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Israel is called G-d's Servant - Key Passages

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Below is a partial list of passages where Israel is referred to as G-d's Servant. Isaiah 41:8 But you Israel, My servant , Jacob who I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend; 9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called from its remotest parts, and said to you, you are My servant, I have chosen you and not rejected you. Isaiah 42:1 Behold My servant, I will support him, My chosen one, whom My soul desires; I have placed My spirit upon him, he shall promulgate justice to the nations. 2 He shall neither cry nor shall he raise [his voice]; and he shall not make his voice heard outside. 3 A breaking reed he shall not break; and a flickering flaxen wick he shall not quench; with truth shall he execute justice. 4 Neither shall he weaken nor shall he be broken, until he establishes justice in the land, and for his instruction, islands shall long. Isaiah 43:10 You are My witnesses declares the L-rd, and My servant whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe me...

Israel will be a blessing to the nations - Key Passages

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These are a few passages that talk about Israel being a blessing for the nations. Genesis 12:1 And the Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land and from your birthplace and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will aggrandize your name, and [you shall] be a blessing. 3 And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you." Genesis 13:7 And the Lord appeared to Abram, and He said, "To your seed I will give this land," and there he built an altar to the Lord, Who had appeared to him. Genesis 13:14 And the Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, "Please raise your eyes and see, from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward. 15 For all the land that you see I will give to you and to your seed to eternity. 16 And I will make your seed like...

Israel is referred to in Singular - Key Passages

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There are several passages where Tanakh uses " singular nouns " for Israel, Jacob, a tribe of Israel as individual and sometimes even to a gentile. This is a style of Hebrew writing and should not mistake as grammatical errors or attribute the passage to one person like Jesus. This is a partial list  that have this style of addressing Israel in singular. Exodus 4:22 And you shall say to Pharaoh, 'So said the Lord, "My firstborn son is Israel." ' 23 So I say to you, 'Send out My son so that he will worship Me, but if you refuse to send him out, behold, I am going to slay your firstborn son.' " Isaiah 27:9  By this, then, will Jacob’s guilt be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones to be like limestone crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing. Isaiah 41:14 Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you,” d...