Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

Are israelites

The giving

General references

Bible References

Are israelites

Romans 9:6
Not that God's Word has failed. For it is not all who are descended from Israel who are true Israelites;
John 1:47
When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said: "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!"

Covenants

Acts 3:25
You yourselves are the heirs of the Prophets, and heirs, too, of the Covenant which God made with your ancestors, when he said to Abraham--'In your descendants will all the nations of the earth be blessed.'
Hebrews 8:6
But Jesus, as we see, has obtained a ministry as far excelling theirs, as the Covenant of which he is the intermediary, based, as it is, on better promises, excels the former Covenant.

The giving

Romans 3:2
Great in every way. First of all, because the Jews were entrusted with God's utterances.
John 1:17
For the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.

The service

Matthew 21:33
Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.
Hebrews 9:3
The part of the Tabernacle behind the second Curtain is called the Inner Sanctuary.

Promises

Luke 1:54
He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, Ever mindful of his mercy
Acts 2:39
For the promise is for you and for your children, and also for all those now far away, who may be called by the Lord our God."
Acts 3:25
You yourselves are the heirs of the Prophets, and heirs, too, of the Covenant which God made with your ancestors, when he said to Abraham--'In your descendants will all the nations of the earth be blessed.'
Acts 13:32
We also have good news to tell you, about the promise made to our ancestors--
Ephesians 2:12
Remember that you were at that time far from Christ; you were shut out from the citizenship of Israel; you were strangers to the Covenants founded on God's Promise; you were in the world without hope and without God.
Hebrews 6:13
When God gave his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater by whom he could swear, he swore by himself.

General references

Luke 15:31
'Child,' the father answered, 'you are always with me, and everything that I have is yours.