What does God do with the Gentile nations from Genesis 12 onward?
From Genesis 12 onward, God allows the Gentile nations to continue on like a mass river, while He pulls Abram out to become the nation of Israel. God then deals peculiarly with Israel, Jew only with exceptions, such as sending Jonah to the Gentile city of Nineveh.
Les explains that after the Tower of Babel and the sorting of the world population through Noah's three sons, Genesis 12 marks a shift. God lets the main race of Adam continue on like a river—what we now call the Gentile people or nations—flowing like the Mississippi to the Gulf. Out of that polluted river, God pulls Abram, who becomes the nation of Israel, the Jew. From Genesis 12 through the Old Testament, God deals with Israel peculiarly, particularly, usually Jew only with exceptions. One exception is Jonah, whom God sent to the Gentile city of Nineveh.
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
What happens to the main race of Adam after Genesis 12?
After Genesis 12, God permits the main race of Adam—the Gentile people or nations—to continue on like a great river, while He pulls Abram out from that same stream to form Israel. God then deals peculiarly with Israel, generally Jew only, with exceptions.
When did God stop dealing with the Gentiles and start dealing with the Jews only?
God stopped dealing with the Gentiles and began dealing with the Jews only at the call of Abraham, around 2000 B.C. From that point until the New Testament, God primarily dealt with the nation of Israel, though there were exceptions such as Nineveh.
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When did God shift from dealing with the Gentiles to dealing primarily with the Jews?
At the call of Abraham, God stopped dealing primarily with the Gentiles or non-Jews and began dealing with the Jew only, though there were exceptions.