God’s Vineyard Israel

God's Vineyard, Israel is a book about God's relationship with Israel. It is an exposition of Israel'sspiritual condition, starting with God's deliverance of Israel from slavery and His ongoing
intervention in their lives up to their spiritual decline.
According to 1 Corinthians 10:11, Israel serves as an example for instruction for those upon whom
the end of the ages have come, i.e. those who live in the latter days.
Israel's turning to idolatry, false gods and syncretism (the fusion of holy with unholy) led to their
falling away from God. Th e same falling away of the church is mentioned by Paul in the second
book of Th essalonians which is indicative of the time toward the end of the age or the fulfi llment
of the times of the Gentiles.
A clear pattern emerges from those who are delivered from the kingdom of darkness into salvation
and then the yearning for their previous condition. After God delivered Israel from Egypt, the
Israelites yearned for their past. Th ereby, the repeated exhortation from Jesus Christ and others in
the New Testament serve to explain the necessity to persevere unto the end.
Th e similarity between ancient Israel and the modern church is noteworthy and one can only
understand what is and will happen to the church through the example of Israel. Th is instruction is
not only prophetic but serves as clear instruction and warning for modern believers.
An analysis of idolatry and the consequences thereof explain the past, current and future probability
of life as we know it. Contrary to world opinion of the causes and solutions to pollution, the Bible
clearly states that it is the spiritual condition of mankind that determines the state of the earth.
Th e Old Testament asserts that when Israel repented God often relented of the calamities He
intended to send to them due to their idolatry. God's Vineyard, Israel makes for interesting and
relevant reading for all people and often provides God's perspective rather than people's opinions
or speculations.
God's Vineyard, Israel provides examples of God's wrath and ancient judgments with the
overwhelming message that few are saved! In between the severity of God's dealings with Israel
and their ongoing rebellion is chapter 4, God's solution to humanity, His Son, Jesus Christ whose
coming was prophesied throughout the Old Testament, the One who embodied God's grace and
love for humanity!
God's Vineyard is pertaining to the times in which we live, whereby increasingly people are falling
away from the truth, seeking to create their own reality. It is a book led by the Holy Spirit of God
and therefore relevant to the current spiritual condition that prevails throughout the world.