Abram's Influence On American Culture

One of the greatest privileges of the Christian life is to go and proclaim the gospel to every nation, tribe, and tongue (Rev. 7:9). It is the task and duty of every believer to share Christ. When Jesus gave the Great Commission to the disciples, He said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” (Matt. 28:19). The task of sharing the gospel can be done in one’s own community, workplace, or with family. However, in order to fulfill the Great Commission, Christians must go to every nation, tribe, and tongue to fulfill the task of reaching the world for Christ. One nation that has an unreached people group is Israel. According to the Joshua Project, there is a population of over 4 million people in Israel, with 0.04% of the population
God promised Abram that He would make him into a great nation and five times God says He will bless him. God further pronounces, “And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed” (Gen. 12:3). The land Abram went to is believed to be Canaan, which is now modern-day Israel. Abram was promised by God that He would give him and his descendants this land (Gen. 12:7). The time Abram left from Ur to go to Canaan was around 20th – 19th century B.C.E. God used Abraham and “blessed” him with a large family. Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, would later be named “Israel” by God. Jacob had 12 sons that would establish the 12 tribes of Israel in the land of Canaan. This began the foundation of Israel and the Jewish people. The name “Jew” is used because the Jewish people came from the tribe of Judah. Israel would leave the land of Canaan because of a famine and be slaves in Egypt for 400 years. After 40 years of wondering in the desert, Moses led the people to the promised land of
One result of this persecution is anti-Semitism, which is one of the major obstacles of sharing the gospel with Jewish people. Most of the population in Israel is Jewish, so this obstacle needs to be overcome before many of the Jews will even listen to the gospel. Most of the Jewish population associate Christians with the hatred of Jewish people. Christians who are going forth to proclaim Christ must show their love for the Jewish people in order for this barrier of anti-Semitism to be broken down. In order to understand the Jewish nation of Israel’s history more clearly, the language, culture, economy, religion and family will be examined. This will help to provide a framework for how one can reach the Jewish nation with the