Follow Israel :
(Matthew 23:1 KJV)
"Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,"
(Matthew 23:2 KJV)
"Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:"
(Matthew 23:3 KJV)
"All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do;
but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not."
(Ruth 1:16 KJV)
"And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee:
for whither thou goest, I will go;
and where thou lodgest, I will lodge:
thy people shall be my people,
and thy God my God:"
(Ruth 1:17 KJV)
"Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried:
the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me."
(Ruth 1:18 KJV)
"When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her."
Israel's Temporary Inability To Recognize Jesus Christ As Their Messiah
Resulted In The Spreading Of The Knowledge Of Him To All Other Nations.
But When Israel Finally Does Realize That Jesus Christ Was And Is Their Messiah,
It Will Result In A Type Of Resurrection From The Dead For Everyone :
(Romans 11:15 KJV)
"For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world,
what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?"
We Follow Israel BECAUSE They Were Given God's Message FIRST,
( Not To Mention The Thousands Of Years The Jewish Scribes
Made Countless Copies Of The Bible By Hand ) :
(Jeremiah 10:16 KJV)
"The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things;
and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name."
(Jeremiah 51:19 KJV)
"The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things:
and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name."
(Malachi 2:4 KJV)
"And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you,
that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts."
(Malachi 2:5 KJV)
"My covenant was with him of life and peace;
and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name."
(Jeremiah 12:16 KJV)
"And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people,
to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal;
then shall they be built in the midst of my people."
(Romans 9:3 KJV)
"For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren,
my kinsmen according to the flesh:"
(Romans 9:4 KJV)
"Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants,
and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;"
(Romans 9:5 KJV)
"Whose are the fathers,
and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all,
God blessed for ever. Amen."
(John 4:22 KJV)
"Ye worship ye know not what:
we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews."
In This Account, Jesus Accomplishes Two Things:
1.) He Tests The Canaanite Woman To See If She Has A Pride-Based Mindset,
And
2.) He Explains To Her That God Has Set Israel As Spiritual Leaders :
(Matthew 15:21 KJV)
"Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon."
(Matthew 15:22 KJV)
"And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him,
saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil."
(Matthew 15:23 KJV)
"But he answered her not a word.
And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us."
(Matthew 15:24 KJV)
"But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
(Matthew 15:25 KJV)
"Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me."
(Matthew 15:26 KJV)
"But he answered and said,
It is not meet to take the children's bread, and cast it to dogs."
(Matthew 15:27 KJV)
"And she said,
Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
(Matthew 15:28 KJV)
"Then Jesus answered and said unto her,
O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.
And her daughter was made whole from that very hour."
More Proof The We Are To Follow Israel,
( Because They Are Intended To Be Spiritual Leaders ),
Is Shown In Revelation.
The 144,000 Jewish Evangelists :
(Revelation 7:2 KJV)
"And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God:
and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,"
(Revelation 7:3 KJV)
"Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees,
till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads."
(Revelation 7:4 KJV)
"And I heard the number of them which were sealed:
and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand
of all the tribes of the children of Israel."
(Revelation 7:5 KJV)
"Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand."
(Revelation 7:6 KJV)
"Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand."
(Revelation 7:7 KJV)
"Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand."
(Revelation 7:8 KJV)
"Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand."
This New Testament Admonition To Follow Israel
Agrees With The Old Testament :
(Zechariah 8:21 KJV)
"And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another,
saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts:
I will go also."
(Zechariah 8:22 KJV)
"Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem,
and to pray before the LORD."
(Zechariah 8:23 KJV)
"Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass,
that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations,
even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew,
saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you."
(Isaiah 2:2 KJV)
"And it shall come to pass in the last days,
that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains,
and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it."
(Isaiah 2:3 KJV)
"And many people shall go and say,
Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
to the house of the God of Jacob;
and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths:
for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem."
(Isaiah 2:4 KJV)
"And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people:
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks:
nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."
(Micah 4:1 KJV)
"But in the last days it shall come to pass,
that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains,
and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it."
(Micah 4:2 KJV)
"And many nations shall come, and say,
Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
and to the house of the God of Jacob;
and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths:
for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem."
(Micah 4:3 KJV)
"And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks:
nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."
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