The dispersion of Israel:
Gen. 28: 14 thou shalt spread abroad.
Gen. 49: 22 Joseph is . . . a fruitful bough by a well, whose branches run over the wall.
Lev. 26: 33 (Ps. 44: 11; Jer. 9: 16; Ezek. 20: 23; Ezek. 22: 15) I will scatter you among the heathen.
Deut. 4: 27 (Neh. 1: 8; Ezek. 12: 15) Lord shall scatter you among the nations.
Deut. 28: 64 Lord shall scatter thee among all people.
1 Kgs. 22: 17 I saw all Israel scattered . . . as sheep.
2 Kgs. 15: 29 carried them captive to Assyria.
2 Kgs. 17: 6 (2 Ne. 18: 4) king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away.
2 Kgs. 25: 7 Zedekiah . . . and carried him to Babylon.
Jer. 5: 19 shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
Jer. 14: 18 go about into a land that they know not.
Jer. 16: 13 will I cast you out of this land.
Jer. 17: 4 cause thee to serve thine enemies.
Jer. 29: 18 removed to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Ezek. 5: 10 whole remnant of thee will I scatter.
Ezek. 6: 8 when ye shall be scattered through the countries.
Ezek. 17: 4 young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick.
Ezek. 17: 22 plant it upon an high mountain.
Hosea 9: 17 shall be wanderers among the nations.
Amos 6: 7 now shall they go captive.
Amos 9: 9 sift the house of Israel among all nations.
Matt. 15: 24 not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matt. 24: 16 let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains.
Luke 21: 24 led away captive into all nations.
John 10: 16 other sheep I have, which are not of this fold.
Rom. 11: 20 because of unbelief they were broken off.
TRUE ISRAEL
God provided Scriptural clues for Identifying Israel of old. There is no debate that ancient Israel fulfilled most of these marks and was identified by them. But even more exciting is the fact that these very same features help us to identify Israel today! Listed below are fifteen national, geographical and spiritual aspects out of hundreds of Scriptural clues that positively identify Israel. Ask yourself, what modern-day people do they identify?
5 NATIONAL ASPECTS
- Israel was to become a great and mighty nation.(Genesis 12:1-3)
- Israel was to become a vast multitude of people.(Genesis 22:17)
- Israel was to form a multitude of nations.(Genesis 17:4-6)
- Israel was to rule over other nations.(Deuteronomy 15;6)
- Israel was to be a blessing to all nations.(Genesis 22:18)
5 GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS
- Israel was to have a new home, other than Canaan Land.(2 Samuel 7:10)
- Israel’s new land was to be inhabited by people gathered from many nations. (Ezekiel 38:8)
- Israel was to have a land of unwalled villages, without walls, bars or gates. (Ezekiel 38:11)
- Israel was to have a land of great agricultural wealth.(Deuteronomy 28:8-11)
- Israel’s land was described as being the “camp of the saints.” (Revelations 20:7-9)
5 SPIRITUAL ASPECTS
- Israel was to have a new religion and be saved by YHWH (the LORD).(Jeremiah 31:7,31-37).
- Israel was to carry the gospel to all the world. (Isaiah 49:3-6)
- Israel was to be the only nation given God’s Law. (Psalm 147:19-20)
- Israel was to be blind for the most part to her identity. (Isaiah 42:16-19)
- Israel was to be called by a new name. (Isaiah 62:1,2)