When did the New Covenant and the Kingdom of God begin?

[jeremiah1five]

The Promise -

Now the LORD had said to Abram:
“Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Genesis 12:1-3

Hebrew families. It says, "in YOU" meaning his seed, which is the identity of the families that are blessed.

God repeats this here also:

4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Gen. 17:4.

Gentiles do not come from the loins or seed of Abraham. Abraham married his half-sister, meaning Sarah was born of the family of Eber. She was also Hebrew (Gen. 14:13.) And two Hebrew parents cannot give birth to a non-Hebrew child - Isaac.

6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. [meaning Hebrew seed.]
7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee
Ge 17:6–7.

The context is Hebrew families and Hebrew seed. There are no non-Hebrew Gentiles named or mentioned as being included in the Abraham Covenant. None.

The Promise on the day of Pentecost -

And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Acts 1:4-5

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.
Then Peter answered, “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days. Acts 10:44-48

Cornelius was a mixed heritage Hebrew. [racist] Jews called mixed heritage Hebrews of the two southern kingdom tribes "Gentile" with the same attitude Jews called mixed heritage Hebrews of the ten northern kingdom tribes "Samaritan."
From the time of the Assyrian Conquest (722 BC) until Jesus was about 29-35 generations who grew up in Gentile lands heavily influenced by Greek/Assyrian/Babylonian culture. Many Jews assimilated. Then, the Babylonians conquered the two southern kingdom tribes. Many assimilated. There was a great deal of intermingling with the Gentiles and learning their ways which is one reason why only a remnant (5% of total) mostly from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin returned to Israel. Mixed heritage Hebrews saw themselves as "Gentile" and so did the more "purist" Jews that returned to Israel. Jews had attitude towards mixed heritage Hebrews of the ten northern kingdom tribes who mingled with Gentiles and called them "Samaritan" and not "Jew." They spoke, acted like Gentiles. Most males were not even circumcised. But when mixed heritage Hebrews like Cornelius became born again some Jews wanted to circumcise them which led to the Jerusalem Council in AD 50 (Acts 15) to address the issue. Instead, the apostles and elders told them to obey four aspects of the Law of Moses.
First, no religious leader or Judaizer would ever try to circumcise any non-Hebrew Gentile. It just was never done. Such a person would be attacked or excommunicated. It would surely cause a stir. So, why isn't there anything about this written down? It would have cause an uproar whenever and wherever any Jew or religious leader tried to practice circumcising a non-Hebrew Gentile, and why is this?
Because Jews ALL KNEW the Abraham Covenant is with Abraham and HIS SEED - NOT with non-Hebrew Gentiles. No matter the dilution of DNA through rape, fornication, adultery, conquest, concubinage, or slavery and marriage, the promises is to Abraham and his seed and as long as one is the seed of Abraham, they are heirs according to the promise. Jesus never went to Gentiles to teach or heal them. God has NO COVENANT with non-Hebrew Gentiles. NONE.

Another thing is that God's Spirit was promised to Israel (Joel.) And one needs the Holy Spirit to be born again and saved. God is not a liar. He's not going to promise covenant with Abraham and his Hebrew seed, nor will He promise His Spirit to Israel and then later all of a sudden so-called "Gentiles" are miraculously in the Abraham Covenant - jumping over the Mosaic Covenant - and all of a sudden non-Hebrew Gentiles are receiving the Spirit of God with no promise they would. Nope. Those so-called "Gentiles" are of mixed heritage Hebrew stock and of the thirteen tribes of Israel. God promised nothing in the Bible to non-Hebrew Gentiles. None.

Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?”
When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.”
Acts 11:16-18

The New Covenant is only the Mosaic Covenant fulfilled by Jesus Christ. If there is anything in the New Covenant there must be type and shadow in the Old Testament. Saul would know this. He was a rabbi and Pharisee, and he remained obedient to the Law of Moses as a Christ follower. Cornelius was mixed heritage. James, Peter, John, even the other apostles were Judaizers. They maintained obedience to the Law of Moses and there would be hell to pay if any of them tried to circumcise any non-Hebrew Gentile or instruct them to obedience to the Law of Moses. The Covenant is with the Hebrew people through Jacob/Israel. (and Joseph.)

The Promise Prophesied to Gentiles -
Behold! My Servant whom I uphold,
My Elect One in whom My soul delights!
I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.

And Christ will bring forth justice - not mercy - to Gentiles if these Gentiles are non-Hebrew.

7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them
Revelation 20:7–9.

