The Nations Are The Lord's Inheritance

[Mr. M]

Psalm Eighty-Two:

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth;
For You shall inherit all nations.

When the Lord was in the wilderness and under the temptation of Satan,

He was offered His Inheritance without the Cross.

Matthew Four:

8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain,

and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 

9 And he said to Him,

“All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written,

You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.

11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

When the Lord states "Israel is my firstborn", He is addressing their standing among nations. When reference is made to Jacob, the genealogy of a people is being addressed. Israel is a Nation. Esau is a people, Edom is a Nation. What causes great wonder about the Lord's inheritance is being put on display in great magnification. The Nations are disjunct and plagued by evil intent towards one another. But what if the world was in perfect co-existence?

Many years ago, my ex-wife introduced me to these computer software nation building games. You built up a city from scratch, until it was spread out over a wide landscape. You set up every area of your society, agriculture, industry, religion, education, etc...and when you are successful the entire city runs amazingly smooth, with proper attention from you of course, as the governor of the city/nation.

It was a wonder to me, and I realized then what God had intended for man, and would fulfill in the Inheritance of the Son of God. Israel is the Lord's inheritance, and the Saints will govern with Him over His Dominion.

Psalm Seventy-Two:

1 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
2 He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
3 The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
4 He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break in pieces the oppressor.

5 They shall fear You
As long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.
7 In His days the righteous shall flourish,
And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.

8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
And His enemies will lick the dust.

[Mr. M]

Deuteronomy Thirty-Two:

8 When the Most High divided their inheritance to the nations,
When He separated the sons of Adam,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
According to the number of the children of Israel.
9 For the Lord’s portion is His people;
Jacob is the place of His inheritance.

[Mr. M]

Acts 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.