Jews, The

Jews, The

Descended from Abraham - Isa 51:2; Joh 8:39

Divided into twelve tribes - Ge 35:22; 49:28

CALLED

• Hebrews
- Ge 14:13; 40:15; 2Co 11:22
• Israelites
- Ex 9:7; Jos 3:17
• Seed of Abraham
- Ps 105:6; Isa 41:8
• Seed of Jacob
- Jer 33:26
• Seed of Israel
- 1Ch 16:13
• Children of Jacob
- 1Ch 16:13
• Children of Israel
- Ge 50:25; Isa 27:12
• Jeshurun
- De 32:15

Chosen and loved by God - De 7:6,7

Circumcised in token of their covenant relation - Ge 17:10,11; Ac 7:8

Separated from all other nations - Ex 33:16; Le 20:24; 1Ki 8:53

DESCRIBED AS

• A peculiar people
- De 14:2
• A peculiar treasure
- Ex 19:5; Ps 135:4
• A holy nation
- Ex 19:6
• A holy people
- De 7:6; 14:21
• A kingdom of priests
- Ex 19:6
• A special people
- De 7:6
• The Lord's portion
- De 32:9

Sojourned in Egypt - Ex 12:40,41

Brought out of Egypt by God - Ex 12:42; De 5:15; 6:12

In the desert forty years - Nu 14:33; Jos 5:6

Settled in Canaan - Nu 32:18; Jos 14:1-5

Under the theocracy until the time of Samuel - Ex 19:4-6; 1Sa 8:7

Desired and obtained kings - 1Sa 8:5,22

Divided into two kingdoms after Solomon - 1Ki 11:31,32; 12:19,20

Often subdued and made tributary - Jud 2:13,14; 4:2; 6:2,6; 2Ki 23:33

Taken captive to Assyria and Babylon - 2Ki 17:32; 18:11; 24:16; 25:11

Restored to their own land by Cyrus - Ezr 1:1-4

Had courts of justice - De 16:18

Had an ecclesiastical establishment - Ex 28:1; Nu 18:6; Mal 2:4-7

Had a series of prophets to promote national reformation - Jer 7:25; 26:4,5; 35:15; 44:4; Eze 38:17

The only people who had knowledge of God - Ps 76:1; 1Th 4:5; Ps 48:3; Ro 1:28

The only people who worshipped God - Ex 5:17; Ps 96:5; 115:3,4; Joh 4:22

Religion of, according to rites prescribed by God - Le 18:4; De 12:8-11; Heb 9:1

Religion of, typical - Heb 9:8-11; 10:1

Their national greatness - Ge 12:2; De 33:29

Their national privileges - Ro 3:2; 9:4,5

Their vast numbers - Ge 22:17; Nu 10:36

NATIONAL CHARACTER OF

• Pride of descent, &c
- Jer 13:9; Joh 8:33,41
• Love of country
- Ps 137:6
• Fondness for their brethren
- Ex 2:11,12; Ro 9:1-3
• Attachment to Moses
- Joh 9:28,29; Ac 6:11
• Attachment to customs of the law
- Ac 6:14; 21:21; 22:3
• Fondness for traditionary customs
- Jer 44:17; Eze 20:18,30,21; Mr 7:3,4
• Stubborn and stiffnecked
- Ex 32:9; Ac 7:51
• Prone to rebellion
- De 9:7,24; Isa 1:2
• Prone to backsliding
- Jer 2:11-13; 8:5
• Prone to idolatry
- Isa 2:8; 57:5
• Prone to formality in religion
- Isa 29:13; Eze 33:31; Mt 15:7-9
• Self-righteous
- Isa 65:5; Ro 10:3
• Unfaithful to covenant engagements
- Jer 3:6-8; 31:32; Eze 16:59
• Ungrateful to God
- De 32:15; Isa 1:2
• Ignorant of the true sense of Scripture
- Ac 13:27; 2Co 3:13-15
• Distrustful of God
- Nu 14:11; Ps 78:22
• Covetous
- Jer 6:13; Eze 33:31; Mic 2:2
• Cowardly
- Ex 14:10; Nu 14:3; Isa 51:12

