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Israel through him that will bless the non-Israelite nations of the world. This

promise was passed on through Abraham’s son Isaac, and then to his son
Jacob, as was the material part of the promises (Genesis 26:1-5; 35:9-12).

2. To which of Jacob’s 12 sons was the spiritual promise passed? Genesis
49:10; John 4:22.

COMMENT: The "scepter" was the promise of a kingly line springing from
Judah and culminating in the Messiah and eternal life through him.

3. Does Luke 3:23, 34 prove that the Messiah was a direct descendant -- a
"seed" -- of Abraham? Did he clearly spring from the tribe of Judah? Verse
33. Also notice Hebrews 7:14.

COMMENT: Luke records the Messiah’s genealogy through his mother
Mary. Joseph, mentioned in Luke 3:23, was actually the son-in-law of Heli,
the father of Mary. And so Luke shows that the Messiah was directly de-

scended from Abraham (verse 34).

We need to also understand that the Messiah was not a Jew since the term
“Jew” is a recent name and refers to the Khazar Jews of today who are de-
scended from non-Israelite Turkic peoples who converted to Judaism.

One of the reasons the Messiah was commissioned by YEHOVAH God
nearly 2,000 years ago was to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom of
YEHOVAH God to a remnant of Israelites who were then living in Palestine.
He commanded them: "Repent ye, and believe the gospel" (Mark 1:14-15).
But notice that YEHOVAH God did not completely remove the spiritual
blindness which still covered these descendants of Israel at that time.

4. Why did the Messiah speak to the multitudes in parables? Mark 4:10-
11. Was it to make his teaching clearer? Verse 12. Wasn’t this a fulfillment
of a prophecy found in Isaiah? Isaiah 28:11-13.

COMMENT: YEHOVAH God did not intend to grant spiritual understanding
and repentance to the descendants of Israel as a whole when the Messiah
was first commissioned. Israel’s chance for salvation is still ahead, as we
will shortly see.

5. No one can come to YEHOVAH God through the Messiah and be truly
converted unless YEHOVAH God calls him (John 6:44). After three years
of preaching, how many did the Father call to be disciples of the Messiah?

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