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NO DISPARAGEMENT OF NON-ISRAEL RACES 7

THE FOUNDATIONS USED THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK 8
ON THE RIGHT FOUNDATION, ISRAEL IS EXCLUSIVE 9
WE HAVE TO BELIEVE MOSES TO BE ABLE TO BELIEVE JESUS 9
NOT BELIEVING WHAT GOD SAYS BRINGS JUDGEMENT 11
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A BOOK BY BOOK LOOK AT THE EXCLUSIVENESS OF ISRAEL 16

GOD PLACES HIS NAME ON THE ONE PEOPLE 20
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EACH BOOK IN ORDER THROUGH THE NEW TESTAMENT 21

ISRAEL IN THE REVELATION 30
TO CONCLUDE 31
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REACTION ONE [THE MOST COMMON] 32

REACTION TWO 33
REACTION THREE 33
REACTION FOUR 33
REACTION FIVE 34
REACTION SIX 34
REACTION SEVEN 34
REACTION EIGHT 34
REACTION NINE 35
REACTION TEN 35
REACTION ELEVEN 35
ARE THERE TWO OR THREE WITNESSES FOR EXCLUSIVE ISRAEL? 36
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WORD MEANINGS 37
GO INTO ALL THE WORLD 38
THE WORLD KOSMOS OR OIKOUMENE? 40
WHAT WORLD DID GOD SO LOVE? 40
THE TWO VIEWS OF THE WORLD ARE TWO DIFFERING GOSPELS 40
DOES GOD LOVE THOSE HE DECLARES- THAT HE HATES? 40
JOHN CHAPTER THREE 41
WHICH WORLD? 41
ALL, EVERY ONE, WHO-SO-EVER, ETC. 42
ARE ALL AND EVERY LIMITED EXPRESSIONS? 42
GOSPEL NUMBER ONE [THE FALSE GOSPEL OF THE UNIVERSAL] 43
GOSPEL NUMBER TWO [THE TRUE GOSPEL OF THE PARTICULAR] 44
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1. IT IS CONTRARY TO THE NATURE OF GOD 45

2. OF EVERY KINDRED, TONGUE, PEOPLE AND NATION 45
3. ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH 47
4. THE EXODUS 47
5. EVERYONE THAT THIRSTETH 47
6. CORNELIUS 47
7. PETERS SHEET VISION 48
8. THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH 48
9. THE WIDOW OF SAREPTA 48
10. GO INTO THE HIGHWAYS 49
11. EVERYONE THAT ASKS RECEIVES 49
12. WHOSOEVER SHALL CONFESS ME 50
13. THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA 50
14. PENTECOST 50
15. ALL MEN JUSTIFIED BY THE FREE GIFT 51
16. WHO WILL HAVE ALL MEN TO BE SAVED 51
17. SALVATION TO ALL MEN 51
18. BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE 51

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19. THE KINGDOM NOW INCLUDES EVERYONE 52

20. THE LORDS PRAYER 52
21. THE ISRAEL OF GOD [GAL 6:16] 52
22. THERE ARE TWO ISRAELS: ONE NATURAL, ONE SPIRITUAL 53
23. STRANGERS CAN BECOME ISRAELITES 54
24. JESUS IS NOW THE KING 55
25. IN THEE SHALL ALL NATIONS BE BLESSED 55
CONCLUSION 55
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WHERE DID GENTILE COME FROM? 56

HOW GENTILE IS MISUSED 56
HOW THE HEBREW AND GREEK WORDS ARE TRANSLATED 57
POPULAR THEOLOGY ABOUT GENTILES IS IT RIGHT? 58
THE KINSMAN-REDEEMER 59
TO WHOM DID THE APOSTLE PAUL WRITE? 59
JESUS MINISTRY WAS NOT PRIMARILY TO THE JEWS OR IN JUDEA 60
COMMENT 61
WHAT IS BEING SAID? 62
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IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 64

IN THE NEW TESTAMENT 65
THOSE WHO SAY THEY ARE JEWS, BUT ARE NOT 66
JOHN CHAPTER EIGHT 66
WHENCE THE TARES? 68
CAN THE JEWS BE IDENTIFIED? 69
JOSEPHUS AND HIS COMMENTS ON THE JEWS 70
THE DESTINY OF THE EDOMITES [THE JEWS] 72
DOES EDOM HAVE ANY MARKS OF IDENTIFICATION TODAY? 73
JEWS WHO ARE NON-SEMITIC 74
SOME COMMENTS FROM HISTORY 76
THE RELIGION OF THE JEWS 76
WHAT IS THEIR BLASPHEMY? 77
EDOM, THE ETERNAL ENEMY OF ISRAEL 78
ANTI-SEMITISM 78
NON-ISRAELITE JEWS 79
1. THE ASHKENAZIM JEWS 79
2. THE KHAZAR JEWS 79
3. THE SEPHARDIM JEWS 79
4. THE SEPHARDIM / ASHKENAZIM JEWISH MIXTURE 79
5. THE ETHIOPIAN DESCENDANTS OF HAM [THE FALASHAS] 79
6. BABYLONIAN JEWS 80
7. PROSELYTES TO JUDAISM 80
8. THE SHEMITE DESCENDANTS OF ESAU 80
RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL NONSENSE 80
ARE THE CHURCHES TEACHING THESE THINGS TODAY? 81
IS THIS THE MASTER DECEPTION OF SATAN? 81
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1. THE LAW AND THE WORD GIVEN AS A COVENANT TO ISRAEL ONLY 83

