scattering out; gathering in

Scattering out;Scattering out;Gathering inGathering in

A 4000 year-old A 4000 year-old promisepromise


~ 2000 B.C.~ 2000 B.C.AbramAbram

Genesis 12: 1-3, 7


~ 2000 B.C.~ 2000 B.C.

Genesis 15: 12-21“To your descendants I give this land…”


~ 2000 B.C.~ 2000 B.C.

Genesis 17: 1-8“…I will give you as an everlasting possession…”


~ 2000 B.C.~ 2000 B.C.IsaacIsaac

Genesis 26: 2-5“…I will give them all these lands…”


~ 2000 B.C.~ 2000 B.C.JacobJacob

Genesis 28: 10-15“…I will give you and your descendants

the land…”

On Wednesday, a small and On Wednesday, a small and ancient community in the Samaria ancient community in the Samaria region performed a Passover offering region performed a Passover offering just as it has done for over two just as it has done for over two thousand years.thousand years.Israel's small Samaritan community Israel's small Samaritan community gathered, as it does annually, to offer gathered, as it does annually, to offer sacrifices on Mount Gerizim, sacrifices on Mount Gerizim, overlooking Shechem. Heads of overlooking Shechem. Heads of Samaritan households slaughtered 35 Samaritan households slaughtered 35 sheep that were offered in a way very sheep that were offered in a way very similar to that prescribed in the Torah, similar to that prescribed in the Torah, for sacrifices at the Holy Temple in for sacrifices at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Jerusalem.

According to a press release issued by According to a press release issued by the Shomron (Samaria) Regional the Shomron (Samaria) Regional Council, the Samaritan priesthood Council, the Samaritan priesthood conducts the offerings. The leader of conducts the offerings. The leader of the priests is the "High Priest," just as is the priests is the "High Priest," just as is the case in the Torah. Following the the case in the Torah. Following the slaughter of the animals, they are slaughter of the animals, they are roasted and eaten with matzah, as roasted and eaten with matzah, as would be done if Jews today brought would be done if Jews today brought the paschal lamb to the Temple in the paschal lamb to the Temple in Jerusalem. Jerusalem.

While the Jewish Torah requires While the Jewish Torah requires Passover offerings to be brought on the Passover offerings to be brought on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Samaritans Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Samaritans believe that the preeminent holy spot is believe that the preeminent holy spot is Mount Gerizim. Mount Gerizim. Mount Gerizim also features Mount Gerizim also features prominently in the Torah as a mountain prominently in the Torah as a mountain upon which blessings were pronounced upon which blessings were pronounced to the Jewish people. to the Jewish people.

Deuteronomy 11: 26-29Deuteronomy 27-28John 4: 19-21


~ 1800-1400 B.C.~ 1800-1400 B.C.IsraelIsrael

Genesis 46: 1-4Exodus 12: 40-41

430 years to Egypt & back


~ 1400 B.C.~ 1400 B.C.IsraelIsrael

Leviticus 26: 33-45Unconditional land

Conditional production



Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 25-31

Obey – possess & be blessedDisobey – scatter & be cursed



Deuteronomy 28: 58-67





Renew the covenant with who?



Deuteronomy 30: 1-5

If I scatter you,I will gather you




And He still let them in???


Deuteronomy 28: 49-52Ezekiel 17: 1-4Jeremiah 29: 10-14

A specific ‘scattering’for a specific time


Isaiah 11: 10-12Amos 9: 8-15

A second ‘scattering’And final ‘gathering’

When?


Isaiah 43: 1, 5-7Isaiah 49: 19-22Jeremiah 9: 11, 16Jeremiah 31: 7-10

From the ends of the earth


Ezekiel 11: 16-17Ezekiel 34Ezekiel 36: 16-28

Pre/Post BabylonMy servant DavidMy Spirit in you


Ezekiel 36: 1-12

To the mountains, hills, ravines, valleys

“I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you.”


Ezekiel 37

“Dem bonesDem bones

Dem dry bones”


Joel 3: 1-3

Judging the nations


Zephaniah 3: 8, 19-20

Judging the nations


Matthew 25: 31-46

Judging the nationsA sheep? Or a

goat?


Zechariah 7: 13-14Zechariah 8: 7-13Zechariah 10: 8-10

Desolate landProductive land


“….. A desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds… a silent mournful expanse…. a desolation…. we never saw a human being on the whole route…. hardly a tree or shrub anywhere. Even the olive tree and the cactus, those fast friends of a worthless soil, had almost deserted the country.”

Mark TwainOn a visit to the Holy Land -

1867


May 14, 1948May 14, 1948

Isaiah 66: 7-11“Can a country be born in a dayor can a nation be brought forth

in a moment?”


Has the desert bloomed?

Irrigated land

1948 = ~0



Irrigated land

1948 = ~02006 = 750 Sq Mi



1948 = 637 Sq Mi

Cultivated land



1948 = 637 Sq Mi2007 = 1680 Sq Mi

Cultivated land



1948 = 27 Sq Mi

Vegetable Cultivation



1948 = 27 Sq Mi2005 = 254 Sq Mi

Vegetable Cultivation



1948-2007 = 4X Increase

All Agricultural Land



1948 = $6 Million2009 = $67.5 Billion

Exports


Are the Jews returning?

1882-1903 = 30,0001903-1914 = 40,000

W.E. BlackstoneTheodor Herzl

Chaim Weizmann



1919-1923 = 35,0001924-1931 = 82,000

Balfour Declaration



1932-1938 = 197,000Rise of Nazi Germany

1939-1945 = 82,000World War II



1882-1948 = ~500,000Total Immigration



1948-1951 = ~688,0001952 – decline to 1986

low of 9500 immigrants

After May 1948



1990-1991 = ~376,000then decline to 2009 = 14,500 immigrants

After May 1948



1948 = 806,0002009 = 7.5 Million

Population

Over 3 million Jewish immigrants5.66 million Jews



More Jews in Israel than any other single location

in the world (U.S. next)

May 2006


Total World = 13.3 million Israel = 5.55 millionU.S. = 5.3 millionFrance = 490,000Canada = 375,000Britain = 295,000

September 2008 (5769)World Jewish population


Hebrews 9: 11-15

“How much more, then, will the blood of Christ…”

“New covenant”“Promised eternal inheritance”

scattering out; gathering in

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