1 Chronicles 17:22-27 (ESV Strong's)
And you made your people Israel to be your people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God. And now, O Lord, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken, and your name will be established and magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you. And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you, for it is you, O Lord, who have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”
God is Israel’s God, Forever.
If there was ever a doubt as to the relationship between the nation of Israel and God, the above passage should put an explanation point to the topic! Israel is God’s people and God is Israel’s God. Paul talks about this continued relationship in Romans 11 and in Galatians. There is no doubt that God has established a forever lasting covenant with His people. You can try to replace Israel with the “church” but you will fail to see both the similarities and the distinction. God is, right now, dealing with His Church, but He will return to finish His work with His people, Israel. They non-believing world does not want to recognize this truth, but it still stands. Just read the above passage one more time and capture God’s covenant with them. This speaks to the character and power of God. This speaks to what it means when He establishes a relationship with us, Gentiles, through Christ. We have a relationship with Him, through Christ, that will NEVER end. We can rejoice in that immutability of God.
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