2. ISRAEL IN THE NEW TESTAMENT IS THE SAME AS THE OLD TESTAMENT 83
3. THE GENTILES IN GALATIANS ARE ISRAELITES 84
4. THE JEWS ARE NOT ISRAELITES 84
WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED 84
CHRISTOS WITHOUT IESOU [OR CHRIST WITHOUT JESUS] 84
CAN THE PROMISES MADE TO ABRAHAMS SEED BE SPIRITUALISED? 85
WHO ARE THESE HEIRS ACCORDING TO THE PROMISE? 86
WHO IS THE SEED TO WHOM THE ORIGINAL COVENANTS WERE MADE? 86
AS OF ONE AND THE ANOINTED SEED 87
IN CHRIST OR IN JESUS 88
THE MEDIATOR 88
NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK 89
WHO ARE THE GREEKS? 90
CHILDREN OF PROMISE 92
THE WORD BRETHREN 92
ISAAC HEARING FAITH AND FREEBORN SONS 92
IN THEE SHALL ALL NATIONS BE BLESSED 93
THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BEING BLESSED IN ABRAHAM 93
THE PROMISE AND THY SEED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT 95

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THE WORD ADOPTION 96

THE FIRST ADOPTION VERSE 97
THE SECOND ADOPTION VERSE 97
THE THIRD ADOPTION VERSE 98
THE FOURTH ADOPTION VERSE 99
THE FIFTH ADOPTION VERSE 99
HOW CAN ANY ARGUE WITH GOD? 100
WHAT IS THE TEACHING ABOUT ADOPTION? 100
WHO ARE THESE SONS? 100
HE CAME UNTO HIS OWN 102
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NEW TESTAMENT STRANGERS 105
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THE DIFFERENT WORDS FOR SEED 109

SEED IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 110
THE TWO SEEDS IN GENESIS 3:15 110
ABRAHAMS SEED IS GENETIC 111
SEED AND OFFSPRING 111
SEED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT 112
SPERMA (AV: SEED) 112
THE TWO SOWINGS IN HIS FIELD 113
SPOROS (AV: SEED) 113
THE WORDS SPIRITUAL AND NATURAL 113
NATURAL 114
SPIRITUAL 114
ISRAEL THE HOLY SEED 115
ISRAEL AN HOLY PEOPLE 115
ISRAEL A SEPARATED PEOPLE 116
ISRAEL A PECULIAR PEOPLE 116
ISRAEL THE ANOINTED SEED 117
ISRAEL A CHOSEN PEOPLE 117
ISRAEL A STONE PEOPLE [OR NATION] 118
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BORN 120
BORN OF WATER AND OF SPIRIT 120
WHO DID GOD BEGET? 120
ABRAHAM AND SARAH THE ORIGIN 121
FORMED FROM THE WOMB 122
HE CAME UNTO HIS OWN BORN OF GOD 122
REGENERATION 124
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SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHURCH 125

THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD CHURCH 126
THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH 126
COULD THE CHURCH TAKE OVER THE PROMISES MADE TO ISRAEL? 127
WHO IS THE ASSEMBLY? 128
WHAT IS THE ASSEMBLY? 128
THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 130
THE CHURCH WHICH IS THE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN 130
SIGNS AND WONDERS IN THE ASSEMBLY 132
WHAT ARE WE SAYING? 133
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WHY THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN? 134

JESUS TEACHING ABOUT THE KINGDOM 134
THE WORD KINGDOM 135
IS THE KINGDOM PHYSICAL OR SPIRITUAL? 136
WHAT DO THE PROPHETS SAY? 137
THE THRONE OF THE KINGDOM 138
THE ETERNAL NATURE OF THE THRONE 139

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THE PARABLES 141
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN THE BOOK OF ACTS 141
THE KINGDOM IN THE EPISTLES 142
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WHO ARE REGATHERED? 144

WHAT SAITH THE LAW, THE PSALMS AND THE PROPHETS? 144
THE REGATHERING AS FOUND IN THE LAW 144
THE REGATHERING IN THE PSALMS 146
THE REGATHERING IN THE PROPHETS 146
THE REGATHERING IN JEREMIAH 147
DO OUR MODERN PROPHETS AGREE WITH JEREMIAH? 147
THE REGATHERING IN EZEKIEL 149
THE PROPHECIES OF THE DRY BONES AND THE TWO STICKS 150
THE DRY BONES 150
THE TWO STICKS. 151
THE REGATHERING IN DANIEL 152
THE REGATHERING IN HOSEA 152
THE REGATHERING IN JOEL 152
THE REGATHERING IN AMOS 153
THE REGATHERING IN MICAH 153
THE REGATHERING IN NAHUM 154
THE REGATHERING IN HABAKKUK 154
THE REGATHERING IN ZEPHANIAH 154
THE REGATHERING IN HAGGAI 154
THE REGATHERING IN ZECHARIAH 155
THE REGATHERING IN MALACHI 155
TO CONCLUDE 156
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THE REGATHERING IN MATTHEW 157

MATTHEW 24 158
MATTHEW 25 158
THE REGATHERING IN THE OTHER GOSPELS 158
THE REGATHERING IN THE BOOK OF ACTS 159
WHAT IS THE NEW TESTAMENT GATHERING TIME? 159
HAS THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT BEEN FULFILLED? 160
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THE BLESSING ON EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH 161

SOME POPULAR INTERPRETATIONS AND COMMENTS 163
1. EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH ARE SAID TO BE TYPES 163
2. GALILEE OF THE GENTILES 163
3. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN 164
4. THE ISRAEL OF GOD AND CIRCUMCISION OF THE HEART 164
5. THE SO-CALLED NEW TESTAMENT PASSOVER 164
WHEN EPHRAIM REPENTS 165
WHAT ARE WE SAYING? 165
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TURNING AWAY UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB 167

WHO ARE EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH TODAY? 167
WHAT OF EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH TODAY? 168
THE MONARCHY OVER THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL 168
THE NEW PLACE APPOINTED FOR ISRAEL 168
WHERE IS THIS NEW LOCATION? 169
WHERE MIGHT EPHRAIM BE NOW? 170
WHERE MIGHT MANASSEH BE NOW? 170
CONCLUSION 170
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THE BASIS OF GODS JUDGEMENT OF NON-ISRAEL NATIONS 172