Trusted to their privileges for salvation - Jer 7:4; Mt 3:9

Distinction of castes among, noticed - Isa 65:5; Lu 7:39; 15:2; Ac 26:5

Degenerated as they increased in national greatness - Am 6:4

Often displeased God by their sins - Nu 25:3; De 32:16; 1Ki 16:2; Isa 1:4; 5:24,25

A spiritual seed of true believers always among - 1Ki 19:18; Isa 6:13; Ro 9:6,7; 11:1,5

MODERN, DIVIDED INTO

• Hebrews or pure Jews
- Ac 6:1; Php 3:5
• Hellenists or Grecians
- Ac 6:1; 9:29
• Many sects and parties
- Mt 16:6; Mr 8:15

An agricultural people - Ge 46:32

A commercial people - Eze 27:17

Obliged to unite against enemies - Nu 32:20-22; Jud 19:29; 20:1-48; 1Sa 11:7,8

Often distinguished in war - Jud 7:19-23; 1Sa 14:6-13; 17:32,33; Ne 4:16-22

Strengthened by God in war - Le 26:7,8; Jos 5:13,14; 8:1,2

Under God's special protection - De 32:10,11; 33:27-29; Ps 105:13-15; 121:3-5

Enemies of, obliged to acknowledge them as divinely protected - Jos 2:9-11; Es 6:13

PROHIBITED FROM

• Associating with others
- Ac 10:28
• Covenanting with others
- Ex 23:32; De 7:2
• Marry with others
- De 7:3; Jos 23:12
• Following practices of others
- De 12:29-31; 18:9-14

Despised all strangers - 1Sa 17:36; Mt 16:26,27; Eph 2:11

Held no intercourse with strangers - Joh 4:9; Ac 11:2,3

Condemned for associating with other nations - Jud 2:1-3; Jer 2:18

Received proselytes from other nations - Ac 2:10; Ex 12:44,48

Gentiles made one with, under the gospel - Ac 10:15,28; 15:8,9; Ga 3:28; Eph 2:14-16

ALL OTHER NATIONS

• Envied
- Ne 4:1; Isa 26:11; Eze 35:11
• Hated
- Ps 44:10; Eze 35:5
• Oppressed
- Ex 3:9; Jud 2:18; 4:3
• Persecuted
- La 1:3; 5:5
• Rejoiced at calamities of
- Ps 44:13,14; 80:5,6; Eze 36:4

None hated or oppressed, with impunity - Ps 137:8,9; Eze 25:15,16; 35:6; Ob 1:10-16

CHRIST

• Promised to
- Ge 49:10; Da 9:25
• Expected by
- Ps 14:7; Mt 11:3; Lu 2:25,38; Joh 8:56
• Regarded as the restorer of national greatness
- Mt 20:21; Lu 24:21; Ac 1:6
• Sprang from
- Ro 9:5; Heb 7:14
• Rejected by
- Isa 53:3; Mr 6:3; Joh 1:11
• Murdered by
- Ac 7:52; 1Th 2:15

Imprecated the blood of Christ upon themselves and their children - Mt 27:25

Many of, believed the gospel - Ac 21:20

Unbelieving, persecuted the Christians - Ac 17:5,13; 1Th 2:14-16

Cast off for unbelief - Ro 11:17,20

Scattered and peeled - Isa 18:2,7; Jas 1:1

Shall finally be saved - Ro 11:26,27

Punishment of, for rejecting and killing Christ, illustrated - Mt 21:37-43

Descendants of Abraham - Ps 105:6; Isa 51:2; Joh 8:33; Ro 9:7

The people of God - De 32:9; 2Sa 7:24; Isa 51:16

Separated to God - Ex 33:16; Nu 23:9; De 4:34

Beloved for their father's sake - De 4:37; 10:15; Ro 11:28

Christ descended from - Joh 4:22; Ro 9:5

THE OBJECTS OF

• God's love
- De 7:8; 23:5; Jer 31:3
• God's choice
- De 7:6
• God's protection
- Ps 105:15; Zec 2:8

