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2. "It is the self-evident right of the Jewish
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"It is the self-evident right of the Jewish
people to be a nation as all other nations,
its own sovereign state. Accordingly, we
meet in solemn assembly today. Thus, by
virtue of the natural and historic right of
the Jewish people and the resolution of
the General Assembly of the United
Nations, we hereby proclaim the
establishment of the Jewish state in
Palestine to be called the state of Israel."
- David Ben-Gurion

3. “Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth
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“Who has heard such a thing? Who
has seen such things? Shall the earth
be made to give birth in one day? Or
shall a nation be born at once? For as
soon as Zion was in labor, she gave
birth to her children.” Isaiah 66:8

4. The Israel Connection Genesis 1-2 Genesis 3 Genesis 4-11 Genesis 12-50
Creation

5. The Israel Connection Genesis 1-2 Genesis 3 Genesis 4-11 Genesis 12-50
Creation
Fall

6. The Israel Connection Genesis 1-2 Genesis 3 Genesis 4-11 Genesis 12-50
Creation
Fall
Flood
Babel

7. The Israel Connection Genesis 1-2 Genesis 3 Genesis 4-11 Genesis 12-50
Creation
Fall
Flood
Babel
Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob

8. The Abrahamic Covenant
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The Abrahamic Covenant
“1Now the Lord had said to Abram: ‘Get
out of your country, from your family and
from your father's house, to a land that I
will show you. 2 I will make you a great
nation; I will bless you and make your
name great; and you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you, and I
will curse him who curses you; and in
you all the families of the earth shall be
blessed.’ ” Genesis 12:1-3

9. The Abrahamic Covenant
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The Abrahamic Covenant
1. God promised to bless Abraham.

10. The Israel Connection
From 1901 to 2007
777 Nobel Prizes Awarded

11. From 1901 to 2007 777 Nobel Prizes Awarded 176 (22.6%) awarded to Jews
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From 1901 to 2007
777 Nobel Prizes Awarded
176 (22.6%) awarded to Jews

12. The Abrahamic Covenant
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The Abrahamic Covenant
1. God promised to bless Abraham.
2. God promised to make out of Abram a great nation and multiply his seed.

13. The Abrahamic Covenant
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The Abrahamic Covenant
1. God promised to bless Abraham.
2. God promised to make out of Abram a great nation and multiply his seed.
3. God promised to make Abraham a blessing to many.

14. The Abrahamic Covenant
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The Abrahamic Covenant
1. God promised to bless Abraham.
2. God promised to make out of Abram a great nation and multiply his seed.
3. God promised to make Abraham a blessing to many.
4. God promised to bless those who blessed Israel and curse those who cursed Israel.

15. The Abrahamic Covenant
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The Abrahamic Covenant
1. God promised to bless Abraham.
2. God promised to make out of Abram a great nation and multiply his seed.
3. God promised to make Abraham a blessing to many.
4. God promised to bless those who blessed Israel and curse those who cursed Israel.
5. God promised the land.

16. I. The RECORD of Israel's Land (Gen. 12:1, 15:17-21; 17:7-8)
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I. The RECORD of Israel's Land
(Gen. 12:1, 15:17-21; 17:7-8)

17. The Israel Connection
“The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” Psalm 24:1[NIV]

18. The Israel Connection
“For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.” Deuteronomy 7:6

19. The Israel Connection
“The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the Lord loves you.” Deuteronomy 7:7-8

20. The Israel Connection
“...a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year.” Deuteronomy 11:12

21. “On the same day, the Lord made a
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“On the same day, the Lord made a
covenant with Abram, saying: "To your
descendants I have given this land, from
the river of Egypt to the great river...the
River Euphrates…”
Genesis 15:18

22. “And I will establish my covenant between Me and you and your
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“And I will establish my covenant
between Me and you and your
descendants after you in their
generations, for an everlasting covenant,
to be God to you and your descendants
after you. Also I give to you and your
descendants after you the land in which
you are a stranger, all the land of
Canaan, as an everlasting possession;
and I will be their God.”
Genesis 17:17-18

23. The Israel Connection
Genesis 15:18-21
Boundaries

24. I. The RECORD of Israel's Land (Gen. 12:1, 15:17-21; 17:7-8)
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I. The RECORD of Israel's Land
(Gen. 12:1, 15:17-21; 17:7-8)
II. The RELOCATION of the People of Israel (Deuteronomy 4:27)

25. “And the Lord will scatter you among
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“And the Lord will scatter you among
the peoples, and you will be left few in
number among the nations where the
Lord will drive you.” Deuteronomy 4:27

