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
Covenants
The giving
The service
General references
Bible References
Are israelites
Romans 9:6
Not however that God's word has failed; for all who have sprung from Israel do not count as Israel,
John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"
Covenants
Acts 3:25
"You are the heirs of the Prophets, and of the Covenant which God made with your forefathers when He said to Abraham, 'And through your posterity all the families of the world shall be blessed.'
Hebrews 8:6
But, as a matter of fact, the ministry which Christ has obtained is all the nobler a ministry, in that He is at the same time the negotiator of a sublimer covenant, based upon sublimer promises.
The giving
Romans 3:2
The privilege is great from every point of view. First of all, because the Jews were entrusted with God's truth.
John 1:17
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
The service
Matthew 21:33
"Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it, and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers, and went abroad.
Hebrews 9:3
And behind the second veil was a sacred tent called the Holy of holies.
Promises
Luke 1:54
His servant Israel He has helped, Remembering His compassion--
Acts 2:39
For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call."
Acts 3:25
"You are the heirs of the Prophets, and of the Covenant which God made with your forefathers when He said to Abraham, 'And through your posterity all the families of the world shall be blessed.'
Acts 13:32
And we bring you the Good News about the promise made to our forefathers,
Ephesians 2:12
At that time you were living apart from Christ, estranged from the Commonwealth of Israel, with no share by birth in the Covenants which are based on the Promises, and you had no hope and no God, in all the world.
Hebrews 6:13
For when God gave the promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
General references
Luke 15:31
"'You my dear son,' said the father, 'are always with me, and all that is mine is also yours.