22 1 Kings 8:11 covenants. Genesis 15:18 Genesis 17:2,7,10 Exodus 24:7,8 the giving. Romans 3:2 Nehemiah 9:13,14 Psalm 147:19 |