Why did Israel alone have knowledge of the one true God in ancient times?
God called Abraham and gave him knowledge of Jehovah, and that knowledge was passed on through Isaac, Jacob, and the twelve tribes. Therefore Israel alone, during the period of the ancients, possessed knowledge of the one true God, while all other peoples had only pagan gods.
Les teaches that before Abraham, people knew about many gods except the true God, until the true God called Abraham. With that call, Abraham had a knowledge of Jehovah, which was passed on through Isaac, Jacob, and the twelve tribes, so Israel alone in ancient times knew the one true God. The rest had only pagan gods—female goddesses, mythology, frogs, animals, the sun, or the moon. Later Daniel, standing before a pagan king, declared there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets. Les stresses that all true prophecy centers on Israel, usually within a time frame, unlike the church age, for which there is no prophecy.
How did Israel alone come to have knowledge of the one true God in Old Testament times while the other nations had pagan gods?
God called Abraham, and with that call Abraham had knowledge of Jehovah. That knowledge of the one true God was passed down through Isaac, Jacob, and the twelve tribes. Thus Israel alone, during the period of the ancients, possessed knowledge of the one true God, while all other nations had only pagan gods and mythology.
How did knowledge of the one true God survive in ancient times?
God called Abraham, who then had a knowledge of Jehovah. That knowledge was passed on through Isaac, Jacob, and the twelve tribes. Consequently, Israel alone, during the period of the ancients, possessed a knowledge of the one true God, while all other nations followed pagan gods.