Knowing God’s Will

What is the Will of God?

Romans 11:33-12:2

11:33 Statement of God’s Wisdom
11:35 You cannot out give God. You love God, God loved you first/more
11:34 Question: How can we understand God?

Answer: 1 Corinthian 2:14-16 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.
Philippians 2:5 – Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

If we are to fulfill God’s will we must know God’s will.

Romans 12:2 …that ye may prove what is the good, and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Three hindrances that keep the believer from knowing God’s will.

1. IGNORANCE of God’s written word. 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
<No believer can know God’s will apart from God’s Word>

2. CARNALITY not being yielded to God. Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
<Present and Yield: Romans 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.>

3. LACK OF GROWTH. 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

These three are all interrelated and dependent.

We must have a knowledge of God’s will
We must be yielded to God
We must be growing in the grace of God

What does God want me to think? To Do? To Go?

GOD’S WILL HAS BEEN REVEALED!

It is God’s will that: Every member of the Human race to be saved.

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 6:40-47 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

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GOD is

SPIRIT >JOHN 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
MY WITNESS >ROMANS 1:9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, …
1 THESSALONIANS 2:5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, … God is witness:
FAITHFUL >1 CORINTHIANS 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ …
1 CORINTHIANS 10:13 There hath no temptation … but God is faithful, …
HEAD OF CHRIST >1 CORINTHIANS 11:3
But I would have you know, …; and the head of Christ is God.
IN YOU (BELIEVERS) >1 CORINTHIANS 14:25
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; … and report that God is in you ….
NOT AUTHOR OF CONFUSION >1 CORINTHIANS 14:33
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, …
TRUE >2 CORINTHIANS 1:18
But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
IN CHRIST >2 CORINTHIANS 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, …..
ABLE >2 CORINTHIANS 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; …:
ROMANS 11:23 And they also, …, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
ROMANS 14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? …: for God is able to make him stand.
NOT MOCKED >GALATIANS 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
RICH IN MERCY >EPHESIANS 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
ABOVE ALL >EPHESIANS 4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
1 JOHN 3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
MY RECORD >PHILIPPIANS 1:8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ
NOT A LIAR >TITUS 1:2, In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
HEBREWS 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, ..:
BUILT ALL THINGS >HEBREWS 3:4 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.
NOT FORGETFUL >HEBREWS 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, …
NOT ASHAMED >HEBREWS 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed …
FIRE >HEBREWS 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.
WELL PLEASED >HEBREWS 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
LOVE >1 JOHN 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love

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BUT GOD of the Old Testament Part 2

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⇛ BUT GOD – Exodus

In studying the BUT GOD’s found in the scripture, the next mention(s) is in:
Exodus 13:18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
Israel under the leadership of Moses has left Egypt. They are on their way to the promised land. The land promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And the way they should go is through the land of the Philistines. However, this would have meant war and would have discouraged the Israelites who would have returned to Egypt. So, God intervened. Exodus 13:18 BUT GOD led …
Exodus 21:13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
Part of the LAW dealing with a man smiting another.

⇛ BUT GOD – SAMSON

Another mention is in: Judges 15:19 But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.
Samson had just slain 1,000 men with the jaw of an ass and he thought he would die of thirst BUT GOD provided him with water.

⇛ BUT GOD – David

Another mention is in: 1 Samuel 23:14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
King Saul, jealous of David, sought to kill him. BUT GOD had other plans for David as he was to be the next King of Israel.
1 Chronicles 28:3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
King David wanted to build the Temple. But God had other plans. King Solomon would build the Temple.
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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BUT GOD of the New Testament Part 2

⇛ BUT GOD – Paul: Romans

In studying the BUT GOD found in the scripture, the next mentions are in:
Romans 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Paul reminds Gentiles how God delivered them from being servants of sin.

⇛ BUT GOD – Paul: Corinthians

In studying the BUT GOD found in the New Testament, the next mentions:
1 Corinthians 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1 Corinthians 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
1 Corinthians 3:6-7 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
1 Corinthians 6:13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
1 Corinthians 7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear .
1 Corinthians 12:24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.
1 Corinthians 15:38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
Paul reminds us, God is in control, to confound the mighty, revealing spiritual truths, giving spiritual increase, peace, helps escape temptation and promises a new body.

⇛ BUT GOD – Paul: Galatians

The next mentions are in:
Galatians 3:18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Galatians 3:20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
Paul reminds the Galatians, who were trying to bring the LAW into Grace, there is but one God and by grace he saved us.

