How Were the Jews Saved?

[tsth]

What Does the Word Say About It?

1 Corinthians 10:1 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert.

6 Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry." 8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did--and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. 9 We should not test the Lord, as some of them did--and were killed by snakes. 10 And do not grumble, as some of them did--and were killed by the destroying angel. 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. 12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!

Hebrews 4:1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2 For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith. 3 Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, "So I declared on oath in my anger, 'They shall never enter my rest.'" 3 And yet his work has been finished since the creation of the world. 4 For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: "And on the seventh day God rested from all his work." 5 And again in the passage above he says, "They shall never enter my rest." 6 It still remains that some will enter that rest, and those who formerly had the gospel preached to them did not go in, because of their disobedience.

What Do You Think?

How Were the Jews saved?

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Guest shiloh357]

In the Old Testament, as in the New Testament, Salvation is always procured the same way. Salvation has alway been by grace through faith in the Messiah. The Jewish people in the OT were looking forward to the cross, and we are now looking back. But the focal point for both is the same.

The Jews were saved the same way we are saved today.

[Trusting Jesus]

Shiloh357, you took the words right out of my......keyboard! It has always been by faith that we are saved.

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Nathele

[tsth]

Could we say that faith IS believing unto obedience?

1 Cor. 10:6 It still remains that some will enter that rest, and those who formerly had the gospel preached to them did not go in, because of their disobedience.

Luke 6:46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? 47 I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Vickilynn]

In the Old Testament, as in the New Testament, Salvation is always procured the same way. Salvation has alway been by grace through faith in the Messiah. The Jewish people in the OT were looking forward to the cross, and we are now looking back. But the focal point for both is the same.

The Jews were saved the same way we are saved today.

Shalom,

Exactly. Every word. By Grace through Faith in the Messiah.

[EricH]

In the Old Testament, as in the New Testament, Salvation is always procured the same way. Salvation has alway been by grace through faith in the Messiah. The Jewish people in the OT were looking forward to the cross, and we are now looking back. But the focal point for both is the same.

The Jews were saved the same way we are saved today.

Agreed

[other one]

In the Old Testament, as in the New Testament, Salvation is always procured the same way. Salvation has alway been by grace through faith in the Messiah. The Jewish people in the OT were looking forward to the cross, and we are now looking back. But the focal point for both is the same.

The Jews were saved the same way we are saved today.

Shilo, I have been having this discussion with some friends and I am having trouble finding scripture showing where the Old Testament Israelites received salvation as we would today. I've been taught that they were also using faith as did Abraham, but I can't find the scripture that would give them the promice of eternal salvation that was available after Jesus came.

If you could help, I'd appreciate it.

[tsth]

Dear other one,

Did you read the verses that were in the opening post?

It might be of help.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[other one]

Dear other one,

Did you read the verses that were in the opening post?

It might be of help.

In His Love,

Suzanne

Yes I did

2 For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.

Where in the Old Testament explains when and where and how they were preached the Gospel.

[tsth]

Hebrews 4:1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2 For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith. 3 Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, "So I declared on oath in my anger, 'They shall never enter my rest.'" 3 And yet his work has been finished since the creation of the world. 4 For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: "And on the seventh day God rested from all his work." 5 And again in the passage above he says, "They shall never enter my rest." 6 It still remains that some will enter that rest, and those who formerly had the gospel preached to them did not go in, because of their disobedience.

And could the opposite be said for us? "The message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with obedience."

These verses comes to mind as well:

Romans 3:29 Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.

Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, 4 in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.

Hebrews 10:16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; 17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. 18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having an high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

In His Love,

Suzanne