He will not cry out, nor raise His voice,
Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.
He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
Thus says God the LORD,
Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
Who gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
“I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the Gentiles,
Isaiah 42:1-6

Being a "light" and being IN COVENANT are two different things if these are non-Hebrew Gentiles. The Abraham Covenant says NOTHING about non-Hebrew Gentiles being in this covenant. See for yourself - Genesis 12, 15, and 17.

The Promised further explained. -

Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:7-9,14

Context. These are the families and nations that will be of Abraham's seed according to Scripture.

Saul was a rabbi and a Pharisee, and he remained a rabbi and Pharisee and obedient to the Law of Moses. He knew the Abraham Covenant does not mention non-Hebrew Gentiles. It's a covenant between God, Abraham, and Abraham's Hebrew seed. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - at least - all married and had children among Hebrew women.
Non-Hebrew Gentiles are not born from two Hebrew parents. It is biologically impossible.
The Scripture - Law, Psalms, and Prophets - records the relationship and history, culture, and religion of the Hebrew people.
Jesus as High Priest sacrificed to and for the children of Israel just as the high priest under the Law sacrificed to and for the children of Israel.
Non-Hebrew Gentiles are not included in the three Hebrew covenants (Abraham, Mosaic, New.)

God is betrothed to Israel. She is His Bride. If God or Christ love non-Hebrew Gentiles then He is guilty of adultery. God has only ONE WOMAN in His life.

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Eph 5:24–29.

His own flesh. Meaning His people the Jews:

21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Matt. 1:21.

His people = His own flesh.

 

[JLB]

Hebrew families. It says, "in YOU" meaning his seed, which is the identity of the families that are blessed.

Abraham was a Gentile. A Syrian.

A type of the one new man.

 

[JLB]

The New Covenant is only the Mosaic Covenant fulfilled by Jesus Christ.

The New Covenant is the renewed Abrahamic Covenant.


The LORD Jesus made Covenant with Abraham, before He became flesh.

He became flesh to fulfill His part of the bloodletting of that blood Covenant.


The law was added to the Abrahamic Covenant until the Seed should come.


The law of Moses was always temporary while The Covenant was always eternal, because the covenant Maker is Eternal.

 

[GodsGrace]

"Your kingdom come (in 3 1/2 years?), Your will be done."
"But seek first His kingdom (in 3 1/2 years?) and His righteousness."
"The kingdom of heaven is at hand (in 3 1/2 years?)."
"But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you (It was there - right then, NOT 3 1/2 years later)" Matthew 12:28
"When anyone hears the word of the kingdom (which won't arrive for another 3 1/2 years) and does not understand it ..."
Jesus gave many parables about the kingdom of God: the sower, the tares among the wheat, the mustard seed, the leaven, the hidden treasure a pearl of great value, a dragnet. But, according to some, none of these were even relevant until 3 1/2 years later, when Jesus died.
"I will give you the keys of the kingdom (in 3 1/2 years?)"
"The time is fulfilled (NOT 3 1/2 years later), and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."
"Behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst." They didn't have to wait 3 1/2 years for it to begin. Luke 17:21


Jesus seems to show that the kingdom of God was and is THE RULE OF GOD IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS. He was and is the KING and from the moment of His birth - and even before- many people allowed God to rule in their hearts. They were the kingdom of God. But at the start of the New Testament, the KING of that kingdom now appears in the flesh, calling all men to enter into that kingdom, that they might have eternal life. What was NEW about this covenant was primarily JESUS HIMSELF. One could say that the kingdom of God had a future consummation at His death, but the "marriage" had already occurred.
God said that JESUS HIMSELF WAS THE NEW COVENANT.
Isaiah 42:6 " ... And I will appoint You as a COVENANT to the people, as a light to the nations. John the Baptist told Israel that He was coming and prepared the people for His appearance. But long before that, the wise men asked, "Where is He who has been born the King of the Jews?" Jesus was changing lives before He even appeared on earth. Look at John the Baptist's parents, Joseph, and Mary, and after His birth, the shepherds, Simeon, and Anna. He was and IS THE NEW COVENANT.

Not sure I'll be participating in this thread, but I did want to say that, yes,
the Kingdom of God is here on earth and is within us.
It is made up of the subjects of that Kingdom....us....those that wish to be a part of it.

Jesus said, Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand.
Jesus is the LITERAL Kingdom...we are his subjects.
But, of course, the Kingdom has always been here in the hearts of those that followed God, even in the OT.

After I understood this concept,,,the NT made much more sense to me.

