How did God intend to reach the pagan heathen Gentiles in the Old Testament?
In the Old Testament program, God intended to reach the pagan, heathen Gentiles through Israel. He called Israel out, set them apart, and made them His covenant people so that they could go back to those Gentiles and give them the knowledge of their Jehovah God.
Les explains that the Old Testament program was that God would go to the pagan, heathen Gentiles through Israel. Israel was called out, set apart, and made God’s covenant people so they could one day go back into those pagan Gentiles and give them the knowledge of their Jehovah God. The context then points to Isaiah 42, where the servant is Christ, the Messiah of Israel, and He would bring forth judgment or rule through the Gentiles. This confirms Israel was God’s intended channel to the Gentiles, until Israel continued rejecting and God did something kept secret: turning to the Gentile without Israel.