Jews, The
Descended from Abraham -- Isa 51:2; Joh 8:39. Divided into twelve tribes -- Ge 35:22; 49:28. Called Hebrews. -- Ge 14:13; 40:15; 2Co 11:22. Israelites. -- Ex 9:7; Jos 3:17. Seed of Abraham. -- Ps 105:6; Isa 41:8. Seed of Jacob. -- Jer 33:26. Seed of Israel. -- 1Ch 16:13. Children of Jacob. -- 1Ch 16:13. Children of Israel. -- Ge 50:25; Isa 27:12. Jeshurun. -- De 32:15. Chosen and loved by God -- De 7:6,7. Circumcised in token of their covenant relation -- Ge 17:10,11; Ac 7:8. Separated from all other nations -- Ex 33:16; Le 20:24; 1Ki 8:53. Described as A peculiar people. -- De 14:2. A peculiar treasure. -- Ex 19:5; Ps 135:4. A holy nation. -- Ex 19:6. A holy people. -- De 7:6; 14:21. A kingdom of priests. -- Ex 19:6. A special people. -- De 7:6. The Lord's portion. -- De 32:9. Sojourned in Egypt -- Ex 12:40,41. Brought out of Egypt by God -- Ex 12:42; De 5:15; 6:12. In the desert forty years -- Nu 14:33; Jos 5:6. Settled in Canaan -- Nu 32:18; Jos 14:1-5. Under the theocracy until the time of Samuel -- Ex 19:4-6; 1Sa 8:7. Desired and obtained kings -- 1Sa 8:5,22. Divided into two kingdoms after Solomon -- 1Ki 11:31,32; 12:19,20. Often subdued and made tributary -- Jdj 2:13,14; 4:2; 6:2,6; 2Ki 23:33. Taken captive to Assyria and Babylon -- 2Ki 17:32; 18:11; 24:16; 25:11. Restored to their own land by Cyrus -- Ezr 1:1-4. Had courts of justice -- De 16:18. Had an ecclesiastical establishment -- Ex 28:1; Nu 18:6; Mal 2:4-7. Had a series of prophets to promote national reformation -- Jer 7:25; 26:4,5; 35:15; 44:4; Eze 38:17. The only people who had knowledge of God -- Ps 76:1; 1Th 4:5; Ps 48:3; Ro 1:28. The only people who worshipped God -- Ex 5:17; Ps 96:5; 115:3,4; Joh 4:22. Religion of, according to rites prescribed by God -- Le 18:4; De 12:8-11; Heb 9:1. Religion of, typical -- Heb 9:8-11; 10:1. Their national greatness -- Ge 12:2; De 33:29. Their national privileges -- Ro 3:2; 9:4,5. Their vast numbers -- Ge 22:17; Nu 10:36. National character of Pride of descent, & c. -- Jer 13:9; Joh 8:33,41. Love of country. -- Ps 137:6. Fondness for their brethren. -- Ex 2:11,12; Ro 9:1-3. Attachment to Moses. -- Joh 9:28,29; Ac 6:11. Attachment to customs of the law. -- Ac 6:14; 21:21; 22:3. Fondness for traditionary customs. -- Jer 44:17; Eze 20:18,30,21; Mr 7:3,4. Stubborn and stiffnecked. -- Ex 32:9; Ac 7:51. Prone to rebellion. -- De 9:7,24; Isa 1:2. Prone to backsliding. -- Jer 2:11-13; 8:5. Prone to idolatry. -- Isa 2:8; 57:5. Prone to formality in religion. -- Isa 29:13; Eze 33:31; Mt 15:7-9. Self-righteous. -- Isa 65:5; Ro 10:3. Unfaithful to covenant engagements. -- Jer 3:6-8; 31:32; Eze 16:59. Ungrateful to God. -- De 32:15; Isa 1:2. Ignorant of the true sense of Scripture. -- Ac 13:27; 2Co 3:13-15. Distrustful of God. -- Nu 14:11; Ps 78:22. Covetous. -- Jer 6:13; Eze 