 

[jeremiah1five]

Abraham was a Gentile. A Syrian.

A type of the one new man.

Abraham was Hebrew from the family of Eber just as Sarah, his half-sister and wife was.

13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; Genesis 14:13.

Gentiles did not come into usage until later. Everyone was an Adamite. Some were the seed of the woman and some the seed of the serpent. But from day one God has an obedient and elect people on the planet.

Now that you know Abraham was Hebrew does that change your belief?

 

[jeremiah1five]

The New Covenant is the renewed Abrahamic Covenant.

The New Covenant is only the Mosaic Covenant fulfilled by Jesus Christ.

The LORD Jesus made Covenant with Abraham, before He became flesh.

He became flesh to fulfill His part of the bloodletting of that blood Covenant.


The law was added to the Abrahamic Covenant until the Seed should come.

The Mosaic Covenant is an extension of the Abraham Covenant, not an addition. It would be quite impossible for God to tell Abraham "here's an addition to what I said earlier. It comes in three parts: Moral, Social, and Ceremonial." The reason is because the Mosaic Covenant required more than one person. It required about 1-2 million people. That way if there was only Abraham and God commanded everything we find today in the Mosaic Covenant Abraham's seed could get away with saying, "God was speaking TO YOU about all those commands and thou shalt nots."

The law of Moses was always temporary while The Covenant was always eternal, because the covenant Maker is Eternal.

Error. The Word of God is eternal. It will go and do that for which it was sent. The Law of Moses is eternal, and it remains in force

7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Genesis 17:7.

It wasn't temporary and it wasn't "abolished" or "obsolete."
ETERNAL.

 

[GodsGrace]

Abraham was Hebrew from the family of Eber just as Sarah, his half-sister and wife was.

13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; Genesis 14:13.

Gentiles did not come into usage until later. Everyone was an Adamite. Some were the seed of the woman and some the seed of the serpent. But from day one God has an obedient and elect people on the planet.

Now that you know Abraham was Hebrew does that change your belief?

Are Gentiles not Adamites?
What does the seed of the woman mean?
What does the seed of the serpent mean?

How was Abraham a HEBREW if he was born in UR?
Were those in UR Hebrews??

 

[jeremiah1five]

Are Gentiles not Adamites?

I understand the word "Gentile" to come into existence after Abraham in general and after the covenant that bears his name that set him and his seed apart from the rest of the offspring of Adam specifically, thanks to circumcision.

What does the seed of the woman mean?

I understand it to mean a couple of things. One is a people or person obedient to God pre-Abraham. Another is a reference to the one promised by God in Genesis 3:15.

What does the seed of the serpent mean?

In general, the opposite of the above seed of the woman.

How was Abraham a HEBREW if he was born in UR?

That's merely location. I use it in reference to seed or family (Gen. 10:21ff.)
There are "Jews" today born in Russia or Africa, etc.

Were those in UR Hebrews??

According to Hebrew history and etymology "Hebrew" is everyone born from Eber.

 

[GodsGrace]

I understand the word "Gentile" to come into existence after Abraham in general and after the covenant that bears his name that set him and his seed apart from the rest of the offspring of Adam specifically, thanks to circumcision.

J
Gentile means NON HEBREW/JEWISH

Gentiles ALWAYS inhabited the earth.
They did not magically appear after Abraham.

Whatever NATION a person was from...
if it was not Isreal.....that person was known as a GENTILE, it only means NON HEBREW.

When God chose Abraham from whom to reveal Himself....
there were OTHER PEOPLE in the world....they were NOT Hebrew....they were gentile.

I understand it to mean a couple of things. One is a people or person obedient to God pre-Abraham. Another is a reference to the one promised by God in Genesis 3:15.

The seed of the woman....in Christian theology....is understood to be Mary and the virgin birth of Jesus.
Those belonging to Jesus will be the seed of the woman.

In general, the opposite of the above seed of the woman.

Those that will not be saved....that follow satan instead.
(the seed of the serpent)

In fact, satan and God are fighting for the souls of mankind.

That's merely location. I use it in reference to seed or family (Gen. 10:21ff.)
There are "Jews" today born in Russia or Africa, etc.

Right!
Abraham MOVED to Hebron...
Hebron------> Hebrew
That's where the designation Hebrew comes from.

BUT
Abraham was born in Ur of the Chaldeans.
THIS is his nationality....just as you've stated....
I moved to Italy...but I'm still an AMERICAN.

Abraham was a Sumerian....born in southern Messapetomia.

Abraham was a GENTILE !

