{"id":5624,"date":"2015-04-02T12:16:28","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T04:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jacksonwu\/?page_id=5624"},"modified":"2015-04-02T12:16:28","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T04:16:28","slug":"king-of-all-nations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jacksonwu\/the-creator-king\/king-of-all-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"King of All Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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But there is good news.<\/strong><\/span>\"Creator<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Creator-King planned to reverse the world\u2019s curse. He made a covenant with a man named Abraham, promising to bless the world through his offspring. From Abraham, God created a nation, Israel, to be a light to the nations. He showed his power and grace by rescuing them from slavery. He provided them with land, food, and a law.<\/span><\/p>\n

God\u2019s royal law<\/em><\/span><\/strong> was intended to reveal God\u2019s nature and will. In this way, the law glorifies God by helping people to envision a society where justice reigns. It exposes human sin and teaches his people to live holy and righteous lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

God wants to live among his people. Therefore, he commanded them to build a Temple<\/span><\/em><\/strong> to symbolize his presence with them. He established Israel to be a kingdom of priests, a holy nation who worshiped the one true God (Exodus 19:6). God planned to use his relationship with Israel to bless the nations.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Israel failed to honor their covenant. Their religion became a mere tradition. They had hard hearts. They preferred the praise of people over the praise of God.<\/span><\/p>\n

God\u2019s people became shameful<\/strong><\/span><\/em> and so concealed the truth of God\u2019s glory among the nations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. How did God reveal Himself to Abraham and his family?<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n

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2. What is God\u2019s will for His people?<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n

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3. What was Israel\u2019s problem?<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n

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Genesis 12; Exodus 12, 14, 19-20; Deuteronomy 30; 2 Samuel 7; 2 Chronicles 36:11\u201321; Ezekiel 36\u201337<\/p>\n

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