Chapter 20

God’s Plans for His People

Chapter Sections

1. General
   1. God Has Plans for His People
      • God has plans and purposes for his people
      • These plans include work for God’s people to do
      • God’s plans are not dependent upon his people’s backgrounds
   2. God Fulfills His Plans for His People
      • In spite of his people’s troubles, God will fulfill his plans and purposes for them
      • God may even initiate seemingly bad things to fulfill his purposes for his people
   3. God Works through His People
      • God moves his people to do his work
      • God equips his people for the work
      • God helps and empowers them to do his work even if they feel inadequate
      • God’s power for his people is great
   4. God Guides His People
      • God guides his people always
      • God guides his people in difficult circumstances
      • God guides his people in doing his work

2. God’s Plans for Israel
   1. Return to the Land
      • God will return home the remnant of exiled Israel
      • The people of Israel will possess the land forever
   2. Physical Renewal & Peace
      • Israel will be physically restored
      • Joy will accompany God’s renewal of Israel
      • The Messiah will rule Israel forever in righteousness and peace
      • Israel will have lasting peace
   3. Spiritual Renewal
      • God will cleanse Israel of sin
      • The people of Israel will be given God’s Spirit
   4. A Renewed Relationship with God
      • God will be Israel’s God and they will be his people
      • God will dwell in Jerusalem, living among his people forever
      • The nations will come to Jerusalem to worship God
   5. Glorification
      • God will glorify Israel
      • Israel’s renewal will display God’s glory

 ➜Major headings in: 20. God’s Plans for His People (and all of Unit D)

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