According to Hebrew history and etymology "Hebrew" is everyone born from Eber.

Eber appears to be a region and not a person...
however, I'm not qualified to discuss this.
We DO know that Abraham moved to Hebron and was not originally from there.

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The use of "Eber" as a "nomen appellativum" is common; it denotes originally "that which is beyond." This explains the fact that, in the genealogy of the Semites, Abraham and, especially, Israel are called descendants of "Eber"; for if "Eber" had been originally the name of a person, it would be strange that Abraham should have been so closely linked with him, since Eber was not his immediate ancestor, but one six times removed. It is because "Eber" was originally the name of a region that it took so important a place in the genealogical tree.

"Eber" designates the region occupied longest and most continuously by the peoples that traced their descent from Shem through Arphaxad. This is apparent in the words, "And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim [Kition, on the island of Cyprus], and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber" (Num. xxiv. 24). Here "Eber" designates a country in the neighborhood of Assyria, and to a certain extent forming a part of it—the country beyond the Euphrates.

source: https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5406-eber

 

[JLB]

Abraham was Hebrew from the family of Eber just as Sarah, his half-sister and wife was.

13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; Genesis 14:13.

Gentiles did not come into usage until later. Everyone was an Adamite. Some were the seed of the woman and some the seed of the serpent. But from day one God has an obedient and elect people on the planet.

Now that you know Abraham was Hebrew does that change your belief?

Abraham was a Gentile.

He was from the family of Eber, and therefore a Hebrew.

He was a Syrian. He was clearly a Gentile.

And you shall answer and say before the LORD your God: ‘My father was a Syrian, about to perish, and he went down to Egypt and dwelt there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
Deuteronomy 26:5

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” Galatians 3:8

• that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand

Gentiles were always included in the New Covenant as we clearly see that the LORD said “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”


Hopefully now you see the error of your doctrine.

 

[JLB]

The Mosaic Covenant is an extension of the Abraham Covenant, not an addition.

False.

The law was added until the Messiah should come.

Until means it’s temporary. The Messiah has come.

Those who are in Christ are priests under the Melchizedek Priesthood, not the Levitical Priesthood.

• It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made;

What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.
Galatians 3:19

 

[JLB]

The Law of Moses is eternal, and it remains in force

The law of Moses was always temporary and has given way to the Messiah who has come and abolished the law in His flesh, having nailed it to the cross, because the law of Moses is obsolete.

It has fulfilled its purpose and is no longer necessary.


For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, Ephesians 2:14-15

• having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances,

The hatred between Jews and Gentiles was the law of Moses that directed this separation. Now the middle wall of separation, the law, has been broken down.

• so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,

In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
Hebrews 8:13


No more Sabbath laws, animal sacrifices or food laws to keep as the Messaih has fulfilled them all.

He is the image (substance) from which the shadow was cast.

• or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.

And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. Colossians 2:13-16



Do you believe Jesus Christ is the Messiah?

 

[jeremiah1five]

J
Gentile means NON HEBREW/JEWISH

And non-Hebrew/Jewish did not exist until God designated and made covenant with Abram the Hebrew (Gen. 14:13.) And how long it took for others to know of the personal covenant between the Creator and a man name Abram would have followed sometime later. But there were other families on the earth that may have through some act or force or otherwise and I'm sure many were self-important, but the one that is significant to God is the family line that came through one of the sons of God named Seth and his son, Enos. It was during his life that men "called upon the Lord" (the term meaning worship, NOT auditory or verbal calling as in calling for a cab. The term means worship and only those who are already in relationship with God can worship Him - Psalm 65:4.)

4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest,
And causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts:
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,
Even of thy holy temple.
Psalm 65:4.

All men were in rebellion against God except those to whom He would have touched/revealed/chose to know Him. By naming Abram a Hebrew, God signifies the family He would use and work with according to His election of this family before God created heaven, earth, and man. "Gentile" came later and was used to identify anyone who was not of the family of Eber (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, twelve sons, etc.) The word is "goy" and at first was used to identify people in general and later Hebrew specifically. It was translated "nation" at times. It was even used of Abraham, Sarah, and Ishmael. It was used of Israel as a nation as well. So, careful study is necessary to correctly determine its use and meaning. It cannot mean "Gentile" when used of Sarah regarding Isaac for how can two Hebrew parents (Abraham and Sarah) birth a non-Hebrew child?

16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her (offspring.) Genesis 17:16.

