Part I: A Deliverance and a Promise
A Capsule History of Israel
When God frees a sinner from his sin, that is not the end of God’s work in that life. It is only the beginning of a journey toward the fulfillment of God’s will for the one who was heretofore a sinner. It can be likened to the history of God’s dealing with the Israelites who were in bondage in Egypt. Their deliverance from slavery was not the goal; it was merely the first step in the journey to the Promised Land.
Let’s make a long story a very short one: God chose the nation of Israel to be His own people out of all the nations and peoples of the earth. God established a covenant with Israel that said in substance that Israel was to depend on God for everything. But in return they were required, in effect, to give God everything, including their selves and their ... .read more...
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