Why Israel? Jerusalem – city of God

Bible teaching by Derek Prince. The words Israel and Israelite occur more than 2,500 times in the Bible. In this insightful message, Derek Prince reveals God’s heart for Israel, and explains why the people of Israel are so special to Him.

Jerusalem – city of God

The Bible has nearly 800 references to Jerusalem- called “the City of our God” (Ps. 48:1,8) Jerusalem is God’s city, the city of Zion, he has invested his name there (Daniel 9:19).

Jerusalem is called the city of the great King (Matt.5:35). Yahweh is called “the God of Israel,” He is NOT called the God of any other nation in this manner, The God of Jerusalem is key to the Jewish people, to Jesus and to the end of the age.

Ps. 87:5, Ps 149:2: (Song 3:11 Isa. 33:14, Isa. 33:20; Jer. 9:19, Jer. 30:17; Zech.9:13; Isa. 59:20, Isa. 60:14 and they shall call you The City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel).

Israel (/ˈɪzriəl, ˈɪzreɪəl/; Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל‬; Arabic: إِسْرَائِيل‎), officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

FLAG

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel#/media/File:Flag_of_Israel.svg

EMBLEM  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel#/media/File:Emblem_of_Israel.svg