Why Israel?

“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.” Isaiah 49:6

I have known people who have stumbled over the fact that Israel is God’s chosen people. Why them? God chose Israel to be the people that He revealed Himself through the same way that He chose Italy to reveal art and America to reveal democracy. These are His choices to make.

Thankfully and wonderfully, however, His salvation is too great to be kept to one people group! In this prophetic passage in Isaiah, God is talking to His Son. He is telling Jesus it will be “too small a thing” for His salvation to only be for the Israelites. He will make His salvation available to all nations in order to bring glory to Himself.

Let us thank God for the nation of Israel. From them we received the Bible and our Savior! Let us continue to pray for them to come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ – as God has not forgotten them. And let us never forget that He has made salvation available to all through His Son. Will you share that with someone today?