RACIAL DIFFERENCES 173
RACISM 173
IS GOD RACIST? 174
RACIAL ORIGINS 174
IS THERE A THIRD GROUP? 175
SHOULD THE WORD OF GOD BE TAUGHT TO THESE OTHERS? 175
HOW DO WE ASSESS OUR BELIEFS? 176
ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY 177
GOD WILL BE GRACIOUS TO WHOM HE WILL BE GRACIOUS 178
TO CONCLUDE 179

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NEW TESTAMENT FORNICATION 182
GOING ASTRAY 185
WHOREDOM 185
IS BALAAMS DOCTRINE THE NORMAL TEACHING? 186
HARD SAYINGS? 186
CAN BALAAMS DOCTRINE APPLY TODAY? 186
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS 187
TO CONCLUDE 187

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1 1Pe 2: 7,8 ................................122 A

1Pe 2: 3 ...................................128
1Ch 5: 1,2............................... 156 1Pe 2: 5 ...................................110 Acts 17:21 ...............................101
1Ch 5: 1.................................. 161 1Pe 2: 9 .........11, 24, 41, 103, 111 Acts 1: 6,7 ..............................154
1Ch 5: 2.......................... 157, 161 1Pe 2:10 ....................................50 Acts 1: 3 ........................... 47, 136
1Ch 10:14................................ 130 1Pe 2:11 ............................24, 102 Acts 1: 6 .............18, 47, 130, 136
1Ch 16:35,36........................... 140 1Pe 2:13 ............................50, 103 Acts 1:11 ............................ 53, 56
1Ch 18: 3................................. 155 1Pe 2:17 ..............................24, 50 Acts 2: 5 ...................................45
1Ch 28: 5......................... 133, 163 1Pe 2:24,25 ...............................24 Acts 2: 7 ............................. 53, 56
1Ch 29:15................................ 102 1Sa 7:10 ..................................155 Acts 2: 9 ...................................45
1Ch 29:23........................ 130, 133 1Sa 9:17 ..................................130 Acts 2:10 ................................101
1Co 1: 2.................................. 123 1Sa 10:16 .................................130 Acts 2:17 ..................................18
1Co 2: 7-16 ............................ 116 1Th 1: 4.........................19, 21, 22 Acts 2:21 ..................................45
1Co 2:13................................. 109 1Th 2:12..................................138 Acts 2:22 ............................ 18, 56
1Co 2:14................................. 109 1Th 2:15....................................64 Acts 2:29,30 ...........................133
1Co 3: 1.................................. 109 1Th 4: 3...................................179 Acts 2:36 ............................ 18, 44
1Co 4: 1.................................. 169 1Th 4:16..................................154 Acts 2:39 ..................................18
1Co 4:15................................. 115 1Th 5: 9,10................................22 Acts 2:42 ................................182
1Co 4:20................................. 129 1Th 5: 9...................................111 Acts 3:12,13 .............................18
1Co 6: 9,10............................. 137 1Ti 2: 4 .....................................46 Acts 3:21 ................................136
1Co 6: 9.................................. 178 1Ti 2: 5 .....................................83 Acts 3:22,23 ...............................5
1Co 6:12-18 ........................... 177 1Ti 2: 9 .....................................33 Acts 3:25 ............................ 18, 90
1Co 6:13................................. 179 1Ti 3:15 ............................22, 124 Acts 3:25,26 ...........................107
1Co 6:18................................. 179 1Ti 4: 1 ...................................125 Acts 3:26 ..................................90
1Co 7: 1-3 .............................. 178 Acts 4: 1 .................................127
1Co 10: 1-4 ............................... 21 2 Acts 5:31 ..................................18
1Co 10: 1........................... 86, 177 2Ch 7: 8 ..................................155 Acts 7: 5 .................................107
1Co 10: 3................................. 109 2Ch 9: 8 ..................................133 Acts 7:37 ..................................18
1Co 10: 8......................... 177, 178 2Ch 13: 5 .................................131 Acts 7:38 ................................123
1Co 10:11........................ 177, 178 2Ch 20:20 ................................181 Acts 7:53 ..................................93
1Co 10:17.................................. 22 2Co 1:21,22 ............................116 Acts 8: 9 .................................127
1Co 10:32.......................... 85, 125 2Co 6:14 .................................178 Acts 8:12 ................................136
1Co 12: 1................................. 109 2Co 6:15 ...................................83 Acts 8:14 ..................................45
1Co 12:13...................... 84, 85, 86 2Co 6:16,17 ..............................32 Acts 9:31 ..................................55
1Co 14: 1................................. 109 2Co 6:17 .................................178 Acts 10: 2 ..................................42
1Co 14:34................................ 123 2Co 6:18 ...................................96 Acts 10:22 .................................53
1Co 15:24........................ 130, 137 2Co 11: 6 ...................................30 Acts 10:28 .................................42
1Co 15:36................................ 110 2Co 11:22 ................................108 Acts 10:36 .....................19, 43, 54
1Co 15:44................................ 109 2Co 13: 1 ...................................31 Acts 10:37 .................................45
1Co 15:46................................ 109 2Pe 1: 4 .....................................24 Acts 10:43 ........................... 43, 54
1Co 15:50........................ 131, 137 2Pe 1:10,11 .............................138 Acts 11:20 .................................43
1Co 15:52................................ 154 2Pe 2: 1 ...................................128 Acts 11:28 .................................35
1Jo 1: 7................................... 138 2Pe 2: 5 .....................................33 Acts 13:10 .......................125, 127
1Jo 2: 2..................................... 35 2Pe 2: 6 ...................................168 Acts 13:17 ......................... 40, 113
1Jo 2: 7..................................... 25 2Pe 2:15 ..................176, 178, 180 Acts 13:17-42 ............................28
1Jo 2:12.................................... 25 2Pe 2:15-22...............................63 Acts 13:22,23 ............................19
1Jo 2:19.................................... 25 2Pe 3: 2-4..................................24 Acts 13:23 .................................54
1Jo 2:20.................................... 25 2Pe 3: 9 .....................................46 Acts 13:32,33 ............5, 19, 47, 54
1Jo 2:27............................ 25, 116 2Sa 7:10 ..........................163, 164 Acts 13:33 .................................95
1Jo 3: 2............................... 94, 95 2Sa 7:12-16.....................131, 163 Acts 13:39 .................................87
