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Joel Rosenberg: How to Support Israel| The Rosenberg Report

October 25, 2025 | 29:32

Joel Rosenberg: How to Support Israel| The Rosenberg Report
On this episode of The Rosenberg Report, Joel Rosenberg talks about why young Christians should love and bless Israel.
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The Rosenberg Report | Joel Rosenberg: How to Support Israel| The Rosenberg Report | October 25, 2025
  • Tonight on the rosenberg report,
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  • With anti-semitism exploding in the u.s.
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  • And around the world, and an avalanche of vicious lies
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  • Crashing down on israel and the jewish people
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  • From all directions, the church faces urgent question
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  • Why should young christians or any christians
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  • Love and bless israel in this modern age?
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  • What does the bible actually say about god's heart
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  • And prophetic plan for israel?
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  • Do christians have to embrace and affirm every modern
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  • Israeli leader and every israeli government policy or decision?
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  • Or do the scriptures
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  • Show us how to bless israel and our neighbors
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  • With unconditional love and a kingdom perspective,
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  • Even when it's messy and dark, just as jesus did?
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  • Find out tonight, right here, right now
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  • On the rosenberg report.
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  • Good evening,
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  • And welcome to the rosenberg report from jerusalem.
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  • It has been a super busy news cycle.
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  • Vice president j.d.
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  • Vance was just here, as was secretary of state.
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  • Marco rubio and several others.
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  • And i cover all of these visits
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  • And much more on our youtube channel and on all israel news.
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  • So i encourage you to go to both sites
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  • For the latest coverage and analysis.
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  • Tonight, however, i want to zoom out
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  • From the immediate headlines and ask a series
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  • Of critical questions that every follower of jesus
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  • Needs to consider and address immediately. why?
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  • Look, these aren't abstract or academic topics.
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  • They are increasingly urgent.
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  • After all, we live in an age in which israel is facing
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  • An avalanche of vicious lies.
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  • As i said in the mainstream media
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  • On social media, by world governments
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  • And on college campuses, it's all crashing down on us.
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  • And it's important to deal with.
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  • Jewish people are also facing terrible,
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  • A terrible resurgence of jew hatred, anti-semitism
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  • In every country on the planet, including
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  • Including in the united states, anti-semitic attacks
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  • Have exploded 340% worldwide
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  • Over the past two years alone.
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  • Anti-semitic attacks in the united states
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  • Have exploded by 360% over the past two years.
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  • At the same time
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  • As we've reported here on the rosenberg report
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  • And on all israel news, polls are consistently telling us
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  • That young evangelicals are turning against israel
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  • In dramatic and dangerous numbers.
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  • Now, the good news is that many christians, particularly
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  • Those who describe themselves as evangelical and born again,
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  • Have a deeply rooted love and affection for israel,
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  • Especially those
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  • Who are faithful and consistent readers of the bible.
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  • And this is motivating them to ask a very important question
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  • Amen.
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  • That's exactly the right question to ask.
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  • The problem is that far too many of the world's 2.5
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  • Billion followers of jesus are honestly not sure
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  • What to think about israel and the jewish people right now.
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  • They feel muddled or confused if they think about these topics
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  • At all.
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  • Why? well, many christians, be they roman catholics,
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  • Orthodox or protestants,
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  • That the church has superseded the nation of israel.
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  • And god
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  • No longer plans
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  • To keep his promises to ethnic jews,
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  • To ethnic israel, to national israel.
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  • How, then, are young christians or followers of jesus
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  • At any age,
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  • Supposed to effectively identify and counter
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  • The vicious and unrelenting lies that are being pumped into the
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  • Media and the culture
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  • If they aren't well grounded in the truth?
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  • Tonight, i'd like to share with you ten
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  • Biblical reasons why christians should love
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  • And bless israel and the jewish people.
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  • And then we'll address
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  • Whether that means that we have to embrace
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  • And agree with every decision that israel and our
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  • Leaders make. okay.
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  • First,
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  • We should love and bless israel, because god says repeatedly
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  • Throughout the bible
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  • That he loves israel and that he will save israel.
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  • Genesis chapter 12, verses one through three.
