Irrevocable Covenants

God’s Covenants Discussion

Grant and Gregg review the biblical covenants (Abrahamic, Mosaic, and Jesus’ “New Covenant”) in the context of unsaved Jewish people, Messianic believers, Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism today, even in the gentile churches.

Given the rancor surrounding Palestine, Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, and the Replacement Theology associated with all of that, we need to dig-in to scripture and understand the biblical Covenants. These help debunk many of the arguments presented.

We need to get wisdom and understanding!

These issues have really come to the fore lately with the public comments of Tucker Carlson and Candice Owens, representing a new type of conservatism that is anti-Zionist and anti-Israel (which is ultimately antisemitic no matter how you slice it). This builds upon existing antisemitic positions from progressive, secular and Islamic perspectives.

Specifically we will discuss:

1. Why Genesis 12:3 applies to the modern nation of Israel as well as unsaved Jews

2. God’s covenant with Abraham and his bloodline descendants of promise through Isaac and Jacob is both unconditional and irrevocable

3. This covenant was always with the Jewish people first (bloodline descendants of son of promise) and always included the promised land (the physical location of modern Israel)

4. The fact that gentiles were grafted-in to these promises as true sons of Abraham does not change this.

5. The Mosaic covenant and law were fulfilled through Yeshua. The “veil was torn” and the temple was destroyed. Yeshua’s resurrection ushered in the New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31) – and fulfilled the Mosaic covenant and law. There is “no other name by which men can be saved.” However, it does not replace the Abrahamic covenant. Instead, the Abrahamic Covenant and New Covenant run together (because both are irrevocable). The Abrahamic Covenant acts as a runway for Jewish people to return to the land (Aliyah) as well as returning to God (salvation by faith in Yeshua the Messiah).

All of Israel shall be saved

Romans 11:26 and Zechariah 13:9

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord

Psalm 118:26 and Luke 13:35

Background

Does Genesis 12:3 apply to Modern day Israel? – NBB White Paper

New Covenant does not replace God’s Promises to the Jews – Grant’s Winter Note

Referenced Material

One of Many Chains Of Torah Transmission