1Jo 3: 9............... 25, 36, 116, 169 2Sa 7:13 ..................................134 Acts 13:43 ...............................124
1Jo 3:13.................................... 34 2Sa 7:23 ....................................12 Acts 14:22 ...............................137
1Jo 5:18............................ 25, 116 2Sa 8: 3 ...................................155 Acts 15:15 ...................................3
1Ki 8:65 ................................. 155 2Sa 8:14 ....................................65 Acts 15:29 ...............................179
1Ki 9: 5 .................................. 134 2Th 1: 5...................................138 Acts 17: 2,3 ................................. 3
1Ki 16:30 ................................ 176 2Th 2: 1-17 .............................154 Acts 17: 6 ..................................35
1Ki 17: 1 ................................... 99 2Th 2:13....................................22 Acts 17:11 ...............................171
1Ki 17:18 .................................. 43 2Th 2:14..................................111 Acts 17:26 ...............................179
1Pe 1: 1,2 ................................. 23 2Ti 1: 3 .....................................22 Acts 19: 8 ................................137
1Pe 1: 1 .................... 49, 101, 103 2Ti 2:10 ..................................113 Acts 19:27 .................................35
1Pe 1: 2 .................................... 50 2Ti 2:19 ............................29, 118 Acts 20:25 ...............................137
1Pe 1: 4 .................................. 127 2Ti 3: 8 ...................................125 Acts 20:28 ...............................123
1Pe 1: 5 .................................. 128 2Ti 4: 1 ...................................138 Acts 20:28-31 ..........................125
1Pe 1:10 ........................... 24, 125 2Ti 4:18 ..................................138 Acts 21:8.43
1Pe 1:11 ................................... 24 Acts 21:28 .................................45
1Pe 1:15 ................................... 24 Acts 24: 5 ..................................35
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Acts 24:17 ................................. 53 Eph 2:11-22 ..............................84 Gal 1: 6.....................................30
Acts 26: 5 ................................ 114 Eph 2:12......21, 85, 101, 102, 162 Gal 1: 8.....................................35
Acts 26: 6 .................................. 19 Eph 2:13..................................124 Gal 1:11,12.............................137
Acts 26: 7 ............................ 19, 29 Eph 2:16..................................162 Gal 2: 7.....................................54
Acts 26:22 ................................... 3 Eph 2:18....................................84 Gal 2:13....................................60
Acts 28:20 ................................. 19 Eph 2:19..........................101, 102 Gal 3: 7-9 .................................88
Acts 28:23 ............................... 137 Eph 2:20....................................28 Gal 3: 3.....................................87
Amo 1:11 ................................. 73 Eph 4:14..................................125 Gal 3: 5.....................................87
Amo 1:12 ........................... 64, 67 Eph 5: 3...................................179 Gal 3: 7.......................30, 90, 140
Amo 3: 1,2 ............................. 139 Eph 5: 5...................................137 Gal 3: 8.....................................90
Amo 3: 2 .................................. 15 Eph 5:19..................................109 Gal 3:13....................................21
Amo 9: 9 ................................ 161 Eph 5:23..........................123, 124 Gal 3:16.... 29, 80, 81, 82, 84, 116
Amo 9:10 ................................. 38 Eph 6:12..................................109 Gal 3:19..................................167
Amo 9:11-15 .......................... 148 Est 8:17 .....................................75 Gal 3:19,20...............................83
Antiquities 6.12. 4.................... 66 Exo 4:22..................115, 116, 159 Gal 3:19,29...............................83
Antiquities 11. 5. 7.................... 59 Exo 6: 7.....................................11 Gal 3:24....................................94
Antiquities 13. 9. 1.............. 65, 69 Exo 12:19.................................100 Gal 3:26........................30, 80, 82
Antiquities 13.11. 3................... 66 Exo 12:43-49 ...........................100 Gal 3:26-29 ............................182
Antiquities 20. 2. 1.................... 66 Exo 13:15.................................159 Gal 3:28....................................84
C Exo 15:13...................................41 Gal 3:29.............................. 80, 84
Exo 17:16...................................73 Gal 4: 4,5..................................21
Col 1: 9................................... 110 Exo 19: 5,6...........................11, 41
Col 1:13.................................. 138 Gal 4: 5...............................94, 96
Exo 19: 5....................24, 103, 111 Gal 4: 7.....................................96
Col 1:18.................................. 123 Exo 23:20-33 ...........................155
Col 1:24.................................. 123 Gal 4:28....................................87
Exo 33:13...................................75 Gal 4:29....................................87
Col 3: 5................................... 179 Exo 33:16.................................111
Col 4:11.................................. 138 Gal 4:30....................................96
Exo 33:19.............................30, 93 Gal 5:21..................................137
D Exo 34:20.................................159 Gal 6: 1...................................109
Dan 7:13,14............................ 147 Exo 48:22.................................161 Gal 6:16....................................47
Dan 7:13-18 ........................... 112 Eze 2: 3 ...................................144 Gen 17:20 ..................................75
Dan 7:27................................... 89 Eze 3: 1 ...................................144 Gen 1:11 .................................105
Dan 8:24................................... 11 Eze 6:60 ..................................145 Gen 3:15 ................... 40, 105, 106
Dan 12: 1........................... 14, 147 Eze 11:17 .................................145 Gen 4:13 .................................167
Dan 12: 7................................. 110 Eze 13: 1-16.............................145 Gen 4:15 ...................................40
Deu 2: 5.................................... 64 Eze 14: 9-11.............................145 Gen 6: 9 ............................ 40, 116
Deu 4: 6-8 .................................. 6 Eze 14:22 .................................143 Gen 10: 1-3................................74
Deu 4: 7,8................................. 11 Eze 16:49 .................................168 Gen 12: 1,2 ................................52
Deu 4:13................................. 167 Eze 16:60-63............................168 Gen 12: 2,3 ................................88
Deu 4:25-27 ........................... 155 Eze 20: 5 ..................................112 Gen 12: 2 ...................................75
