2009-09-30T18:17:20-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/israel http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+32:28&version=NIV 2009-09-30T18:17:20-05:00 The Israelites descended from Jacob. Jacob received the name Israel from an undercover angel after he wrestled with him. Israel means, he struggles with God. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2012&version=NIV 2009-09-18T14:12:25-05:00 Rehoboam succeeded Solomon as king of Israel, and was infamous for brutally mistreating the people that Solomon had ruled over with wisdom and temperance. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2010:5-19&version=NIV 2009-09-18T10:21:25-05:00 Assyria was a brutal and vicious enemy of Israel in the Old Testament. God used them to punish Israel for her sins, but Assyria itself never turned from its wicked ways, and is condemned by the prophet Isaiah. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea%2013:3&version=NIV 2009-09-02T17:37:21-05:00 Hosea writes about how God is angry with Israel and in this verse he gives a few images of how swiftly they will disappear. He says they are like smoke or the morning mist. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%207:13&version=NIV 2009-08-28T13:08:20-05:00 Moses asked Pharaoh repeatedly to let the Israelite people go free, but Pharaoh continually refused. The Biblical account describes Pharaoh as "hardening his heart" against Moses' request. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2014:1-31&version=NIV 2009-08-06T23:58:44-05:00 God brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt with a mighty miracle: the parting of the Red Sea. The sea parted to let the Israelites pass safely through, but closed in on the pursuing Egyptians. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2032:28&version=NIV 2009-07-27T16:13:45-05:00 After wrestling with God, Jacob is renamed "Israel." His descendants would go on to become a mighty nation blessed by God. Their story is told throughout the Old Testament. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2015:1-21&version=NIV 2009-07-16T09:46:01-05:00 The concept of the covenent--a pledge between two parties--comes up frequently in the Bible. Here we read of God's famous covenant with Abraham, which forms the basis of God's interaction with His people throughout history. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/estonian/A%20Favorite%20Son%20Becomes%20a%20Slave%20Estonian.pdf 2009-04-20T13:42:03-05:00 Estonian: Jacob has a favorite son, Joseph, & gives him a coat of many colors. Joseph has 2 dreams where his brothers bow down to him. They sell him as a slave into Egypt, though Reuben tries to save him. He works for Potiphar, but is falsely accused by Potiphar's wife & is thrown into prison. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/russian/Forty%20Years%20Russian.pdf 2009-03-04T12:16:47-05:00 Russian: Israel complains. God gives them quail & manna. Moses goes up the mountain to receive the 10 commandments. Israel sins & makes a golden calf. 10 spies bring a bad report about the promised land. Caleb & Joshua give a good report. Israel wanders 40 years in the wilderness for their sin.