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  • God made an eternal and unconditional covenant
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  • With abraham, isaac, jacob, and the nation of israel,
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  • In which he vowed, quote, i will bless those who bless
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  • That's the very first book of the bible.
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  • And that's a very important verse.
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  • But there's more.
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  • Jeremiah 31, verses one through four.
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  • I love that passage, but there's more.
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  • Matthew chapter 15, verse 24.
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  • Jesus tells his disciples,
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  • And there we see jesus love is his warmth,
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  • His compassion, his kindness towards his own people.
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  • Right then, matthew chapter ten, verse six, jesus commands
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  • His disciples to go to the lost sheep of the house of israel.
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  • Whatever jesus does, he wants his disciples to do.
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  • And that's love and focus on israel and the jewish people.
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  • Now the apostle paul weighs in in romans chapter 11,
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  • A number of different verses where he says, i say,
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  • Now what's the second reason
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  • That we should love and bless israel and the jewish people?
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  • It's because god sent his son, jesus yeshua, in hebrew
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  • Third, what's the third reason that christians
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  • Should love and bless israel and her neighbors?
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  • First corinthians chapter ten, verse 18.
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  • Paul writes, look to the nation of israel.
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  • That's what he's telling the church.
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  • Look to the nation of israel. that's pretty clear.
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  • First corinthians chapter ten, verses six and 11.
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  • Romans 1:16
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  • Paul writes,
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  • And then romans 11:25 to 29 paul writes,
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  • The fourth reason
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  • That christians should be loving and seeking to bless israel
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  • Is because
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  • In fact, the term god of israel
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  • Is mentioned 201 times
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  • Add to this
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  • The term god of jacob, which is effectively
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  • The same thing the god of jacob, the god of israel,
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  • The same thing.
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  • That's used 25 times in the bible,
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  • Coming up next on the rosenberg report,
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  • What else does the bible say about god's heart
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  • And prophetic plan for israel and the jewish people?
  • 00:11:45.795 --> 00:11:48.731
  • Do christians have to embrace and affirm every modern
  • 00:11:48.731 --> 00:11:51.834
  • Israeli leader and every israeli government policy or decision?
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  • Or do the scriptures show us how to bless israel
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  • And her neighbors with unconditional love
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  • And a kingdom perspective,
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  • Even in messy and dark times, just as jesus did?
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  • Find out when the rosenberg report returns on tbn
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  • Right after this break.
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  • Right after this break.
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  • Welcome back to the rosenberg report.
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  • Let's get right back to our top ten list.
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  • The fifth reason that christians should love and bless israel
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  • Is because israel is mentioned so many times.
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  • It's so central to god's plan and prophetic purpose
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  • In the bible.
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  • Now, i want to ask you,
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  • Can you guess how often israel is mentioned in the bible?
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  • Go ahead, take a guess.
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  • Is it 100 times 500 times a thousand times?
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  • 2000 times? more or less?
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  • I'll tell you in a moment.
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  • But the first mention of israel in the bible is actually
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  • In genesis chapter 32, verse 28.
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  • The last mention is in the last book of the bible,
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  • The book of revelation.
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  • One of the last chapters, chapter 21, verse 12.
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  • Look, you see it, right?
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  • Israel keeps coming up again and again from genesis
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  • Through revelation.
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  • And that's one of the reasons
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  • We should take israel so seriously.
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  • So how many times? let's go back to this question.
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  • How many times is israel actually mentioned?
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  • What was your guess?
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  • All right.
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  • The answer is drumroll, please.
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  • Wait for it.
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  • The number is 2361 times.
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  • That's how many times israel's mentioned in the bible.
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  • 2361 times, including 73 times
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  • In the new testament alone.
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  • Now, what's
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  • The sixth reason that christians should love and bless israel?
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  • It's because, this country of israel
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  • Is the epicenter of god's plan geographically and spiritually.
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  • Okay.
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  • Ezekiel chapter five, verse five.
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  • But there's more.
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  • Acts chapter one, verse eight.
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  • We read jesus is speaking to his disciples,
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  • And he and he says, but you will receive power
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  • When the
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  • Holy spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses
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  • In jerusalem, in judea and samaria,
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  • What the world
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  • Now calls the west bank, and even to the ends of the earth.