Deu 4:37................................... 11 Eze 20:34-38............................145 Gen 12: 3 ...................................89
Deu 7: 6............................ 12, 110 Eze 21: 8-17.............................145 Gen 13:13 ................................168
Deu 7: 8.................................... 34 Eze 21: 5 ..................................145 Gen 15:13 ..................................98
Deu 14: 2................. 103, 110, 111 Eze 33:24 ...................................67 Gen 17: 5 ...................................52
Deu 18:15-19 .............................. 5 Eze 34:30,31,33 .......................145 Gen 17: 7 ........................... 81, 107
Deu 23: 7,8................................ 68 Eze 35: 5-7.................................73 Gen 17: 8 ...................................98
Deu 23: 6................................... 89 Eze 35: 5 ....................................72 Gen 17:12 ..................................99
Deu 26: 2................................... 15 Eze 35:10-15..............................67 Gen 18:18 ............................ 51, 88
Deu 26:18................................ 103 Eze 35:12 ...................................72 Gen 19: 4-6................................51
Deu 26:18,19........................... 111 Eze 35:15 ...................................64 Gen 19:37 ................................170
Deu 26:19.......................... 15, 110 Eze 36: 2-7.................................67 Gen 19:38 ................................170
Deu 28:10...................... 15, 38, 50 Eze 36:21-38............................145 Gen 21:12 ............................ 28, 82
Deu 28:64................................ 155 Eze 37:11 .................................145 Gen 21:18 ..................................75
Deu 30: 1-6 ..................... 139, 140 Eze 37:14 .................................145 Gen 22:18 ..................................88
Deu 32: 9,43................................ 6 Eze 37:15-28..............................14 Gen 23: 4 ......................... 100, 102
Deu 32: 8................................. 179 Eze 37:19 .................................156 Gen 25:23 ............................ 52, 63
Deu 32: 9................................... 12 Eze 37:21-23............................146 Gen 26: 3 ...................................88
Deu 32:41.................................. 51 Eze 37:21-25............................134 Gen 26: 5 .................................167
Deu 32:43.................................. 20 Eze 37:24 .................................146 Gen 27:40,41 .............................64
Deu 33:12.................................. 56 Eze 37:25 .................................146 Gen 28: 9 ...................................69
Deu 33:13-17 .......................... 165 Eze 37:26-28..............................14 Gen 28:14 ..................................88
Deu 33:17................................ 157 Eze 37:28 .................................146 Gen 29:35 ..................................60
Deu 33:29.................................. 12 Eze 39: 6,7 ...............................164 Gen 35: 2 ...................................99
Eze 39:21 .................................146 Gen 36: 2,3 ................................69
E Eze 43: 7 ..................................134 Gen 36: 1 ...................................69
Ecc 1:13 ................................. 171 Ezr 9: 2 ...................................110 Gen 36: 2 ...................................69
Eph 1: 3 .................................. 109 Ezr 9:12 ....................................89 Gen 36: 8 ...................................64
Eph 1: 5 .................................... 94 Ezr 10:10,11 ............................176 Gen 36: 9 ........................... 64, 170
Eph 1:14 ................................. 111
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Gen 36:43.................................. 64 Isa 5:26 .....................................51 Jer 36: 2 ...................................142
Gen 37: 3................................. 156 Isa 6:13 ...................................110 Jer 50: 4 ...................................142
Gen 46: 3................................... 52 Isa 7: 8 ....................................160 Jer 1: 5,10 .................................51
Gen 48: 5................................. 156 Isa 8:20 .......................................3 Jer 3:11 ...................................142
Gen 48: 6................................. 156 Isa 9: 7,8 .................................132 Jer 3:18 ...........................142, 164
Gen 48:15-22 .......................... 156 Isa 9: 1 ....................................158 Jer 5:11 ...................................142
Gen 48:16................................ 156 Isa 9: 7 ....................................158 Jer 6: 9 ....................................143
Gen 48:19...................... 5, 52, 157 Isa 9: 8 ....................................158 Jer 10: 2,3 ................................169
Gen 48:19-22 .......................... 162 Isa 11: 9-13 ..............................141 Jer 11:17 ..................................142
Gen 48:22................................ 156 Isa 11: 4 ...................................141 Jer 23: 3 ...................................142
Gen 49:10................................ 157 Isa 11:11 ....................................41 Jer 23: 8 ...................................164
H Isa 11:11-13 .............................143 Jer 23: 9 ...................................143
Isa 11:12 ....................................51 Jer 23:14 ..................................168
Hab 2: 3.................................. 149 Isa 11:12,13 ...............................48 Jer 28:24-26.............................144
Hab 3: 3-6 .............................. 149 Isa 11:13 ..............................29, 51 Jer 30: 3,31 ..............................142
Hab 3: 3.................................... 67 Isa 14: 1 ...................................112 Jer 30:11 ....................................89
Hab 3:13................... 15, 112, 149 Isa 14:27 ..................................106 Jer 31: 8-11..............................144
Hab 3:18................................. 149 Isa 24:15 ..................................164 Jer 31: 1 .............................42, 144
Hag 2: 5.................................. 150 Isa 29: 1-6 ................................164 Jer 31: 2 ...................................144
Heb 1: 6.................................... 35 Isa 34: 1 .....................................51 Jer 31: 8 ...................................164
Heb 2:10................................... 96 Isa 34: 5 .....................................67 Jer 31: 9 ...................................156
Heb 2:11-13 ........................... 123 Isa 35: 1 ...................................141 Jer 31:18 ..................................160
Heb 2:14-18 ............................. 72 Isa 37: 4 ...................................143 Jer 31:20 ..................................160
Heb 2:16................................... 22 Isa 40: 5 ...................................142 Jer 31:31 ........ 23, 49, 86, 144, 159
Heb 3: 6.................................... 22 Isa 40:11 ..................................142 Jer 31:31-33.............................159
