Chosen to Proclaim

• Chosen to Proclaim is a much-needed book for these challenging times! Avi has intricately woven both the need and urgency for us to engage in speaking the truth of Jesus to all including the Lost Sheep of Israel. I highly recommend this book to you, your congregation, and all who wonder about evangelism in an age where it is less and less popular, but more and more needed. May the words of the apostle Paul be reflected in your life: “Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them [Israel] is that they may be saved” (Romans 10:1).

  — Steve Cohen, Founder, The Apple of His Eye Mission Society

• Simple, compassionate, kerygmatic—just like the gospel. Logical, sharp, argumentative—just like the epistles. This powerfully proclaiming, sometimes combative, voice of a small, New York-born Jew is that of the apostle Paul—passionate in his love for his Jewish brothers first, but also for the gentiles. Both the historical and reflective parts of this book are witty, rich in anecdotes, easy to read, and will, hopefully, reach and touch many hearts and minds.

  — Tibor Fabiny, Professor of Hermeneutics and English Literature,Károli Gáspár University, Reformed Church in Hungary

• Avi Snyder both challenges and inspires us through his deep insight in the Scripture and by his passion for his people and world evangelism. This is a book that should be read, studied, and practiced by all of us.

  — Rolf Gunnar Heitman, Former CEO, Norwegian Church Ministry to Israel

• Here is a deeply heartfelt book addressing a significant biblical theme. Through a compelling overview of the Scriptures, Avi Snyder explains God’s purpose to use the small and persecuted Jewish nation in his plans for the salvation of all peoples. Dismantling misleading stereotypes, he explains the calling of the Jewish people, why God has preserved them despite times of rebellion, why they need to hear the good news of Yeshua the Messiah, and what this means for Jewish and gentile believers alike. At a time of global turmoil, here is a perspective on mission we should not neglect.

  — Jonathan Lamb, Author, teacher, and minister-at-large for Keswick Ministries, UK

• Chosen to Proclaim is an eloquent and passionate step-by-step analysis as to why the Jewish people were originally called “chosen” by God. The book argues that unless those who call themselves followers of Yeshua Jesus purposefully reach out to the Jewish people first—because of their continued calling—world evangelism will never have the kind of impact intended, as it did initially. Avi Snyder writes with the kind of urgency and sincerity we find in Paul’s epistle to the Romans, as a man who has given his life to follow the calling of his Lord. This is a word we need to hear.

  — Sally Klein O’Connor, Composer/Artist/Director, Improbable People Ministries

• If the words “chosen people” make you uncomfortable, you are not alone. Both Jews and non-Jews struggle to understand the intention behind this often-misconstrued term. In Chosen to Proclaim, Avi Snyder offers wisdom and insight into God’s purpose for choosing the Jews—for the purpose of blessing the world with the knowledge of the Lord. This book is a reminder that if we recapture God’s irrevocable call, the flow of his abundant blessings just might be unstoppable.

  — Steffi Rubin, Artist, Composer, Author/Playwright

• Avi Snyder is a great storyteller. And from his long life as a disciple and a messenger of Jesus—starting almost fifty years ago—he has a lot of stories to pick from. He never uses them only to entertain his readers, but to make his point clear in the most convincing way. He makes it sound so obvious.

  — Bodil Skjott, Lausanne Catalyst, Jewish Evangelism

• In Chosen to Proclaim, Avi Snyder serves us one of the better biblical theologies on what a kingdom of priests was meant to entail. When Avi speaks, the heart of a passionate evangelist beats! He has proven himself over a long career to be a battle-tested warrior who knows whereof he speaks. I heartily commend this book to anyone wanting to understand and appreciate the sacred call of God upon his chosen nation, Israel.

  — Irving Salzman, "Messianic Pastor/Rabbi,Beth Messiah Messianic Congregation, Livingston, NJ"

Author

• Avi Snyder
  Avi Snyder

  Avi Snyder currently serves as the European Ambassador of Jews for Jesus. He was raised in a conservative Jewish home in New York and New Jersey, and he came to a saving faith in Jesus in 1977 with the help of a Jews for Jesus tract and the forthright witness of Christian friends. He graduated from the School of World Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary with a master’s degree in missiology. Avi has served with Jews for Jesus since 1978, providing leadership for branch offices in the US, the UK, the former USSR, Germany, and Hungary. He has authored several articles and tracts and written two other books: Jews Don’t Need Jesus—and Other Misconceptions and Never Ashamed. He and his wife, Ruth, have three grown children.

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