The covenant established with - Ex 6:4; 24:6-8; 34:27

PROMISES RESPECTING MADE TO

• Abraham
- Ge 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:18; 17:7,8
• Isaac
- Ge 26:2-5,24
• Jacob
- Ge 28:12-15; 35:9-12
• Themselves
- Ex 6:7,8; 19:5,6; De 26:18,19

Privileges of - Ps 76:1,2; Ro 3:1,2; 9:4,5

PUNISHED FOR

• Idolatry
- Ps 78:58-64; Isa 65:3-7
• Unbelief
- Ro 11:20
• Breaking covenant
- Isa 24:5; Jer 11:10
• Transgressing the law
- Isa 1:4,7; 24:5,6
• Changing the ordinances
- Isa 24:5
• Killing the prophets
- Mt 23:37,38
• Imprecating upon themselves the blood of Christ
- Mt 27:25

Scattered among the nations - De 28:64; Eze 6:8; 36:19

Despised by the nations - Eze 36:3

Their country trodden under foot by the Gentiles - De 28:49-52; Lu 21:24

Their house left desolate - Mt 24:38

Deprived of civil and religious privileges - Ho 3:4

DENUNCIATIONS AGAINST THOSE WHO

• Cursed
- Ge 27:29; Nu 24:9
• Contended with
- Isa 41:11; 49:25
• Oppressed
- Isa 49:26; 51:21-23
• Hated
- Ps 129:5; Eze 35:5,6
• Aggravated the afflictions of
- Zec 1:14,15
• Slaughtered
- Ps 79:1-7; Eze 35:5,6

God, mindful of - Ps 98:3; Isa 49:15,16

Christ was sent to - Mt 15:24; 21:37; Ac 3:20,22,26

Compassion of Christ for - Mt 23:37; Lu 19:41

The gospel preached to, first - Mt 10:6; Lu 24:47; Ac 1:8

Blessedness of blessing - Ge 27:29

Blessedness of favouring - Ge 12:3; Ps 122:6

Pray importunately for - Ps 122:6; Isa 62:1,6,7; Jer 31:7; Ro 10:1

Saints remember - Ps 102:14; 137:5; Jer 51:50

PROMISES RESPECTING

• The pouring out of the Spirit upon them
- Eze 39:29; Zec 12:10
• The removal of their blindness
- Ro 11:25; 2Co 3:14-16
• Their return and seeking to God
- Ho 3:5
• Their humiliation for the rejection of Christ
- Zec 12:10
• Pardon of sin
- Isa 44:22; Ro 11:27
• Salvation
- Isa 59:20; Ro 11:26
• Sanctification
- Jer 33:8; Eze 36:25; Zec 12:1,9
• Joy occasioned by conversion of
- Isa 44:23; 49:13; 52:8,9; 66:10
• Blessing to the Gentiles by conversion of
- Isa 2:1-5; 60:5; 66:19; Ro 11:12,15
• Reunion of
- Jer 3:18; Eze 37:16,17,20-22; Ho 1:11; Mic 2:12
• Restoration to their own land
- Isa 11:15,16; 14:1-3; 27:12,13; Jer 16:14,15; Eze 36:24; 37:21,25; 39:25,28; Lu 21:24
• Gentiles assisting in their restoration
- Isa 49:22,23; 60:10,14; 61:4-6
• Subjection of Gentiles to
- Isa 60:11,12,14
• Future glory of
- Isa 60:19; 62:3,4; Zep 3:19,20; Zec 2:5
• Future prosperity of
- Isa 60:6,7,9,17; 61:4-6; Ho 14:5,6
• That Christ shall appear amongst
- Isa 59:20; Zec 14:4
• That Christ shall dwell amongst
- Eze 43:7,9; Zec 2:11
• That Christ shall reign over
- Eze 34:23,24; 37:24,25

Conversion of, illustrated - Eze 37:1-14; Ro 11:24