Israel: The Kingdom’s 42nd Immortal Generation
Today’s Focus: We are Israel Part 2: Fulfilling the Prophecies Part 2
Scripture: Exodus 4:22; Hosea 11:1; Matthew 2:15; 1 Corinthians 10:2; Matthew 3:16,17
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Let’s continue looking at how these prophecies were fulfilled and how we are the Israel of God.
Exodus from Egypt
After 430 years in Egypt God would deliver His people from the hands of the Egyptians who were oppressing them. The Lord would go on to say this and watch this:
Exodus 4:22: And thou (Moses) shall say unto Pharaoh, Thus said the Lord, ISRAEL IS MY SON, EVEN MY FIRSTBORN: AND I SAY UNTO THEE, LET MY SON GO, THAT HE MAY SERVE ME: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
Ok, do we see that the Lord refers not just to Jacob but to the nation as Israel and He calls them his son. Now after this through the prophet Hosea the Lord had this to say:
Hosea 11:1: When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called MY SON OUT OF EGYPT.
Now let’s transpose this to the New Testament reality
Matthew 2:15: And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet (Hosea), saying, OUT OF EGYPT HAVE I CALLED MY SON (Spiritual Israel).
Wait do we see this picture, Hosea said that the Lord called Israel his son and here we have the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Spiritual Israel being called out of Egypt.
Deliverance Out of Egypt by Baptism
We know that physical Israel was delivered through the Red Sea from the hands of the Egyptians. This was a form of baptism. The scripture says this:
1 Corinthians 10:2: Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud (Glory of God), and all passed through the sea; AND WERE BAPTIZED UNTO MOSES IN THE CLOUD (GLORY OF GOD) AND IN THE SEA.
Now spiritual Israel, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River to fulfill all righteousness. Now watch what is said and what happens.
Matthew 3:16,17: And Jesus (Spiritual Israel), when he was baptized,, went straightway out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto Him and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him: And lo a voice from heaven saying: THIS IS MY BELOVED SON, IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED.
So in both these two prophecies and parallels we have the physical nation being called out of Egypt and delivered by the Glory of God and by baptism. As a result we have Spiritual Israel, Jesus Christ being delivered and brought out of Egypt and being baptized at the Jordan and the Glory of God appears and lights upon Him. These have always been here it is time for us to begin thinking like a Holy Nation with a Patriarchal Order by which the nation is built on the relationships between fathers and sons.
We will continue to look at some more parallels in Scripture to prove we are the Israel of God.
Peace, Love and Grace from the Father,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.