⇛ BUT GOD – Paul: Ephesians

The next mention is in: Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

⇛ BUT GOD – Paul: Philippians

The next mention is in: Philippians 2:27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

⇛ BUT GOD – Paul: Thessalonians

The next mentions are in:
1 Thessalonians 2:4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
1 Thessalonians 4:8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

BUT GOD of the New Testament

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⇛ BUT GOD – New Testament: Gospels

Man, since the beginning has thought of himself as better than everything else, that his way was the right way. But the writer in proverbs has stated it best: Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Not only once but twice. Through out the holy scripture man has sought to go his own way, which always leads to destruction and death. BUT GOD has intervened which leads to an interesting Bible Study. “BUT GOD”. A search of the scripture finds BUT GOD occurring 43 times. 18 times in the Old Testament and 25 times in the New Testament. A study of each of these occurrences will show as man was going his way, which would lead unto death, God intervened to put man back on the right tract, a way which would not lead to death.
Yes, God has a purpose for mankind, a purpose which will lead to a better life here and an eternal life hereafter (if we will have faith in Him). And yes, God has a purpose for not only mankind but for each and every individual who will have Faith in Him.

In studying the BUT GOD’s found in the New Testament, the next mentions are in:

Mark 2:7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Luke 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
Yes, the religious leaders knew only God can forgive sin. Who then is Jesus claiming to be (they thought)?
Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
In this parable, the Lord Jesus teaches them GOD is in control.
Luke 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
God knows who you are, even your heart (thoughts, intents)

⇛ BUT GOD – Acts

The next mentions are in:
Acts 7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Stephen, preaching to the Jews, reminds them of how God protected Joseph.
Acts 10:28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Peter told the centurion that he was only there because of God.
Acts 13:30 But God raised him from the dead:
Paul, preaching at Antioch, reminded them of the Lord’s crucifixion, But God … Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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BUT GOD of the Old Testament Part 3

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⇛ BUT GOD – Psalm

In studying the BUT GOD’s found in the scripture, the next mentions are in: Psalm 49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
Psalm 64:7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
Psalm 68:21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Psalm 75:7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

The Psalmist reminds that God is in control, His will, will be accomplished. And also in Proverbs.

⇛ BUT GOD – Proverbs

The next mention is in: Proverbs 21:12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
God is in control, His will, will be accomplished.

⇛ BUT GOD – Isaiah

The next mention is in: Isaiah 17:13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Isaiah reminds Israel that God will protect them from other nations, when they worship Him.

⇛ BUT GOD – Jonah

The last mention is in: Jonah 4:7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
But God had to remind Jonah that God was in control.

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BUT GOD of the Old Testament

Man, since the beginning has thought of himself as better than everything else, that his way was the right way. But the writer in proverbs has stated it best:

Not only once but twice. Through out the holy scripture man has sought to go his own way, which always leads to destruction and death. BUT GOD has intervened which leads to an interesting Bible Study. “BUT GOD”. A search of the scripture finds BUT GOD occurring 43 times: 18 times in the Old Testament and 25 times in the New Testament. A study of each of these occurrences will show as man was going his way, which would lead unto death, But God intervened to put man back on the right tract, a way which would not lead to death. Yes, God has a purpose for mankind, a purpose which will lead to a better life here and an eternal life hereafter (if we will have faith in Him). And yes, God has a purpose for not only mankind but for each and every individual who will have Faith in Him.

⇛ BUT GOD – Abimelech

In studying the BUT GOD’s found in the scripture, the first mention is in Genesis 20:3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
Reading the whole chapter gives an understanding of why God spoke to Abimelech in a dream. He wanted to add Sarah (Abraham’s wife) to his Harem which would have interfered in what God had in store for Abraham. Abimelech had a plan which seemeth right unto him BUT GOD intervened to save Abraham and Sarah.

⇛ BUT GOD – Jacob

The Second mention is in Genesis 31:7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me
The background to this BUT GOD starts back in Genesis 28 when Isaac tells Jacob to go to his mother’s family to seek a wife. There Jacob meets Rachel, the love of his life. But Laban (her father) tricks Jacob many times and might have caused even greater harm to Jacob, BUT GOD intervened.

⇛ BUT GOD – Joseph

The next mention(s) is in:
Genesis 45:8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 48:21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
Genesis 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
This is the story of Joseph. Satan, the devil, tried to destroy this young man, BUT GOD intervened. His life story begins in Genesis 30 and ends in Genesis 50, and is a very good story of how God watched over him. Now we only want to see the BUT GOD direct interventions.

Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers at 17, has spent time in prison, and then risen to be second in command in Egypt (please read to whole story). Now his brothers have come to Egypt seeking Food (not knowing Joseph was alive). He reveals himself to them and of course guild for their actions over take them. He reminds them it was not them BUT GOD who brought him to Egypt. (Genesis 45:8) Later, Joseph gets reunited with his father, Israel (Jacob) and before his father dies, he reminds Joseph BUT GOD shall be with you.
(Genesis 48:21) Again, after his father, Israel dies, Joseph forgives his brothers by reminding them that even though they thought evil against, BUT GOD meant it unto good. To create the nation of Israel.

