GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

24 God’s WorkThe Promised Seed (Christ), the result was that Israel totally misunderstoodGod’s promise to Abraham. This calling was so TheNation of Israel could enter into God’s rest (paradise).This promise continued from the time of Abraham, down to Isaacand then to Jacob. Jacob’s name was changed to Israel and withhis twelve sons comprised the structural basis for the new nationof Israel. When Israel migrated to Egypt, they eventually becameslaves in that land. This occurred because after Joseph died, thenew pharaoh didn’t know what Joseph had done to save all ofEgypt from starvation.In slavery, The Israelites pleaded for mercy and prayed to God fordeliverance. Since Israel turned to God in this manner, God choseMoses as His Prophet to lead them to The Promised Land so theycould enter God’s rest. Since the time of Adam and Eve, Godwas always ready to dwell with His people. In this case, Israeldeclared that they wanted Him. But they would have to prove thisby obeying Him.This covenant or agreement which was made with Israel wastotally different from what God had made with anyone else. Tono other nation in the world had God made such a personal “covenant.”Since the time of Adam and Eve, God had not been anyother nation’s God. This was only the second time, in history,that a people could have had God, as their own personal God,with His presence dwelling with them. Notice, in cementing Hiscovenant, God gave, not just one of His titles, but His very personalname “YHVH” otherwise known as the “I am” or “The ExistingOne.” God, Himself, was going to dwell with them, notin a tabernacle or temple, but with them personally. After Israelfailed, by sinning, they had to wait for their rest much later in thenew heaven and new earth. There will be no temple in the new