Israel and the Great Commission: How the Great Commission Fulfills God’s Purpose for Israel and the Nations

by Samuel Whitefield

We live in a unique generation. For the first time in history, the church is facing two unprecedented Most Christians read the Old Testament as a story about Israel and the New Testament as a radical shift from Israel’s story to the story of the nations. However, Israel and the nations are deeply connected in both the Old and New Testament. The New Testament is neither the beginning of God’s purposes for the nations nor the end of Israel’s story. When we understand the overarching context of the Old Testament and Israel’s story, we find God has a single redemptive plan for Israel and the nations. The Great Commission was not a dramatic shift in God’s plan, nor was it a new idea. It is the means of fulfilling God’s promises to Israel and the nations. In Israel and the Great Commission,

107 pages, Paperback

Published May 21, 2018

Reviews

[Ellen Coffin · Rating 5 out of 5]

good understanding for end times and Israel

Interesting to add discipling to evangelism as far as preparing people for end times.
God’s family plan to bring Jews and Gentiles together

[Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

After returning from a trip to Israel, I came back desiring to understand more of God's purposes for the nation of Israel and this book has helped me to do that. The Biblical and prophetic significance of Israel is so important from an eschatological point of view, and needs to be addressed more often in the church of this generation so we can be a part of God's purposes for the nations. This book has become my recommended book to anyone who returns from Israel with a burden for the nation and the Jewish people.