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  • Now, the seventh reason the christians should love
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  • And bless israel is because god describes israel
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  • In the scriptures as the apple of his eye
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  • That is near and dear to his heart, the lens through
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  • Which he sees all nations and all events in history.
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  • Take a look at deuteronomy chapter 32.
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  • We read, for the lord's portion is his people
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  • Beautiful, a beautiful passage.
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  • Then, of course, there's
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  • Zechariah chapter two, where we read
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  • Several of these verses that are so important.
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  • God promises to bring justice to israel and judgment
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  • Against any nation that touches the apple of his eye.
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  • Israel and the jewish people.
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  • What's the
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  • Eighth reason that christians should love and bless israel?
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  • Well, it's because god specifically calls
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  • The jewish people,
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  • That is, the children of israel,
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  • Whether they live here in the land of israel or in exile.
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  • He god, calls us his chosen people.
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  • Deuteronomy chapter seven, verse six.
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  • Isaiah 65 verse nine.
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  • The lord says,
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  • You see, the bible is crystal clear
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  • That god chose
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  • The jewish people for himself to reveal himself to them,
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  • To give them the first opportunity
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  • Of all peoples in the world to know him,
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  • To love him, to make him known to the rest of the world.
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  • That's beautiful.
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  • But it's also clear in the scriptures, it's crystal clear
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  • That it's not enough for god to choose the jews.
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  • Each jewish person must choose god back,
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  • And the only way to do that is to put our faith in you.
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  • Sure, in jesus, the jewish messiah, jesus himself said it.
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  • Coming up next on the rosenberg report,
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  • What are the last two biblical truths on our top ten list?
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  • And do christians have to embrace and affirm every modern
  • 00:18:57.926 --> 00:19:01.630
  • Israeli leader and every israeli government policy or decision?
  • 00:19:01.630 --> 00:19:05.901
  • Or do the scriptures show us how to bless israel
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  • And our neighbors with unconditional love
  • 00:19:08.870 --> 00:19:11.340
  • And a kingdom perspective, even in messy
  • 00:19:11.340 --> 00:19:14.309
  • And dark and complicated times, just as jesus did.
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  • Find out when the rosenberg report returned on tbn
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  • Right after this break.
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  • Right after this break.
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  • Welcome back to the rosenberg report.
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  • Let's finish off our top ten list and ask how
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  • These ten biblical truths apply in our times.
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  • The ninth reason that christians should love
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  • And bless israel is because god specifically says
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  • That israel is the promised land that he's given to the jewish
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  • People as a, quote, everlasting possession, unquote.
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  • We see this right from genesis
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  • Chapter 12, verses one through three.
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  • For starters, now the lord said to abraham, go
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  • Now when abraham was 99 years old, the lord appeared to him
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  • Hebrews chapter 11.
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  • This is the only place in the entire bible
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  • Where the phrase the promised land is literally
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  • And specifically used the concepts there.
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  • Of course, as i already showed you.
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  • But the actual phrase, the promised land,
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  • It's right here in hebrews chapter 11.
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  • Take a look.
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  • Okay, 10th and
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  • Finally, why should christians love and bless israel?
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  • Because god chose israel's capital, jerusalem city,
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  • Which i'm talking to you from right now as its very own,
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  • And he plans to return here and live here forever.
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  • Okay.
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  • Second chronicles chapter six, verse six god says,
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  • So there you have it.
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  • Ten biblical reasons that young christians, indeed
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  • All christians of any age,
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  • Are to love and bless israel and the jewish people.
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  • These aren't just old testament truth.
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  • These are very much new testament
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  • Truths as well as we've seen.
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  • And they aren't to be ignored or opposed or explained away.
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  • In fact, in the very first book of the bible, god promised
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  • The people of israel that i will bless those who bless you
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  • And those who curse you. i will curse.
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  • Which way will you choose?
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  • Do you want his blessing or do you want his curse?
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  • I certainly hope and pray that you want god's favor and
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  • His blessing.
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  • Now a few questions as we close the show.