Heb 4: 3.................................. 170 Isa 41: 8-9 ..................................12 Jer 31:31-34...............................44
Heb 6:13................................... 22 Isa 41: 8 ...................................103 Jer 31:35-37.............................144
Heb 7: 5.................................. 107 Isa 43: 1 .......................13, 93, 117 Jer 31:36 .............................. 53, 56
Heb 7:19................................... 19 Isa 43: 7 ...................................156 Jer 31:36,37 .............................103
Heb 8: 8,9................................. 48 Isa 44: 2 ...................................117 Jer 32:21-23.............................155
Heb 8: 8-9 ................................ 23 Isa 44: 3 ...................................106 Jer 32:41 ..................................144
Heb 8: 8 2, 31, 49, 60, 78, 90, 103, Isa 44:24 ..................................117 Jer 33:14 ..................................142
125, 134, 143, 144, 159 Isa 45: 4 ...............................13, 22 Jer 33:17 .... 50, 103, 134, 144, 163
Heb 9:28........................... 22, 154 Isa 45:22 ....................................42 Jer 33:17-25.............................134
Heb 10:26-29 ............................ 63 Isa 46: 3 .....................................13 Jer 46:28 ....................................89
Heb 10:39................................ 111 Isa 48: 1 ...................................156 Jer 49: 7-10................................68
Heb 11: 7................................... 33 Isa 49: 3 .....................................13 Jer 49:13 ....................................64
Heb 11:11................................ 108 Isa 49:12 ..................................164 Jer 50: 4,5,19 ...........................144
Heb 11:13.................. 49, 101, 102 Isa 51: 1,2 ............13, 87, 116, 117 Jer 50: 4 .....................................14
Heb 11:26.................................. 83 Isa 52: 4 .....................................13 Jer 51:19 ....................................14
Heb 11:34................................ 101 Isa 53: 8 ...............................13, 39 Jer 51:19,20 .............................132
Heb 12:15,16........................... 111 Isa 53:11 ....................................22 Jer 51:57 ..................................170
Heb 12:16,17................. 63, 64, 68 Isa 53:11,12 .............................172 Job 42: 7 ....................................64
Heb 12:23................................ 159 Isa 54: 1 .....................................21 Joel 2:27 ...................................14
Heb 12:28................................ 138 Isa 55: 1 .....................................42 Joel 2:28 .................................146
Hos 1:10 ........................... 96, 147 Isa 56: 3 .....................................99 Joel 3: 1,2 ...............................147
Hos 1:11 ............................. 14, 24 Isa 59:20,21 ...............................13 Joel 3: 2-17.............................169
Hos 2:18 ................................. 164 Isa 60:12 ............................89, 132 Joel 3: 2 ....................................14
Hos 3: 1 .................................... 34 Isa 61: 1 ...................................103 Joel 3:16,17 ............................148
Hos 3: 4 .................................. 163 Isa 61: 9 ...................................106 John 1:10-13...........................118
Hos 4: 6 .................................. 103 Isa 62: 3 ...................................130 John 1:11,12 ............... 18, 97, 117
Hos 4:14 ................................. 180 Isa 62:12 ..................................110 John 1:12 ................................116
Hos 5: 1 .................................. 163 Isa 63: 1-6 ..................................68 John 1:13 ................................118
Hos 5: 5 .................................. 161 Isa 63: 7-9 ..................................34 John 1:17 ................................167
Hos 5:7.176 Isa 65:23 ..................................106 John 1:31 ........................2, 18, 25
Hos 8:10 ................................. 147 John 2:24 ..................................25
Hos 11: 1-4................................ 34 J
John 3: 3-5......................114, 115
Hos 11: 3 ................................. 160 Jam 1: 1,2..................................23 John 3: 3 .................................118
Hos 11:10 ................................ 164 Jam 1: 1.....................................88 John 3: 5 ................... 91, 115, 118
Hos 13:13 ................................ 160 Jam 1:17..................................115 John 3: 6 ...................................91
Hos 14: 1-5................................ 14 Jam 1:18......................23, 88, 117 John 3: 8 .................................118
Hos 14: 5 ................................. 147 Jam 2: 5...................................138 John 3:12 .................... 4, 141, 146
I Jam 2:21....................................23 John 3:15 ....................................2
Jam 2:21,22...............................87 John 3:16 ............................ 34, 37
Isa 11:16.................................. 143 Jam 3: 6...................................104
Isa 1: 4...................................... 75 John 3:16,17 ......................... 2, 33
Jam 3:17..................................115 John 3:31 ................................114
Isa 1: 9.................................... 143 Jer 23: 3 ...................................143
Isa 3: 9.................................... 168 John 4:12 ..................................45
Jer 31: 7 ...................................143
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John 4:48 ................................ 126 Luke 17: 8................................179 Mat 15:31 ............................ 13, 17
John 5:46,47........................... 4, 6 Luke 17:21.......................132, 163 Mat 16:18 ........................121, 122
John 6:29 .................................... 6 Luke 19: 9................................130 Mat 17: 1 ...................................87
John 6:32-70............................... 5 Luke 19:27.................................67 Mat 17:25 ................................101
John 6:60 ................................ 182 Luke 20:28...............................107 Mat 18: 3 .................................135
John 7: 1............................. 17, 55 Luke 22:15...............................159 Mat 19: 1 ...................................55
John 7: 6................................... 55 Luke 22:16...................................5 Mat 19: 9 .................................177
John 7: 7................................... 34 Luke 23: 2............................52, 53 Mat 19:11,12 .............................63
John 7:35 .................... 84, 85, 103 Luke 24:39...............................132 Mat 19:28 .................. 17, 119, 154
John 8:21 ............................ 61, 68 Luke 24:44.........................3, 4, 30 Mat 20:28 .......................... 22, 172
John 8:23 .................................. 33 M Mat 21:41 ..................................68
John 8:25-59............................. 59 Mat 21:41,45 .............................62
