What Does the Bible Really Teach About Israel? This Bible lesson examines Israel according to the Scriptures—not religious tradition, political opinion, or popular identity movements. We will follow the subject from Jacob and the twelve tribes through the covenants, the prophets, Jesus Christ, and the New Testament Church. Is Israel only a physical bloodline, or does the Bible also reveal a spiritual body joined to Christ through faith and obedience? Using the King James Bibl