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Living God

Only Believing Jews and Gentiles serve a LIVING GOD.

Throughout the Old Testament, Jews were reminded that God was a Living God, not a dead, dumb idol:
Deuteronomy 5:26 For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
Joshua 3:10 … Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you…
1 Samuel 17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, … that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel 17:36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
2 Kings 19:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and …
2 Kings 19:16 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 84:2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Isaiah 37:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and …
Isaiah 37:17 Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and …
Jeremiah 23:36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, …
Daniel 6:20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, …
Daniel 6:26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and …
Hosea 1:10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, … Ye are the sons of the living God.
The disciples and Jewish leaders understood that they served a living God:
Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter … said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, …
John 6:69 And we believe … thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
Acts 14:15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
Revelation 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, …
Paul reminded Jews (Hebrews) of the living God:
Hebrews 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, … purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Hebrews 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion,… the city of the living God, …
Paul reminded Gentiles that they were children of the living God.
Romans 9:26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
2 Corinthians 3:3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God;…
2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, …
1 Timothy 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, …
1 Timothy 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us …

Only Believing Jews and Gentiles serve a LIVING GOD. All others serve false, dead gods.

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God’s Secrets

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The Bible is God’s word to Man. And it is a progressive book. God did not reveal His secrets all at once but over many hundreds of Years.

The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. (Deuteronomy 29:29)
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. (Proverbs 25:2)
I would seek unto God,” Job said, “and unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number (Job 5:8-9).
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable (Psalm 145:3).
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite (Psalm 147:5).
…There is no searching of his understanding (Isaiah 40:28).
And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. (Luke 18:34)
For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. (John 20:9)
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. (1 Corinthians 2:9).
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! (Romans 11:33)
…that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; (Ephesians 3:8).

In this age of Grace, God has revealed many secrets but again, not all of them. Daniel and John (Revelation) have recorded that there are some secrets yet to come.

Daniel 12:8-9 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Revelation 10:4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

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God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

Why does the Scripture refer to God as the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob/Israel?

The Lord Jesus used the phrase:
Matthew 22:32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Mark 12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Luke 20:37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Peter speaking to the men of Israel used the phrase:
Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him …
Stephen quoted it in his defense of why he believed Jesus was the Messiah:
Acts 7:32 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
Why is it so important to mention all three men?
A study of Abraham in Genesis shows that God gave Promises, Covenants to Abraham and his seed. Abraham was the father of two (2) important men (and many other children Gen 25:1-3) Ishmael and Isaac. Ishmael was blessed by God and had many children, but was not in line for the Promises, Covenants. Isaac (the promised son) had two (2) sons, Easu and Jacob. Easu, although blessed of God was not in line for the Promises, Covenants. Jacob, later named by God, Israel was. He had twelve (12) sons who became the twelve tribes of Israel. All of the Promises, Covenants given to Abraham passed to Isaac and on to Jacob/Israel and the twelve sons who became the Jewish Nation.
Many peoples in the world, particularly the middle east can lay claim to being the children of Abraham through the blood of Ishmael or Abraham’s second wife Keturah, or through Isaac’s son Easu. But the Promises, Covenants, can only be claimed by the Jew, children who come through the line of ABRAHAM, ISAAC, and JACOB.

The Abrahamic Promises, Covenants DO NOT apply to the Church today. Our Promises come from the pen of the Apostle PAUL found in the epistles: Romans through Philemon. And they are only for those who believe the Gospel

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Death, Burial and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
God promised Abraham a land, a kingdom, a people and a king to reign forever and made a Covenant with him.
SEE: Genesis 12:1-3, 15:18, Exodus 19:5-8,
Deuteronomy 30:1-10, 2 Samuel 7:4-17
The Apostle Paul reminds the Hebrews (Jews) of Gods Covenant/Promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob/Israel: Hebrews 6:13-17, 11:9
The phrase “God of” appears 456 times. 23 times as “God of heaven” –
201 times as “God of Israel” – 17 times as “God of Abraham” – 6 times “God of the Hebrews”
Some Interesting references to scripture where all three men are names:
Genesis 28:13 And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land …
Genesis 32:9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, …
Exodus 3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; …
Exodus 3:15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and …
Exodus 3:16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, …
Exodus 4:5 That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared …
1 Kings 18:36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and …
1 Chronicles 29:18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, …
2 Chronicles 30:6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, … saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, …
If a person does not come thru the generations of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob: they are not a JEW!

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