John 8:33 .................................. 75 Mal 1: 2,3 .................................40 Mat 21:43,44 ...........................113
John 8:37 ............................ 63, 87 Mal 1: 2-4 ...........................62, 64 Mat 21:45 ..................................68
John 8:41 ................................ 178 Mal 1: 3-5 ...............................179 Mat 22: 9 ...................................44
John 8:43 .................................. 17 Mal 1: 2 ....................................34 Mat 23:13 ................................136
John 8:44 ............................ 68, 76 Mal 1: 4 ........................63, 64, 67 Mat 23:15 ..................................62
John 9:18-20............................. 96 Mal 3: 2 ..................................150 Mat 23:23 ................................131
John 10: 1 .................................. 56 Mal 3: 6 ..................................151 Mat 23:37 ................................153
John 10: 7 ................................ 140 Mal 3:17 .................................151 Mat 24:14 .......................... 35, 137
John 10:15 ................................. 39 Mal 3:18 .................................151 Mat 24:29 ........................153, 154
John 10:25-39............................ 59 Mal 4: 1,2 ...............................151 Mat 24:29-31...........................153
John 10:26 ................................. 62 Mal 4: 4-6 ...............................150 Mat 24:31 ........................113, 154
John 11:48 ........................... 52, 53 Mark 3: 8 ..................................65 Mat 25:32 ..................................33
John 11:49,50............................ 53 Mark 7:26 .................................85 Mat 25:34 ................................153
John 11:50-52.......................... 153 Mark 12:22 ..............................107 Mat 26: 2 ...................................55
John 11:53,54............................ 55 Mark 12:29 ................................17 Mat 26:28 ..................................22
John 11:54 ................................. 17 Mark 13:22 ..............................126 Mat 27: 7 .................................101
John 17: 6 .................................. 34 Mark 15:38 ..............................114 Mat 27:51 ................................114
John 17: 9 .................................. 34 Mark 16:15 ................2, 33, 36, 37 Mic 2: 2 ..................................143
John 17:14 ................................. 34 Mark 16:20 ..............................127 Mic 2:12 ........................... 15, 148
John 17:21 ............................... 105 Mat 1: 1 ....................................29 Mic 4: 2 ..................................148
John 18:36 ............................... 132 Mat 1:16 .................................115 Mic 5: 7,8 ...............................149
John 18:37 ............................... 118 Mat 1:21 .....2, 5, 17, 40, 152, 172 Mic 5: 2 ..................................157
John 19:11 ............................... 114 Mat 2: 1 ..................................118 Mic 6: 5 ..................................176
John 19:23 ............................... 114 Mat 2: 3 ....................................44 Mic 6:16 .................................176
Jos 24:10 ................................. 176 Mat 2: 6 ....................17, 152, 157 Mic 7:16 .................................148
Jude 1: 7 ................................. 168 Mat 3: 2 ..................................135 Mic 7:17 .................................148
Judges 19:12.............................. 99 Mat 3:12 .................................152 Mic 7:20 .................................149
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Lev 11:45 .................................. 24 Mat 4:15,16 ........................55, 56 Neh 1: 8-10.............................140
Lev 15:17 ................................ 106 Mat 4:17 .................................135 Neh 9: 2 .......................... 111, 176
Lev 20:24 ................................ 111 Mat 4:18 ...................................87 Neh 13: 2,3 ..............................176
Lev 20:26 .................................. 11 Mat 4:23 ...................................55 Neh 13:27 ................................176
Lev 25: 6 ................................... 99 Mat 5:10 .................................135 Num 3:13................................159
Lev 25:23 ................................ 102 Mat 5:17,18 ..............................30 Num 6:27..................................15
Luke 1: 3 ................................ 114 Mat 5:20 .................................135 Num 16:40.................................99
Luke 1:16 ................................. 16 Mat 7:12 ...................................30 Num 20:18-21 ........................... 69
Luke 1:16,33 .......................... 173 Mat 7:15 .................................125 Num 23: 9..............12, 40, 89, 182
Luke 1:32 ............................... 130 Mat 7:24 .................................121 Num 25: 6-8 ............................178
Luke 1:32,33 .................... 16, 133 Mat 8:11 .................................135 Num 25: 1........................176, 178
Luke 1:44-55.......................... 107 Mat 8:12 ...................................68 Num 31:16...............................175
Luke 1:54,55 .................... 16, 107 Mat 10: 5-7 ........................36, 135 O
Luke 1:67,73 .......................... 123 Mat 10: 6 .................103, 154, 158
Luke 1:68 . 2, 11, 13, 16, 107, 172 Mat 10: 7 .................................129 Oba 1: 8,9.................................67
Luke 1:73 ............................... 107 Mat 10:15 ................................168 Oba 1:12,13..............................67
Luke 1:73,74 ............................ 17 Mat 10:23 ..................37, 137, 154 Oba 1:16-18..............................77
Luke 1:77 ......................... 2, 5, 17 Mat 11: 1 ...................................36 Oba 1:17.................................148
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Luke 4:24-28............................ 43 Mat 13:11-13 ...........................136 Phi 3: 5 ...............................21, 60
Luke 7: 5 ............................ 52, 53 Mat 13:38 ..................63, 108, 125 Phi 3: 9 .....................................21
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Luke 12: 8 ................................. 45 Mat 15: 6 .................................171 Pro 16: 4 ....................................68
Luke 16:30,31 ......................... 127 Mat 15:13 ............................63, 76 Pro 23:27 .................................180
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Psa 8:18................................... 22 Rev 17: 2....................................53 Rom 9:21 ..................................39
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Psa 18:49.................................. 20 Rev 18: 4....................................53 Rom 9:24,25 ...........................161
Psa 22:23.................................. 22 Rev 18:20...................................54 Rom 9:27 ................................143