Both Abe and Sarah were blood related. Both were of Eber (Hebrew.) Two Hebrew parents cannot birth a non-Hebrew child (Isaac) so in this case "nations/"goy" does not mean "Gentile/non-Hebrew."

Gentiles ALWAYS inhabited the earth.
They did not magically appear after Abraham.

That depends on how one uses the word and their meaning (see above.)

Whatever NATION a person was from...
if it was not Isreal.....that person was known as a GENTILE, it only means NON HEBREW.

(See above.) you are confusing not only the translation but the word and its meaning.
You are incorrect. It DOES NOT ONLY mean "non-Hebrew." It was used of Sarah as I explained above, and she was a descendant of Eber from where the word "Hebrew" comes from.

When God chose Abraham from whom to reveal Himself....
there were OTHER PEOPLE in the world....they were NOT Hebrew....they were gentile.

The word "goy" at times translated "nation" according to Strong merely means "masses" and it is a plural used of people and animals. There were "masses" of people at the time of Abraham and the word is also used of the children of Israel (masses.)

The seed of the woman....in Christian theology....is understood to be Mary and the virgin birth of Jesus.
Those belonging to Jesus will be the seed of the woman.

It has several meanings. One is also "Israel." (Rev. 12.)

Those that will not be saved....that follow satan instead.
(the seed of the serpent)

Where does "Satan" come from? The word is defined as "adversary" and it is used of men. If you take "serpent" and identify it as "Lucifer" you would be wrong. The angels that sinned were locked up awaiting judgement and they were all locked up BEFORE God created man.

15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. Isaiah 14:15.

4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 2 Peter 2:4.

You need to put those false Constantinian Gentile theology books and commentaries to the side and let Scripture dictate what you are to believe. I used to also put much stock in those theology books and I've read the best and the classics until after much contradiction against Scripture I chose instead to study Scripture under the anointing and "came out from among them and became separate." If you allow those theology books tell you what to believe you will not be set free, for it is the truth (Scripture) that shall set you free - not theology books.

In fact, satan and God are fighting for the souls of mankind.

Satan/Lucifer is locked up and is not involved in the affairs of men. Study Scripture and become set free!

Right!
Abraham MOVED to Hebron...
Hebron------> Hebrew
That's where the designation Hebrew comes from.

The name "Eber" (עֵבֶר, 'Ever) in Hebrew is related to the root verb meaning "to pass over," "to cross over," or "to go beyond." This meaning is central to understanding the connection to the term "Hebrew."

The term "Hebrew" (עִבְרִי, 'Ivri) is widely understood to be derived from the name Eber. The traditional and biblical understanding is that the descendants of Eber came to be known as Hebrews.

The first instance of the term "Hebrew" in the Bible is found in Genesis 14:13, where Abram (later Abraham) is referred to as "Abram the Hebrew." This occurs when an escapee reports to Abram about the capture of his nephew Lot. The designation "Hebrew" here seems to distinguish Abram to the local inhabitants of Canaan. It directly links those identified as Hebrews back to their ancestor Eber.

Throughout the Old Testament, the term "Hebrew" is often used by non-Israelites when referring to the people of Israel, or by Israelites when addressing foreigners, highlighting their distinct identity. While "Israelite" refers specifically to the descendants of Jacob (whose name was changed to Israel), and "Jew" later refers to a member of the tribe of Judah or a resident of the kingdom of Judah, "Hebrew" serves as an earlier and broader ethnonym connecting them to their ancestor Eber and their origin.

In summary, Eber is a key ancestor in the biblical lineage from Noah to Abraham, and his name, meaning "to cross over," is the widely accepted origin of the term "Hebrew," which initially served to identify Abraham and his descendants, possibly signifying their migration or their distinct identity as those who had "crossed over" in various senses. Salah was obedient to God. The command was to "fill the earth" (separate) but the Adamites remained together. Salah took his family and "crossed over" (Jordan? Euphrates?) and separated himself from the rest of the Adamites. He commemorated this act by naming his son "Eber." The rest is history - Biblical history.

BUT
Abraham was born in Ur of the Chaldeans.
THIS is his nationality....just as you've stated....
I moved to Italy...but I'm still an AMERICAN.

His nationality was Hebrew. God identifies him as a descendant of Eber from where "Hebrew" originated. American means nothing. Best guess is that the Native Americans were born in North America but somewhere in time they descended from either Japheth or Ham.

Abraham was a Sumerian....born in southern Messapetomia.

Then maybe his father crossed over the Euphrates in obedience to God.

Abraham was a GENTILE !

