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Through the Bible with Les Feldick
LESSON 1 * PART 1 * BOOK 25
HATH GOD CAST AWAY HIS PEOPLE?
Paul tells us that these things are spiritually discerned in I Corinthians.
I Corinthians 2:14
Now here in Romans Chapter 11 we're dealing with future Israel, and as we study this Chapter you will see that this Chapter flies in the face of what I guess 90% of Christendom stands on. And that premise is that God is all through with the Jew - that when Israel supposedly cried for the crucifixion of Christ that God just turned them out, turned His back on them, and is through with the Jew. So consequently all the Old Testament prophecies and promises fell through the cracks because God is no longer dealing with them. Because here in this Chapter God just trumpets, and blasts out that God is not through with His Covenant people Israel.
Now look at Acts Chapter 28, and verse 28.
Acts 28:28
"Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it."
Romans 1:20
So now with the advent of the Apostle Paul going out, it is predominantly now Gentiles only, with again, exceptions. Jews. Now back to Romans Chapter 11.
Romans 11:1a
"I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid."
Most of Christendom has been taught that the Jews were the Christ killers. Now continuing on with verse 1.
Romans 11:1b
Now I've wondered more than once why Paul tells of that. Philippians 3:5
"Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews;..."
Why did the Holy Spirit inspire the Apostle Paul to emphasize the tribe that he came from. I'd like go back to the Book of Genesis, Chapter 35 and just give you food for thought if nothing else. Genesis 35:17,18
Now let's on over to Genesis Chapter 49, and not lose sight of the two aspects of the baby Benjamin, the son of sorrow, and also the son of strength. Genesis 49:27
I think that in the same light with the two names of Benjamin, in God's eyes Saul was a heartache, how he hated Jesus of Nazareth. Paul the great apostle, the one I'm sure just thrills the heart of God, as he suffered, and suffered, and suffered for the sake of The Gospel. That way back here in Genesis God already had the Apostle Paul on His mind, as well as the prophecies concerning the Messiah, and we're not taking anything away from Christ in all of this, but in a lesser role, in a smaller scale the Apostle Paul fits so beautifully as well.
Now if you will come back to Romans Chapter 11 we find that God is not through with His Covenant people, and even this great apostle himself is a Jew, a son of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. Here Paul's talking about the resurrection of Christ of course, and let's start at verse 6.
I Corinthians 15:5-8
(died) What is Paul referring to when he said that he was born out of due time? It came prematurely, and that's exactly what Paul is likening himself to in regards to the whole Nation of Israel. Zechariah 12:10
Because just like Paul did on the road to Damascus, the Nation of Israel will suddenly understand Who Jesus really is. And then Isaiah, Chapter 66 tells us that the nation will be born in a day, and so this is all the things that Paul is talking about in this chapter. At the present time the Nation of Israel is set aside, and God is dealing primarily with the Gentiles, and we'll be dealing with that a little deeper a little further into the chapter. But always remember that Israel is still in God's program, Israel is still going to experience her greatest glory. Now back to Romans Chapter 11, and so here in Paul we have this great man of God. So now verse 2.
Romans 11:2
"God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew...."
You know I've taught it for years, when the religious leaders of Israel and Rome consorted together (see that's why they can't call Israel the Christ killers), Israel didn't do it alone. Psalms 2:2
Jew and Gentile together crucified the Christ. But was God caught by surprise? No! Romans 11:2a
"God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew...."
Nothing Israel did caught God by surprise. God has not and will not cast away His people. After God gave Abraham that Covenant promising a nation of people dwelling in the land, and that some day there would come a government. That Covenant concerning the government did not really come into play until God gives it to King David. Here is the promise beginning with verse 14.
God doesn't lie, God can't lie. God told David that this royal family would go down through history, and beyond history right on into eternity, and out of this royal family of David would come the King of Kings The Lord of Lords, and He is going to come as He did the first time to the Nation of Israel.
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