Bible Question: Are the Jews still the chosen people of God? |
Bible Answer: (Romans 11:1) I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite... Israel was, is and shall continue to be God's chosen nation. But chosen for what? For what was Israel chosen? "Summary: Israel, so named from the grandson of Abraham, was chosen for a fourfold mission: "(1) To witness to the unity of God in the midst of universal idolatry (Deuteronomy 6:4 ; Isaiah 43:10,12). "(2) to illustrate to the nations the blessedness of serving the true God (Deuteronomy 33:26-29 ; 1 Chronicles 17:20,21 ; Psalms 144:15). "(3) to receive, preserve, and transmit the Scripture (Deuteronomy 4:5-8 ; Romans 3:1,2). "(4) to produce, as to His humanity, the Messiah (Genesis 3:15; 12:3; ; 22:18; 28:10-14; 49:10; 2 Samuel 7:12-16; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6; Matthew 1:1; Romans 1:3). "According to the prophets, Israel, regathered from all nations, restored to her own land and converted, is yet to have her greatest earthly exaltation and glory." (Scofield, C.I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Romans 11". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition." (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ScofieldReferenceNotes) --JVH0212 "In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, and in all things charity." |