Are you learning anything or are you just going to regurgitate what's in Gentile theology books?

13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; Genesis 14:12–13.

God is identifying Abraham as Hebrew (Eber.) by maintaining he is "Gentile" non-Hebrew you oppose God. The word can also mean "adversary" of "Satan."

Eber appears to be a region and not a person...
however, I'm not qualified to discuss this.
We DO know that Abraham moved to Hebron and was not originally from there.

Good. Recognizing you're not qualified to discuss this is the first step to wisdom.

The use of "Eber" as a "nomen appellativum" is common; it denotes originally "that which is beyond." This explains the fact that, in the genealogy of the Semites, Abraham and, especially, Israel are called descendants of "Eber"; for if "Eber" had been originally the name of a person, it would be strange that Abraham should have been so closely linked with him, since Eber was not his immediate ancestor, but one six times removed. It is because "Eber" was originally the name of a region that it took so important a place in the genealogical tree.

"Eber" designates the region occupied longest and most continuously by the peoples that traced their descent from Shem through Arphaxad. This is apparent in the words, "And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim [Kition, on the island of Cyprus], and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber" (Num. xxiv. 24). Here "Eber" designates a country in the neighborhood of Assyria, and to a certain extent forming a part of it—the country beyond the Euphrates.

source: https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5406-eber

Jacob's name was changed to "Israel." Israel is also the name of a region or location.
And a "nation" (masses) and a person.
Now what?

 

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Abraham was a Gentile.

He was from the family of Eber, and therefore a Hebrew.

He was a Syrian. He was clearly a Gentile.

And you shall answer and say before the LORD your God: ‘My father was a Syrian, about to perish, and he went down to Egypt and dwelt there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
Deuteronomy 26:5

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” Galatians 3:8

• that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand

Gentiles were always included in the New Covenant as we clearly see that the LORD said “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”


Hopefully now you see the error of your doctrine.

God identifies Abraham as Hebrew. You directly OPPOSE God. Another word for that is "adversary" often translated as "Satan." Don't worry too much. Satan was used to describe me in the Old Testament so you're in good, or should I say, BAD company.
If you want to oppose God, then that tells me all about your heart. It's not right with God. I have no patience nor time for those that outright oppose God.
I won't pray God open your eyes. I pray He shuts them tight as they are right now. I pray God's will and right now it is not for your repentance, but for your judgment. God's enemies are my enemies.

 

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False.

The law was added until the Messiah should come.

Until means it’s temporary. The Messiah has come.

Those who are in Christ are priests under the Melchizedek Priesthood, not the Levitical Priesthood.

• It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made;

What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.
Galatians 3:19

The Law of God are His Commands, and the Commands of God are Law.
The Law/Command of God in the Garden was "Thou shalt not [eat of it] evidencing the Law in existence in the Garden no matter if it's only one command-sentence. It doesn't have to be a codex or 613 commands to be called Law by God.

 

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The law of Moses was always temporary and has given way to the Messiah who has come and abolished the law in His flesh, having nailed it to the cross, because the law of Moses is obsolete.

It has fulfilled its purpose and is no longer necessary.


For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, Ephesians 2:14-15

• having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances,

The hatred between Jews and Gentiles was the law of Moses that directed this separation. Now the middle wall of separation, the law, has been broken down.

• so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,

In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
Hebrews 8:13


No more Sabbath laws, animal sacrifices or food laws to keep as the Messaih has fulfilled them all.

He is the image (substance) from which the shadow was cast.

• or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.

And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. Colossians 2:13-16



Do you believe Jesus Christ is the Messiah?

You don't respect God identifying Abraham as Hebrew in Genesis 14:13.
To me that is outright opposition to God.
I'm no longer interested.

 

[JLB]

God identifies Abraham as Hebrew. You directly OPPOSE God.

God indentifies Abraham as Gentile.

You directly oppose God.

 

[JLB]

The Law of God are His Commands,

Then make sure you travel to Jerusalem at the appointed times of the year and offer the required sacrifices for your sins.

 

[JLB]

You don't respect God identifying Abraham as Hebrew in Genesis 14:13.
To me that is outright opposition to God.
I'm no longer interested.

If you don’t respect God identifying Abraham as a Gentile, a Syrian, then you you are opposed to scripture.


Do you believe Jesus Christ as LORD; YHWH the LORD God?

 

[jeremiah1five]

God indentifies Abraham as Gentile.

You directly oppose God.

Provide Scripture that says clearly as Genesis 14:13 that "Abraham the/is Gentile."