Are the Jews of today the same Jews of the Bible? — Israel Masterclass Deep Dive

How do you know today's Jewish people are the same Israel of the Bible? Pastors get asked this all the time, and the answer comes down to whether God keeps His promises. In this Israel Masterclass, Messianic Rabbi Matheus Guimarães builds the theological case from Genesis to Romans 11. The argument is simple: if the Jews of today aren't the legitimate continuation of biblical Israel, then God failed to keep His promises. And the reliability of His word, including every Gospel promise Christians depend on, collapses with it. What we cover in this episode: • Defining "political Israel," and who counts as a Jew today • Why this question is about God's faithfulness before it's about politics • God tying His own name to Israel's existence in Exodus and Deuteronomy 32 • Jeremiah 31, the order of the cosmos, and Rabbi Marty Waldman's "How to destroy Israel" sermon • How Simeon, Matthew's genealogy, and Romans 11:29 keep the link intact • Augustine, Jerome, Luther, and Mark Twain on Jewish survival across the centuries Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:23 Should Christians support political Israel? 02:32 Who is a Jew? 05:10 How many Jews are in the world today 07:45 What "political Israel" actually means 12:00 Is today's Israel the same Israel of the Bible? 13:14 What's at stake: God's faithfulness 16:02 God reveals His name to Moses 19:19 Deuteronomy 32: nations bordered by Israel 25:55 Jeremiah 31 and the order of the cosmos 26:54 Rabbi Marty Waldman: how to destroy Israel 30:03 God will not break His covenant, even in exile 33:11 Simeon's prophecy at Jesus' presentation 36:36 Matthew's genealogy and Romans 11:29 42:05 Augustine and Jerome on Jewish survival 43:56 Luther and the Barcelona Disputation 47:40 Shakespeare, Washington, and Mark Twain 50:01 Modern Israel as modern expression of an ancient promise 52:11 Antisemitism mutating into anti-Zionism 54:57 Jesus ties His return to Israel's redemption ------------ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: • https://instagram.com/CenterForIsrael • https://www.facebook.com/CenterForIsrael • https://twitter.com/CenterForIsrael • https://www.linkedin.com/company/gateway-center-for-israel LEARNING RESOURCES: • Getting Started — Israel 101: https://centerforisrael.com/getting-started • Israel Prayer Guide: https://centerforisrael.com/israel-prayer-guide • Perspective Papers: https://centerforisrael.com/papers