From the Editor Mar/Apr 2026
When I was in Bible college, I had a professor who taught about the Jewish patriarchs in the line of the Messiah. As we studied the missteps of each of these heroes of the faith, he developed a picture of a family so contaminated by immorality that I had trouble understanding why God granted its members such favor.
After class, I caught up with my professor to discuss his lecture. I shared my reservations concerning the honor we accord these people in light of their transgressions, such as Abraham’s lies, Jacob’s deception, and Judah’s betrayal and sexual immorality.
I asked him why God gave them such prominence by placing them in Jesus’ genealogy. After listening patiently, my professor changed my outlook with a simple question: “Aren’t you glad God offers you the same grace He offered them?”
He had the right perspective. God’s grace never depended on man’s righteousness. If it did, no one could earn it. But God so loved those undeserving sinners—just as He loves you, me, and everyone made in His image—that He gave them much greater blessings than they deserved.
I’m so grateful for the grace the Lord freely gives us. I know the wickedness of my own heart and shudder at the thought of all my sins laid bare before the Lord. But “through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness” (Lam. 3:22–23).
The theme for this issue of Israel My Glory sprouted from that Bible college lesson. We’ve packed in 10 articles on some notable members of the Messianic line to paint a beautiful portrait of God’s amazing grace—the same grace we enjoy now, as they enjoyed then.
We’ve drawn the title of this issue from 2 Corinthians 4:7. Referencing the gospel message, the apostle Paul wrote, “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us” (ESV).
Like the sinful individuals in Jesus the Messiah’s lineage who were given a special privilege, we who trust Him as our Savior are fragile vessels containing the divine light of Christ. God has blessed us in this way, not based on our merit but to show forth His glory, graciously allowing us to play a part in the great story of redemption He has written.
In His service,
Jesse King
Managing Editor
