1. As the story of man continued to unfold, God established a people for Himself through a man named Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:1-4, Genesis 15). He stated that Abraham would be the father of many nations, and through him ALL nations would be blessed (Genesis 22:18; Acts 3:25; Galatians 3:8). The blessing that would come through Abraham would reach all people of the world. (This further builds upon God's promise/judgment upon the serpent in Genesis 3).

2. Through Abraham's descendants, God forms a nation that would represent Him upon the earth - the people of Israel. The people of Israel would belong to Him and He would be their God (Leviticus 26:9-12). As He established them as a nation, God provided them with various words, judgments, and a covenant (i.e. contract) that would govern their activities as a people (Exodus 20 - Deuteronomy). God was to be their King and ruler (1 Samuel 8:4-7).

3. Even though the people of Israel would agree to the conditions of the covenant (Deuteronomy 27-28), they would continue to cycle through obedience and disobedience. In the people's disobedience, God would punish them for their sins, yet when the people would cry out to Him, He would send deliverance (i.e. Judges 4-6).

4. In time, the people desired a 'physical' king and God fulfilled their desire (1 Samuel 8-11). He declared later that through Israel's second king, David, there would always be someone on the throne from his family line and His Kingdom would be without end (2 Samuel 7:11-16; Luke 1:30-33; Galatians 3:6-29).

5. The promise of an everlasting Kingdom further came into focus as He announced that a Son would be born that would rule over the people forever (Isaiah 9:6-7; Luke 1). There would be a New Covenant between Him and His people, where His Word would be written on the hearts of the people (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Matthew 26:28; Luke 22:20). God would also would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh (Joel 2:28-32; Acts 2:17) and His Spirit (which would live within us) will cause us to walk in His statutes (Ezekiel 36:25-27).

God's purpose in re-establishing mankind and all nations being blessed through the seed of Abraham (which will be the seed of woman) will be fulfilled through the Son to be born.

BOOTCAMP: Phase1 Bible Reading Schedule
Matthew 2:1-23
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