Not Reject Them

Leviticus 26:44 – Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or abhor them so as to destroy them completely, breaking my covenant with them. I am the Lord their God.

Jeremiah 30:11 – I am with you and will save you,’ declares the Lord. ‘Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only in due measure; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’

Romans 11:22-23,25-29 – Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again…I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, and in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written: “The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. And this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins.” As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.

Application:

• ·         “I am with you and will save you” were words spoken originally to Jeremiah alone but are were eventually spoken to all God’s people.
• ·         Any adequate doctrine of God must include kindness and sternness.
• ·         Paul holds out hope for the Jews—God is able.
• ·         Mystery is used of the plan of God by which both Jew and Gentile, after a period of disobedience by both, will by His mercy be included in His kingdom.
• ·         The salvation of the Jews will be on the same basis as anyone’s salvation: personal faith in Jesus Christ, crucified and risen from the dead.
• ·         Just as salvation for Gentiles involves forgiveness of sins, so the Jews, when they are saved, are forgiven by the mercy of God—His forgiveness based only on their repentance and faith.
• ·         God does not change His mind with reference to His call.

All Scripture verses taken from ESV