Psa 22:27.................................. 88 Rev 18:23...................................53 Rom 9:33 ................................122
Psa 22:27,28............................. 51 Rev 19: 2..................................179 Rom 10: 5-13...........................140
Psa 22:28................................ 130 Rev 19: 8....................................54 Rom 10:12 .................................85
Psa 39:12.................... 24, 49, 102 Rev 19:11...................................54 Rom 10:13 ...................................2
Psa 45: 6................................. 134 Rev 19:15,19............................169 Rom 10:18 .................................35
Psa 47: 4................................... 34 Rev 21: 4-7 ..............................182 Rom 11: 1 .......................... 12, 108
Psa 48: 2................................. 163 Rev 21:12...................................54 Rom 11: 2 ..................................50
Psa 57: 9................................... 51 Rev 21:27...................................54 Rom 11: 5 ................................143
Psa 58: 3................................... 68 Rom 1: 7 ...........................19, 108 Rom 11:13 ........................... 20, 54
Psa 67: 4................................... 51 Rom 1:11 ................................109 Rom 11:17 .................................20
Psa 78: 5................................... 12 Rom 1:13 ..................................19 Rom 11:26 ......... 2, 12, 49, 56, 162
Psa 81: 8................................... 51 Rom 1:20,21 .............................37 Rom 13: 8-10.............................30
Psa 89: 3,4.............................. 132 Rom 2:10 ..................................85 Rom 14:17 ...............................129
Psa 89:20-22 .......................... 133 Rom 3: 9 ...................................85 Rom 15: 8 ............................ 20, 81
Psa 89:29,36........................... 133 Rom 3:19 ......19, 50, 86, 140, 170 Rom 15:27 ...............................109
Psa 102:21,22.......................... 141 Rom 3:30 ..................................49 Rom 16:25,26 ..............................3
Psa 105:15............................... 112 Rom 4: 1 ...................................46 Rut 2:10....................................99
Psa 105:42,43.......................... 141 Rom 4:11 ..................................90 T
Psa 106:47............................... 141 Rom 4:13 ..........................49, 107
Psa 107: 2,3............................. 141 Rom 4:16 ....................46, 49, 108 Titus 1: 1 ..................................46
Psa 107:43............................... 141 Rom 4:18 ................................108 Titus 2:11 .................................46
Psa 108: 3.................................. 51 Rom 4:19 ................................117 Titus 2:13,14 ..........................174
Psa 108: 8................................ 157 Rom 4:24 ..................................20 Titus 2:14 ......................... 46, 111
Psa 111: 9.................................. 11 Rom 5:15 ..................................22 Titus 3: 5 ................................119
Psa 117: 1.................................. 51 Rom 5:18 ..................................46 W
Psa 122: 4................................ 134 Rom 7: 1-4 ..............................140 Wars 2:19 .................................44
Psa 132:11............................... 134 Rom 7: 1 ...................................20 Wars 6: 2 ..................................66
Psa 135: 4........................ 103, 111 Rom 7: 6 ...................................46
Psa 147:19,20.. 12, 19, 31, 78, 167 Rom 8:14 ............................96, 97 Z
Psa 148: 1.................................. 54 Rom 8:15 ..................................92 Zec 2: 5...................................150
Psa 148:14........................... 12, 21 Rom 8:16 ................................116 Zec 2:12.......................... 150, 163
Rom 8:18-23 .............................94 Zec 8: 7,8................................150
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Rom 8:19 ..................................96 Zec 8: 6...................................150
Rev 1: 2 .................................... 25 Rom 8:22,23 .............................92 Zec 8:13..................................150
Rev 2: 98, 17, 61, 72, 73, 76, 79, 125 Rom 8:23 ................................112 Zec 9: 1...................................150
Rev 2:14 ......................... 175, 178 Rom 9: 3,4 ..........................24, 93 Zec 10: 6..................................150
Rev 2:15 ................................... 64 Rom 9: 6-11 ............................161 Zec 10: 7..................................160
Rev 2:20 ......................... 178, 179 Rom 9: 3 ...................................93 Zec 12: 6..................................163
Rev 3: 9 .......... 17, 61, 62, 79, 125 Rom 9: 4 .......................16, 38, 49 Zec 14:12-21 ...........................150
Rev 3:10 ................................... 35 Rom 9: 7 .............................20, 82 Zec 14:16,17..............................89
Rev 5: 9,10 ............................... 40 Rom 9: 8 .................................108 Zec 14:21........................... 64, 181
Rev 5: 9 .................................... 42 Rom 9:10 ..................................82 Zep 1: 2,3 ...............................148
Rev 7: 5 .................................. 156 Rom 9:11 ................................106 Zep 2: 9 ..................................143
Rev 7: 9 .............................. 40, 42 Rom 9:13 ............................40, 64 Zep 3:13 ...................................15
Rev 11: 8 ................................. 110 Rom 9:15-18 .............................30 Zep 3:17 ...................................34
Rev 11:15 ........................ 129, 155 Rom 9:18 ....................39, 93, 173 Zep 3:17,18,20 .......................149
Rev 11:15,16 ........................... 112 Rom 9:20 ................................161
Rev 13:13 ................................ 126 Rom 9:20,21 ...........................181
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NO DISPARAGEMENT OF NON-ISRAEL RACES 7

A BOOK BY BOOK LOOK AT THE EXCLUSIVENESS OF ISRAEL 16

EACH BOOK IN ORDER THROUGH THE NEW TESTAMENT 21

REACTION ONE [THE MOST COMMON] 32

1. IT IS CONTRARY TO THE NATURE OF GOD 45

19. THE KINGDOM NOW INCLUDES EVERYONE 52

WHERE DID GENTILE COME FROM? 56

IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 64

1. THE LAW AND THE WORD GIVEN AS A COVENANT TO ISRAEL ONLY 83

THE WORD ADOPTION 96

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF STRANGERS? 103

THE DIFFERENT WORDS FOR SEED 109

SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHURCH 125

WHY THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN? 134

PROCLAIMING THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN 140

WHO ARE REGATHERED? 144

THE REGATHERING IN MATTHEW 157

THE BLESSING ON EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH 161

TURNING AWAY UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB 167

THE BASIS OF GODS JUDGEMENT OF NON-ISRAEL NATIONS 172

WHAT IS BALAAMS DOCTRINE? 180

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