{"id":3316,"date":"2015-07-26T00:26:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-26T07:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoc6.org\/global\/?p=3316"},"modified":"2015-07-26T20:49:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T03:49:13","slug":"your-family-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoc6.org\/global\/2015\/07\/26\/your-family-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/26: Your Family Tree (\u8bd789:14-18 \u7f579:22-10:4 \u4ee3\u4e0a1:1-2:17\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Your Family Tree<\/h2>\n
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My father never spoke to me about his life before he had come to England and married my mother. I knew virtually nothing about his background. Three years ago I was contacted by The Judaica Museum in Berlin. They were doing some research into the Gumbel family. They sent me a copy of my family tree. I discovered that my great-great-grandfather was called Abraham Gumbel. My great-grandfather was called Isaac and his brother, Moses!<\/p>\n

My father was Jewish. He qualified as a barrister and became a Doctor of Law at the University of T\u00fcbingen in 1927. Later he read Adolf Hitler\u2019s Mein Kampf<\/em> and knew what was likely to happen to someone like him who was known as \u2018Israelitisch<\/em>\u2019. He came to England and qualified as an English barrister as well. His sister and parents eventually came too. Many of the rest of his family perished in Dachau, Riga and other Nazi concentration camps.<\/p>\n

The treatment of the Jewish people through the centuries has been complex, and at times tragic. Sometimes even passages in the Bible have been misinterpreted and misapplied as a weapon of abuse against the Jewish people.<\/p>\n

The people of God in the Old Testament were the nation of Israel. The people of God in the New Testament are all those who put their faith in Jesus Christ. We share a common history and family tree. We worship the same God and, the apostle Paul tells us, the way of salvation is the same for us all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Your God is the God of Israel<\/h2>\n

Psalm 89:14-18<\/a>The Lord, whom we worship, is the Holy One of Israel<\/em>. \u2018All we are and have we owe to God, Holy God of Israel, our King!\u2019 (v.18, MSG).<\/p>\n

The psalmist says of the Lord, \u2018The Right and Justice are the roots of your rule; Love and Truth are its fruits\u2019 (v.14, MSG). God\u2019s choice of the people of Israel does not make him unrighteous and unjust. He is a God of love and faithfulness. He loves all people. The foundation of his throne is righteousness and justice. He will act in a way that is right and his treatment of other nations will never be unjust.<\/p>\n

God intended that all nations would be blessed through his choice of Israel (see Genesis 12:3). This has now been made possible through Jesus. You too can walk in a right relationship with God and experience the blessing that this psalm talks about: \u2018Blessed are those who\u2026 walk in the light of your presence, O Lord. They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness. For you are their glory and strength\u2019 (Psalm 89:15\u201317). As a result, \u2018We\u2019re walking on air!\u2019 (v.17, MSG).<\/p>\n

Lord, help me today to walk in the light of your presence and to rejoice in your name all day long.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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2. Your salvation began with Israel<\/h2>\n

Romans 9:22-10:4<\/a>God\u2019s plan of salvation began with Israel. His plan for Israel (the Jews) and the rest (the Gentiles) is inextricably linked. What does this mean for you now?<\/p>\n

God had a plan \u2018to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory \u2013 even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles\u2019 (9:23\u201324). His plan of salvation is wider than just the nation of Israel.<\/p>\n

Salvation is based on:<\/p>\n