33:31; Mic 2:2. Cowardly. -- Ex 14:10; Nu 14:3; Isa 51:12. Trusted to their privileges for salvation -- Jer 7:4; Mt 3:9. Distinction of castes among, noticed -- Isa 65:5; Lu 7:39; 15:2; Ac 26:5. Degenerated as they increased in national greatness -- Am 6:4. Often displeased God by their sins -- Nu 25:3; De 32:16; 1Ki 16:2; Isa 1:4; 5:24,25. A spiritual seed of true believers always among -- 1Ki 19:18; Isa 6:13; Ro 9:6,7; 11:1,5. Modern, divided into Hebrews or pure Jews. -- Ac 6:1; Php 3:5. Hellenists or Grecians. -- Ac 6:1; 9:29. Many sects and parties. -- Mt 16:6; Mr 8:15. An agricultural people -- Ge 46:32. A commercial people -- Eze 27:17. Obliged to unite against enemies -- Nu 32:20-22; Jdj 19:29; 20:1-48; 1Sa 11:7,8. Often distinguished in war -- Jdj 7:19-23; 1Sa 14:6-13; 17:32,33; Ne 4:16-22. Strengthened by God in war -- Le 26:7,8; Jos 5:13,14; 8:1,2. Under God's special protection -- De 32:10,11; 33:27-29; Ps 105:13-15; 121:3-5. Enemies of, obliged to acknowledge them as divinely protected -- Jos 2:9-11; Es 6:13. Prohibited from Associating with others. -- Ac 10:28. Covenanting with others. -- Ex 23:32; De 7:2. Marry with others. -- De 7:3; Jos 23:12. Following practices of others. -- De 12:29-31; 18:9-14. Despised all strangers -- 1Sa 17:36; Mt 16:26,27; Eph 2:11. Held no intercourse with strangers -- Joh 4:9; Ac 11:2,3. Condemned for associating with other nations -- Jdj 2:1-3; Jer 2:18. Received proselytes from other nations -- Ac 2:10; Ex 12:44,48. Gentiles made one with, under the gospel -- Ac 10:15,28; 15:8,9; Ga 3:28; Eph 2:14-16. All other nations Envied. -- Ne 4:1; Isa 26:11; Eze 35:11. Hated. -- Ps 44:10; Eze 35:5. Oppressed. -- Ex 3:9; Jdj 2:18; 4:3. Persecuted. -- La 1:3; 5:5. Rejoiced at calamities of. -- Ps 44:13,14; 80:5,6; Eze 36:4. None hated or oppressed, with impunity -- Ps 137:8,9; Eze 25:15,16; 35:6; Ob 1:10-16. Christ Promised to. -- Ge 49:10; Da 9:25. Expected by. -- Ps 14:7; Mt 11:3; Lu 2:25,38; Joh 8:56. Regarded as the restorer of national greatness. -- Mt 20:21; Lu 24:21; Ac 1:6. Sprang from. -- Ro 9:5; Heb 7:14. Rejected by. -- Isa 53:3; Mr 6:3; Joh 1:11. Murdered by. -- Ac 7:52; 1Th 2:15. Imprecated the blood of Christ upon themselves and their children -- Mt 27:25. Many of, believed the gospel -- Ac 21:20. Unbelieving, persecuted the Christians -- Ac 17:5,13; 1Th 2:14-16. Cast off for unbelief -- Ro 11:17,20. Scattered and peeled -- Isa 18:2,7; Jas 1:1. Shall finally be saved -- Ro 11:26,27. Punishment of, for rejecting and killing Christ, illustrated -- Mt 21:37-43. Descendants of Abraham -- Ps 105:6; Isa 51:2; Joh 8:33; Ro 9:7. The people of God -- De 32:9; 2Sa 7:24; Isa 51:16. Separated to God -- Ex 33:16; Nu 23:9; De 4:34. Beloved for their father's sake -- De 4:37; 10:15; Ro 11:28. Christ descended from -- Joh 4:22; Ro 9:5. The