The Israel Within IsraelRomans 9:6-14

Any who take end-time prophecies about Israel seriously use a bogus end-of-the-world scenario to create a kind of death wish for World War III, which, unless it is confronted more robustly by the rest of us, could too easily create a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Brian McLaren

It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children.

Romans 9:6

1. When God makes a promise,nothing can break it.

1. When God makes a promise,nothing can break it.

2. There is an ethnic Israel,and within ethnic Israel is a remnant.

Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.

Genesis 25:23

If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share the same nourishing sap from the olive root, do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you… For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.

Romans 11:17-18, 21

1. When God makes a promise,nothing can break it.

2. There is an ethnic Israel,and within ethnic Israel is a remnant.

3. There’s a difference between peoplewho are superficially somethingoutwardly, but not inwardly.

A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code.

Romans 2:28-29a

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph…. When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here is a true Israelite…”  …“How to you know me?” Nathaniel asked?” Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you…”

John 1:44-48

Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure.

2 Peter 1:10a

1. When God makes a promise,nothing can break it.

2. There is an ethnic Israel,and within ethnic Israel is a remnant.

3. There’s a difference between peoplewho are superficially somethingoutwardly, but not inwardly.

4. God isn’t done with Israel,and he’s not done with you.

Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? No at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches of the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring?

Romans 11:11

1. When God makes a promise,nothing can break it.

2. There is an ethnic Israel,and within ethnic Israel is a remnant.

3. There’s a difference between peoplewho are superficially somethingoutwardly, but not inwardly.

4. God isn’t done with Israel,and he’s not done with you.

5. There is nothing Satan has moreevil energy to resist than Israel.

Just as it is written:“Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

Romans 9:13

The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong.

Psalm 5:5