God’s Plan Through Israel and the Church – Part 6

For Your Edification and Encouragement

After calling Abraham, God began to form a new race of people—a nation for Himself. These people would come from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They would be God’s earthly people, set apart from all the nations.

“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

Not Because of Greatness—But Because of Love

“The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people… but because the Lord loves you…”
— Deuteronomy 7:7–8

God didn’t choose Israel because they were mighty or righteous. He chose them because of His love and sovereign purpose. He had a plan—and it would unfold through this people. 

You might ask, “If God chose Israel, does that mean He doesn’t love the rest of us?”

Absolutely not.

God is sovereign—He can do whatever He wants. And in His perfect plan, He chose to reveal Himself through one nation, Israel, but He also made provision to save the whole world. Today, in this age of grace, anyone—Jew or Gentile—can be saved by believing the gospel. That’s it.

‘But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), ‘

Ephesians 2:4-5

“God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself…”

— 2 Corinthians 5:19

Even when we were lost in sin, God loved us. He sent His Son to die in our place, pay the debt we could never pay, and reconcile us to Himself—so He could pour out His grace upon all who believe.

🕊️ No rituals. No religious system.
✝️ Just faith in the finished work of Christ.

That’s the power of God’s grace.

Israel Was to Be a Kingdom of Priests

“And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.”
— Exodus 19:6

Israel’s ultimate role was to be a light to the Gentiles, to mediate the knowledge of the one true God to the world. Though that role is postponed because they’re unbelief that Jesus was indeed the Christ, it will be fulfilled in the future Kingdom when Israel takes her place as the head of the nations (Isaiah 2:1–3).

The Mosaic Covenant: A National Constitution

At Mount Sinai, God gave Israel the Law—not as a means of salvation, but as a way to govern the nation and prepare them for their Kingdom role. This included:

• The Ten Commandments
• Ceremonial law (sacrifices, feasts, priesthood)
• Civil law (judgments, national structure)

This covenant was conditional: blessings for obedience, curses for disobedience (Deuteronomy 28). But it never replaced the Abrahamic Covenant, which was unconditional.

Why This Matters

From this point in Scripture (Exodus onward), God deals exclusively with Israel. Gentiles are strangers to the covenants (Ephesians 2:11–12). Until Paul, God works through Israel alone—with very rare exceptions (e.g., Rahab, Ruth, Naaman, Cornelius). From Abraham to Paul, 2000 years, there were only 9 Gentiles saved.

Israel is central to:

• The giving of the Law
• The priesthood and tabernacle
• The promise of the Messiah
• The future earthly Kingdom

God’s plan is moving forward—not through the Gentiles, and not through the Church—but through Israel.