- Eph 2:11-15
- When Christ died, did away with animal sacrifice
- Northern and Southern separation
- Enmity was the sacrificial law
- Northern kingdom was told not able to get the kingdom
- Would have prohibited the Northern Kingdom from salvation
- Eph 2:14 – The sacrificial wall was the dividing of the nation
- symbolic of the veil in the tabernacle to divide the holy of holies
- Exo 36:31-39
- Lev 16:34
- Once a year priest go into the holies of holies and sacrifice for Israel
- Eph 2:14-25
- When did that wall get broken down – When Christ died and resurrected,
- Matt 27:50-51
- The veil rent, symbolic he died for the whole nation of Israel
- The veil is what seperated us from God
- Christ is now the door
- John 10:16 – Always plan to raise up other sheep (scattered, dispersed of Israel)
- Where did the enmity begin?
- Why did Judah vex Ephraim/ Ephraim envy Judy?
- The sacrificial law had to be destroyed to bring Israel back together
- Gave the southern kingdom the advantage Rom 3
- Even though Judah had the advantage we were still the same as Ephraim
- All Fall short
- Heb 9:1-3 – Different sacrifices based on the day, sin, or wealth
- Divided the Holy (Ephraim) from the Most Holy (Judah)
- Heb 9:4-8
- The Holy spirit signified the way to God was not yet manifest yet, they were rehearsing the righteous acts (Rehearsing a connection with God)
- Jews thought since they had the blood sacrifice they were holier than southern kingdom
- Christ died because all have fallen, and by grace all redeemed
- Heb 9:8-9
- People were still sacrificing
- God was giving them (the Jews) a dispensation of time before the tabernacle would be destroyed and no more sacrifices
- Southern kingdom believed faster
- Sacrificial law was just rehearsing the righteous acts, and not make perfect
- Ushering in of Christ and his blood, and doing away of goats
- Heb 9:10-15
- Who was under the first testament? All 12 tribes of Israel
- Whoever was under the first testament, if called would receive the promise
- Rom 3:1-2
- Advantage of the Jew – the laws committed unto them
- Committed = pledge or bind to a certain course or policy (give)
- Unto Israel was given the laws
- Judah was the lawgiver
- Rom 3:23 – All have sinned and come short of the glory of God
- Christ dying for all those under the old testament
- Not a mystery that northern kingdom would be saved
- Col 1:20-21
- Now reconciled
- Col 1:25-26 – For a long time it was hidden that Northern Kingdom would be reconciled
- Teachers knew but did not connect the dots
- Matt 10:5-6
- The lost sheep were the Jews at this time (they were lost)
- Started with the Jews, because the laws were committed unto them
- Col 1:26-27
- Col 1:21
- Gentiles, sometimes called uncircumcised
- To be alienated you had to at one time needed to be together
- Col 1:27
- Some of the Jews understood, but rejected it because they felt threatened
- John 7:34-35
- Dispersed Isa 11:12
- Rivers of living water Sir. 15:3 – Water of wisdom to drink (understanding)
- Matt 5:6 – Hunger and thirst after righteousness
- John 4
- Jews have no dealings with Samaritans
- Mindset of enmity between northern and southern kingdom, Paul upset that Peter pulled back (What Lord made clean do not call common)
- Water to never thirst = understanding of the scriptures
- Acts 10:1-3
- Blessed is the man that thirsts after righteousness
- Vision came from God Joel 2:28
- For God to put spirit on you, you must be thirsting after righteousness
- Even though Northern Kingdom – Cornelius received this spirit
- Acts 10:44-45
- Jews who believed were shocked to see Northern kingdom with the Holy spirit
- Acts 13:43-46 – After the shock, came jealousy and envy – Jews were the Pharisees
- Keep the division
- Eph 2:11-12 – In time past gentiles in the flesh
- Now part of commonwealth of israel, you better not boast
- Uncircumsized derogatory
- Jer 9:25-26
- They were joined unto dumb idols
- They were put in the same categories as the heathen
- 1 Cor 12:2 – Gentiles carried away by dumb idols, Jews no dealing with Northern Kingdom
- Eph 2:11-15
- Brought into the fold by the blood of Christ
- Tobit 13:1-9
- Blessed be God, He punishes and had mercy
- No one can avoid his hand
- Hos 1:10
- sNorthern kingdom would be scourged and then brought back in
- A point not called God’s peope (Gentiles, Heathen)
- 2 Kings 25:8-11 – Scourge
- Tob 13:2 – Leadeth down to hell (captivity)
- Confess him before the gentiles (confess God among the heathen)
- Tobit in the time of the Assyrians
- God will have mercy again and gather us from among all nations
- Isa 11:11-13
- Isa 9:1,9-11
- Began to inflict northern kingdom
- Because of their pride, they would send their enemies against them
- Isa 9:2-7
- Our king comes out of David (Judah)
- Ephraim heard this and did not like it
- Northern kingdom did not like this prophecy
- Isa 9:21
- 2 Chron 16:1-5
- Northern Kingdom came against southern kingdom
- They were strong (had 10 tribes)
- Continued to try and uproot Judah (Isa 7:1-8)
- They made a league to come against us, and 65 years later, they were not a people
- 1 Kings 12:1-4
- Solomon worked Northern Kingdom
- Would spend six months at a time harvesting wood in another kingdom away from family
- 1 Kings 12:5-10
- Rehoboam was a younger man to Jeroboam
- open disrespect to build animosity
- 1 Ki 12:11-15
- 1 Ki 12:16-18
- 2 chron 30:1,10
- Hezekiah trying to bring them back together
- Gen 37:4-11
- Beginning of the hatred between them
- Gen 49:22-26
- Joseph was getting blessed
- Crown upon his head, the pride of Ephraim
- Gen 49:8 Joseph forgot
- All bow down before Judah
- Sceptre not depart from Judah
- Unto him shall the gathering of the people be
- Judges 19
- Psa 78:67
- Refused the Tabernacle of Joseph
- Joseph was trying to push it
- John 4:20
- They were worshipping in the mountains of Ephraim, Samaria, when first came into the land (but was not the place where God chose)
- Josh 8:30-33
- When first came into the land, were sacrificing in those mountains, ordaied of God
- 2 Chron 6:6 – Made it clear, the Lord chose Jerusalem, city of David is where put his name
- Hos 1:4-9
- Cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel
- Will it come to an end?
- Enmity came from Jews still sacrificing and keeping the law and northern kingdom not
- Rom 11:1-5
- Northern kingdom thought Jews were cast away because the spirit was on them
- Rom 11:11-13
- Provoke to jealousy because now had the Holy Spirit without following the laws since birth
- Peter’s office was to the circumcision, Paul to uncircumcision (Gentiles), the Jews would have killed Paul because he was once with them
- Deut 18:18 must understand small things
- If Christ is holy, the lump is holy
- Dont boast Rom 11:18
- What advantage has the Jew (they were keeping the law, but was fallen short against understanding of Christ)
- Northern kingdom now allowed in, but they were not keeping the law, so they should not boast
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