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“And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: ‘The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. And this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins.’ As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies on your account; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.” Romans 11:26-29
1. Read Romans 11:1-29. What does the text say in respect to Israel.
a. What example does Paul use to show that God did not reject His people?
b. Why did part of Israel reject the truth? (Also see Romans 10)
c. What was the result of Israel’s transgression?
d. Why is God both kind and stern?
e. For how long will Israel experience a hardening in part? Then what will happen?
f. Why is Israel loved?
2. Read Deuteronomy 30:1-10. Where has the Lord dispersed the people of Israel? Why will they return? What will happen when they return? When will they return? Why?
3. Read James 1:1.To whom is this letter addressed. Where are the recipients located?
4. Read Isaiah 11:12. From where will the Lord gather the exiles of Israel?
5. Read Jeremiah 31. Who has the Lord loved with an everlasting love? What is the new covenant God will make with Israel? (verses 31-34) What will happen to the city of Jerusalem? (verses 38-40)
6. Read Ezekiel 20:34-44. Twice in this passage God says, “you will know that I am the Lord.” Why does He say this?
7. Read Ezekiel 28:25-26. Why does the Lord say, “they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord” and later “they will know that I am the Lord their God”?
8. Read Ezekiel 36:8-38. What does the Lord do that Israel and the nations know that He is the Lord their God? (verses 11, 23, 38)
9. Read Ezekiel 37.
a. What do the bones represent?
b. Who will be united (verses 15-23)?
c. Who will be their king? For how long? (See Psalm 89:4, 20, 29 Ezekiel 34:23).
“…the coming Messianic ruler is called David because he would be a descendent of David and achieve for Israel what David had—except more fully.” NIV Study Bible
10. Read Zephaniah 3.
a. Who will the Lord remove from the city (verse 11)?
b. Who will remain (verses 12-14)?
c. What will the Lord do for the remnant of Israel?
11. Read Zechariah 2. What city will be a city without walls? Who will be a fire around it? Where will the Lord live? When will He live there? Who will live there with the Lord?
12. Read Zechariah 12-14. Zechariah was written after the remnant of Jews returned from their captivity in Babylon and were in the process of rebuilding their temple. Ezra and Haggai are companion books. However, “that day” concerns a future time? What will happen to Israel on that day?
a. Who will be gathered against Jerusalem?
b. What will happen to every horse and its riders?
c. Who will the leaders of Judah consume?
d. Who will the Lord save first? Why?
e. Why will Israel mourn (verses 10-14)?
f. Who will be cleansed from sin and impurity?
g. Who will be removed from the land?
h. What will happen to anyone who still prophecies? For an understanding of 13:6 notice what the false prophets did to themselves in 1 Kings 18:28.
i. How many will be struck down and perish? How many will be left in the land? What will happen to those left in the land?
j. What will happen to Jerusalem when the nations fight against her?
k. Who will fight against the nations? Who will come with Him? Where will He stand?
l. What will happen to the Mount of Olives?
m. Why will that day be a unique day?
n. With what plague will the Lord strike the nations that fight against Jerusalem? What will a similar plague strike?
o. What will be collected?
p. Who will go up year after year to worship the King? What will happen if they don’t?
q. What will HOLY TO THE LORD be inscribed on?
r. Who will no longer be found in the house of the Lord Almighty?
13. Read Matthew 24:1-31. When do the events of Zechariah 12-14 take place in Matthew 24?
14. Read Revelation 7, 14, 11, 12 and 16:12-16 watching for what pertains to Israel.
a. What event in Revelation 7 and 14 refers directly to Israel?
b. List the events of Revelation 11. What does this tell you about Israel’s relationship to the events of this time?
c. Revelation 12 is also mainly about Israel? List these events including the time frame.
d. What major event takes place in Revelation 16:12-16? Where does it take place?
e. When do the events of Zechariah 12-14 take place in Revelation?
15. How would you explain Israel’s place in end time events?