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
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 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 Jud 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; Jud 19:29; 20:1-48; 1Sa 11:7,8
Often distinguished in war Jud 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 Jud 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
Oppressed Ex 3:9; Jud 2:18; 4:3
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
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
Rejected by Isa 53:3; Mr 6:3; Joh 1:11
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
Contended with Isa 41:11; 49:25
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
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