DOES GOD PLAY FAVORITES?
God’s Unique Relationship With Israel
by
Jim Gerrish
Copyright © 2000, 2003 by Cornerstone Publishing
PO Box 26654
Minneapolis, MN 55426
Cornerstone@usfamily.net
First Printing – June, 2000
Second Printing – March, 2003
Revised electronic edition – 2007
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher,
except in case of brief quotations in critical reviews or articles.
Original book cover design – Rich Busch
Original photo montage – Carl & Karen Johnson
All scripture quotations in this publication are from the Holy Bible, New International Version.
Library of Congress Card Number: 00-105066
ISBN: 0-9623950-4-8
CP- 2000
Original publication printed in United States of America
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This book is dedicated to my wife, Betsy, who has given me her faithful love and support for the last fifty-one years, and who has
helped me immensely in all states of manuscript preparation.
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I am extremely grateful to Carl Johnson, the original publisher, who has given his permission to make this free electronic version
available.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements and Introduction
2 Are the Jews Really Special?
3 Seven Scenes from Holy History
4 The Rise of Islam, Its Impact Upon Israel and the Church
5 The Lie of the Land, or How to Steal a Heritage
6 A Feisty Little Nation is Reborn
7 Christians in Search of Their Roots
8 Jesus Before He Became a Gentile
9 How Did a Nice Jewish Church Become Gentile?
10 The Sickness of Anti-Semitism
12 Is the Messiah Himself Restoring Israel?
14 Lessons for Gentile Christians and Churches
16 Is the Devil Angry Over Jerusalem?