26. “My God will cast them away, because
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“My God will cast them away, because
they did not obey Him; and they shall be
wanderers among the nations.”
Hosea 9:17

27. “And among those nations you shall
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“And among those nations you shall
find no rest, nor shall the sole of your
foot have a resting place; but there the
Lord will give you a trembling heart,
failing eyes, and anguish of soul.”
Deuteronomy 28:65

28. Called Jews “Christ-Killers”
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Early Church Fathers –
Called Jews “Christ-Killers”

29. Called Jews “Christ-Killers” By The Middle Ages – Two Errors
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Early Church Fathers –
Called Jews “Christ-Killers”
By The Middle Ages – Two Errors

30. Called Jews “Christ-Killers” By The Middle Ages – Two Errors
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Early Church Fathers –
Called Jews “Christ-Killers”
By The Middle Ages – Two Errors
1. The Jews should be considered
"Christ killers" and should be
mistreated accordingly.

31. Called Jews “Christ-Killers” By The Middle Ages – Two Errors
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Early Church Fathers –
Called Jews “Christ-Killers”
By The Middle Ages – Two Errors
1. The Jews should be considered
"Christ killers" and should be
mistreated accordingly.
2. The Church has replaced Israel,
and God has no future purpose
for the Jews.
(Dr. David Reagan, “Anti-Semitism – Its Roots and
Perseverance.”)

32. The Israel Connection
The Middle Ages

33. The Israel Connection
The Middle Ages
The Crusades

34. The Israel Connection
The Middle Ages
The Crusades
The Black Plague

35. The Spanish Inquisition
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The Middle Ages
The Crusades
The Black Plague
The Spanish Inquisition

36. Martin Luther opposed Jews
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Reformation
Martin Luther opposed Jews

37. The Israel Connection

38. "I believe that today I am acting in
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"I believe that today I am acting in
accordance with the will of Almighty
God as I announce the most important
work that Christians could undertake
— and that is to be against the Jews
and get rid of them once and for all.“
-Adolf Hitler

39. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of
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“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ, for it is the power of God to
salvation for everyone who believes, for
the Jew first and also for the Greek.”
Romans 1:16

40. I. The RECORD of Israel's Land (Gen. 12:1, 15:17-21; 17:7-8)
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I. The RECORD of Israel's Land
(Gen. 12:1, 15:17-21; 17:7-8)
II. The RELOCATION of the People
of Israel (Deuteronomy 4:27)
III. The REBIRTH of the Nation of
Israel (Isaiah 11:11-12)

41. The Israel Connection
“For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.” Ezekiel 36:24

42. “What an incredible act of God this is.
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“What an incredible act of God this is.
You cannot find the ancient neighbors of
the Jews anywhere. Have you ever met a
Moabite? Do you know any Hittites? Are
there any tours to visit the Ammonites?
Can you find the postal code of a single
Edomite? No! These ancient peoples
disappeared from history and from the
face of the earth. Yet the Jews, just as
God promised, returned to their land."
- Gary Frazier

43. I. The RECORD of Israel's Land (Gen. 12:1, 15:17-21; 17:7-8)
The Israel Connection
I. The RECORD of Israel's Land
(Gen. 12:1, 15:17-21; 17:7-8)
II. The RELOCATION of the People
of Israel (Deuteronomy 4:27)
III. The REBIRTH of the Nation of
Israel (Isaiah 11:11-12)
IV. The RETURN to the God of Israel (Ezekiel 36:24-28).

44. The Israel Connection
“For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you shall be My people, and I will be your God.” (Ezekiel 36:24-28)

45. "…Then they shall know that I am the
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"…Then they shall know that I am the
Lord their God, who sent them into
captivity among the nations, but also
brought them back to their land, and left
none of them captive any longer.”
Ezekiel 39:28

46. The Israel Connection
So What?

47. The Israel Connection
So What?
The cause of evangelism is URGENT.

48. So What? The cause of evangelism is URGENT.
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So What?
The cause of evangelism is URGENT.
Israel’s existence today (and ours) is a testimony of God’s GRACE.

49. “I will NEVER leave you nor forsake you.”
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“I will NEVER leave you nor forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5

50. So What? The cause of evangelism is URGENT.
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So What?
The cause of evangelism is URGENT.
Israel’s existence today (and ours) is a testimony of God’s GRACE.
With the prophetic clock ticking the opportunity to trust Christ is NOW.

51. The Israel Connection
Is He coming
for you?

52. The Israel Connection
6“Just as Abraham ‘believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’ 7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, ‘In you all the nations shall be blessed.’ 9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.” Galatians 3:6-9

53. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.” Acts 16:31
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“Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and you will be
saved.” Acts 16:31