Breaking The Jewish Code Perry Stone

Covenant promises If Abraham’s descendants followed the agreement made by Abraham and God to mark their sons with the cut of circumcision, then God would bless them with land, prosper the works of their hands, and make them great in the earth. If they failed to follow the commandment, they would experience great difficulties and lose their natural and spiritual blessings (Gen. 17:14). Several prominent books have been written forging opinions as to why many Jewish people are gifted with high IQs, creative genius, financial skills, and the ability to survive against the odds. Many authors omit the one feature that has separated the devout Jews from all other nations—their belief that as an ethnic group they have a special, unique covenant with God. Some have interpreted this confidence as arrogance. However, Scripture marked them four times as God’s “peculiar people” and His treasure on earth.15 There is nothing arrogant about being confident about what God has said about you! ■ ■ ■ ✡ ■ ■ ■ What God Knew To fulfill the promise of Genesis 3:15 of a coming Messiah who would defeat evil and redeem mankind, God raised up a new nation with a new spiritual DNA through Abraham. Abraham’s seed would become Israel and would receive from heaven God’s blueprint for living, build God a dwelling place