objects of God's love. -- De 7:8; 23:5; Jer 31:3. God's choice. -- De 7:6. God's protection. -- Ps 105:15; Zec 2:8. The covenant established with -- Ex 6:4; 24:6-8; 34:27. Promises respecting made to Abraham. -- Ge 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:18; 17:7,8. Isaac. -- Ge 26:2-5,24. Jacob. -- Ge 28:12-15; 35:9-12. Themselves. -- Ex 6:7,8; 19:5,6; De 26:18,19. Privileges of -- Ps 76:1,2; Ro 3:1,2; 9:4,5. Punished for Idolatry. -- Ps 78:58-64; Isa 65:3-7. Unbelief. -- Ro 11:20. Breaking covenant. -- Isa 24:5; Jer 11:10. Transgressing the law. -- Isa 1:4,7; 24:5,6. Changing the ordinances. -- Isa 24:5. Killing the prophets. -- Mt 23:37,38. Imprecating upon themselves the blood of Christ. -- Mt 27:25. Scattered among the nations -- De 28:64; Eze 6:8; 36:19. Despised by the nations -- Eze 36:3. Their country trodden under foot by the Gentiles -- De 28:49-52; Lu 21:24. Their house left desolate -- Mt 24:38. Deprived of civil and religious privileges -- Ho 3:4. Denunciations against those who Cursed. -- Ge 27:29; Nu 24:9. Contended with. -- Isa 41:11; 49:25. Oppressed. -- Isa 49:26; 51:21-23. Hated. -- Ps 129:5; Eze 35:5,6. Aggravated the afflictions of. -- Zec 1:14,15. Slaughtered. -- Ps 79:1-7; Eze 35:5,6. God, mindful of -- Ps 98:3; Isa 49:15,16. Christ was sent to -- Mt 15:24; 21:37; Ac 3:20,22,26. Compassion of Christ for -- Mt 23:37; Lu 19:41. The gospel preached to, first -- Mt 10:6; Lu 24:47; Ac 1:8. Blessedness of blessing -- Ge 27:29. Blessedness of favouring -- Ge 12:3; Ps 122:6. Pray importunately for -- Ps 122:6; Isa 62:1,6,7; Jer 31:7; Ro 10:1. Saints remember -- Ps 102:14; 137:5; Jer 51:50. Promises respecting The pouring out of the Spirit upon them. -- Eze 39:29; Zec 12:10. The removal of their blindness. -- Ro 11:25; 2Co 3:14-16. Their return and seeking to God. -- Ho 3:5. Their humiliation for the rejection of Christ. -- Zec 12:10. Pardon of sin. -- Isa 44:22; Ro 11:27. Salvation. -- Isa 59:20; Ro 11:26. Sanctification. -- Jer 33:8; Eze 36:25; Zec 12:1,9. Joy occasioned by conversion of. -- Isa 44:23; 49:13; 52:8,9; 66:10. Blessing to the Gentiles by conversion of. -- Isa 2:1-5; 60:5; 66:19; Ro 11:12,15. Reunion of. -- Jer 3:18; Eze 37:16,17,20-22; Ho 1:11; Mic 2:12. Restoration to their own land. -- Isa 11:15,16; 14:1-3; 27:12,13; Jer 16:14,15; Eze 36:24; 37:21,25; 39:25,28; Lu 21:24. Gentiles assisting in their restoration. -- Isa 49:22,23; 60:10,14; 61:4-6. Subjection of Gentiles to. -- Isa 60:11,12,14. Future glory of. -- Isa 60:19; 62:3,4; Zep 3:19,20; Zec 2:5. Future prosperity of. -- Isa 60:6,7,9,17; 61:4-6; Ho 14:5,6. That Christ shall appear amongst. -- Isa 59:20; Zec 14:4. That Christ shall dwell amongst. -- Eze 43:7,9; Zec 2:11. That Christ shall reign over. -- Eze 34:23,24; 37:24,25. Conversion of, illustrated -- Eze 37:1-14; Ro 11:24.