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Israeli News
(Gen 12:3 & Ps 122:6)
On May 14, 1948 Israel once again
became a nation on the world
stage in partial fulfillment of Ez 37 -
the dry bones passage. They have
entered the land and become a
nation but they have not yet
embraced Jesus as their Messiah
and King.
Today, the political tide of the US
and Israel has changed. We must
watch and wait for what will
happen next with these new
dynamics. Netanyahu has warned
the new Gov’t in Israel against Iran
and establishing a Palestinian
State. Two US pressure points are
coming against Israel …
1) The US renewed talks with Iran.
Will these US efforts undermine
Israeli security? Any new
agreement with Iran will only
embolden their proxy
aggression against Israel.
Connection with Dan 8 and the
two-horned Ram?
2) Social Justice for Palestine. Will
US pressure Israel into a peace
for land agreement? The US
Democratic Party has shifted its
position from verbal support of
Israel to silence. Will Israel
inherit the Promised Land (Gen
28:15) prior to the Millennium?
Netanyahu believes he will return
to the seat of Prime Minister.
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Review
Elijah’s message was rejected by Israel; just as Jesus was
rejected - Luke 4:24-26. As a consequence, Israel lost a
blessing and gained a curse - Read Deut 28. Jesus was
rejected because of unbelief and the Jews refusal to see and
hear the truth of their Messiah at his first coming - read Is
61:1,2. The Jews rejected Christ before Pilate, and as a
consequence, took upon themselves the curse for killing an
innocent person - Matt 27:25.
Ancient Hebrew Worldview
God’s chosen people knew there were other gods. They,
however, were set apart from all other people to be God’s
own. The Bible clearly states the existence of other gods. A
simple Bible search for lower case “gods” will reveal over
200 instances regardless of which translation is used. When
the Bible (223 in the ESV) mentions other gods (66), foreign
gods (10), false gods (2), household gods (12), it means other
gods exist.
Ex 15:11 - “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is
like you, majes?c in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds,
doing wonders?”
Ps 97:9 - “For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.”
Ex 20:3 - “You shall have no other gods before me”
Dan 2:47 - “The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your
God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of
mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.”
Deut 10:17 - “For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of
lords”
God also promised his people a land that they would inherit
from him and this would also separate them from the other
nations. These other nations would be overseen by “sons of
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Holiness
Holiness is not about being perfect
it is about identity. It is a state of
purity through cleansing, being
consecrated by a ceremonial act,
and being sanctified or set apart
to God.
Five different times in Leviticus
God explains that to be holy is to
be set apart. Lev 20:26 - “You are
to be holy to me because I, the
Lord, am holy, and I have set you
apart from the nations to be mine.”
1 Peter 1:14-16 - “… But as the one
who called you is holy, you also are
to be holy in all your conduct; for it
is written, Be holy, because I am
holy.”
Step 1 is a purification. 2 Cor 7:1 -
“… let us cleanse ourselves from
every impurity of the flesh and
spirit, bringing holiness to
completion in the fear of God.”
Step 2 the act of consecration.
Rom 12:1 - “present yourself as a
living sacrifice, holy, and pleasing
to God” Baptism is an act of
consecration.
Step 3 being sanctified is to be set
apart by the blood of Christ, the
Holy Spirit and by faith.
Read Lev 22:32, Heb 13:12, Rom
15:16, 1 Cor 6:11, Acts 26:18 to
better understand sanctification.
All three aspects are wrapped
together in the definition of
holiness and they help define our
identity in Christ, as he is holy.
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God” who functioned as God’s inner circle and were
members of his divine council (PS 82 & PS 89). Deut 32:8 -
“When the Most High gave to the nations their
inheritance [land], when he divided mankind, he fixed the
borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons
of God. But the LORD’s portion is his people, Jacob his
allotted heritage."
Just as the “sons of God” in Gen 6:1-4 successfully rebelled
and caused God to regret his creation, the new “sons of
God” overseers of nations in Gen 11 also rebelled and the
cycle seemed destined to repeat itself. However, God had
other plans. He selected a people and a nation that he
would personally oversee himself and present itself as a
clear contrast to the other nations. God honed his plan to
counteract the rebellion.
Confusion on this issue, by most modern day biblical
scholars, is a misunderstanding and use of the Hebrew
term - Elohim. Ancient Israelites understood Elohim to
refer to ANY spiritual being. It is a generic term and is
applied to any being who exists in the spiritual realm. This
is easily understood by doing a word search for lower case
“gods” in the biblical text. There are well over 200
occurrences in both the OT & NT. In every case, these
false gods, lesser gods, unclean spirits, evil spirits are
referred to as Elohim. They never refer to a human being,
only to a spiritual being who resides in the spiritual
domain. PS 8:5 explains that God made man a little lower
than the heavenly beings or Elohim. These Elohim, which
are spiritual beings in the spirit realm, are grouped in the
Bible into the following categories.
1. Yahweh, the Most High God of Israel (found hundreds
of times)
2. Lucifer, O Day Star, son of Dawn (IS 14:12) has a
heavenly throne (IS 14:13) but will die like earthly kings
(IS 14:10, IS 24:21, IS 34:4 & PS 82:7)
3. The “beney Elohim” of Yahweh’s heavenly council (sons
of God), both loyal and disloyal (Gen 6:1-4, PS 82; PS 89;
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Deut 32:8-9, 43; PS 58:112; Job 1:6 & 2:1 & 38:4-7, Dan
4:17; Dan 7:9-10)

4. The gods of foreign nations (1 Kings 11:33 & Acts 7:42)

5. The disembodied Nephilim dead or Demons (Deut 32:17)

6. The disembodied human dead (1 Sam 28:13)

7. Angels and Archangels (ma’lak) - act as messengers, protectors, and providers for
mankind

This information is not commonly taught within Christianity today because many academics fear
that most Christians will be confused and the doctrine of “monotheism” threatened. However,
when properly understood, monotheism is in no way threatened. Within the spiritual realm there
is differentiation amongst spiritual beings. Spiritual beings can be distinguished based on a
number of attributes - appearance, hierarchical rank, titles, job descriptions, authority, and
powers. As God Most High, Yahweh is unique and stands alone as the only uncreated being.
Yahweh is an ‫( אלהים‬Elohim), but no other ‫( אלהים‬Elohim) is Yahweh. That was what an
orthodox Israelite believed about Yahweh. Psalm 83:18 declares it - “May they know that you
alone - whose name is the Lord - are the Most High over the whole earth.” Monotheism is secure
given the unique nature of Yahweh and his separateness or holiness from all other gods.

In other words, the supreme nature of the God Most High, does not negate the existence of
“sons of God” as divine beings. The sons of God are referenced in these five passages …

1. Gen 6:1-4 - “the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they
took as their wives any they chose.”

2. Deut 32:8 - “When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he
divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the
sons of God.”

3. Job 1:6 - “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.”

4. Job 2:1 - “Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord.”

5. Job 38:4-7 - “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? … when the
morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?”

We will expand on this topic further in later sessions as we delve into the story of Elijah.

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Please note, these views are being popularized, in recent years, by biblical and Hebrew language
scholar Dr. Michael Heiser, who works for the Logos Bible App. His views can be found at
thedivinecouncil.com and he has a youtube channel covering this and other topics - https://
www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Ud2F59K45tT5dujVD0Qzw

I appreciate his ministry, as he has no theological axe to grind or position to protect or maintain.
He allows all of scripture to speak without imposing hundreds of years of western thought and
ideas on top of it. I am not saying all western biblical thought is worthless.