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  • Does all this mean that we as christians
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  • Are allowed to ignore the suffering of the palestinians
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  • Or any of israel's other neighbors?
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  • Absolutely not. by no means.
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  • Jesus commanded us to love your neighbor
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  • And love your enemy.
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  • So, however, we regard those who live in the epicenter,
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  • Whether the palestinians,
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  • The jordanians, the lebanese, whatever.
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  • However, we regard them as neighbors or as enemies.
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  • We as the church are to love them, to seek to bless them,
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  • Because that's what jesus commands us to do.
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  • Now, how do we do that?
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  • Well, how did jesus love and bless israel and our neighbors?
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  • By proclaiming to them the good news,
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  • The gospel message, how to get to heaven
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  • By feeding them the word of god, by feeding them,
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  • Food and caring for those who are poor,
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  • Those who are suffering by healing,
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  • Those who are ill and suffering, and by training and equipping
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  • His followers, his church, to go and do likewise.
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  • That's why lynn and i started the joshua fund two decades ago.
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  • Why? to to give christians a mechanism,
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  • An organization by which they could turn their faith
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  • Into action, to educate and mobilize christians
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  • To bless israel and her neighbors in the name of jesus.
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  • According to the abrahamic covenant.
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  • Genesis 12, verses one through three.
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  • And by god's grace and my astonishment means
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  • Astonishment, astonishment as well.
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  • By the by the prayers and support of
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  • So many christians in the united states and canada
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  • And around the world.
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  • I can i am pleased to report that we've been able to raise
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  • And invest over $140 million
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  • In this kingdom, work in the heart of the epicenter
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  • Through the joshua fund, and i praise god for that.
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  • So that's our answer in how to bless israel
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  • And our neighbors in real and practical ways.
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  • But there's
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  • One last question that i want to ask before we go.
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  • Do christians
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  • Have to embrace and affirm every modern israeli leader?
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  • Everything they say, everything
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  • They do, every israeli government policy or decision?
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  • No. obviously not. of course not.
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  • Did jesus embrace and affirm the rule of the roman empire?
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  • The political leadership of israel in his day?
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  • He certainly didn't.
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  • Did jesus embrace and affirm the rule of the pharisees
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  • And the sadducees, the religious leadership
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  • Of israel at the time?
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  • Well, you know, the answer is, of course not.
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  • What jesus model for us is unconditional love.
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  • He certainly spoke the truth, but he always spoke it in love.
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  • Sometimes he had very strong and hard truths to speak
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  • To the roman leadership and to the jewish religious leadership.
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  • And he always obeyed the father.
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  • He always said what god taught him to say, told him to say.
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  • But he always loved the roman rulers
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  • And the roman soldiers and the roman people,
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  • And he sought to bless them and heal them
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  • And teach them, and try to persuade them to repent
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  • And to follow him as messiah
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  • Whenever and wherever he could.
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  • Right. isn't that what jesus did? yes.
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  • Likewise, jesus always loved the pharisees
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  • And sadducees and the religious leadership,
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  • The jewish religious leadership of the day.
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  • He sought to bless them and to heal them, and to teach them
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  • And persuade them to repent and follow him, too, didn't he?
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  • Absolutely.
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  • Now, was he always successful?
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  • No. obviously not.
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  • But he showed us the way.
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  • He showed us how to bless israel and our neighbors
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  • With unconditional love and a kingdom perspective,
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  • Even in a messy and dark and complicated time.
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  • And that's the model.
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  • May the lord show us how to follow that model
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  • Each and every day.
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  • Well, that's our show for tonight.
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  • Thank you so much for watching.
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  • Please, please share a link to this episode on social media
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  • With your family and friends so they can learn and process
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  • And follow
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  • These ten biblical truths and share them with others still.
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  • Have a great week with your family and friends
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  • As you walk with the lord in the power of his holy spirit.
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  • Spend rich time in his word.
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  • Pray for the peace of jerusalem.
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  • Love your neighbor.
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  • Care for those who are hurting and those in need.
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  • And spend time in fellowship with fellow brothers and sisters
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  • In christ.
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  • May the lord bless you this week, and lord willing.
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  • I'll see you next week right here on the rosenberg report.
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