Did God really make a valid offer to Israel knowing they would not accept it?
Yes. God made a valid offer to Israel even though He knew they would not accept it. Israel did not know that, and acted of its own free will. By rejecting the offer, Israel brought about the crucifixion, which had to happen for salvation, with Jew and Gentile together.
Les teaches that the offer was valid even though God knew Israel would not accept it. Israel itself did not know that, and it still acted of its own free will, just like humankind and nations do today. When Israel rejected the offer, that rejection brought about the crucifixion, which had to happen for salvation. Jew and Gentile together had to be part and parcel of His crucifixion. The surrounding context also connects this to the nations’ derision or perplexity and to the interval between the crucifixion and Peter’s offer of the Kingdom in Acts.
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Did Israel freely reject the Kingdom offer even though God knew they would reject it?
God made the valid offer of the Kingdom to Israel even though He knew they would reject it, and Israel did not know that God knew and therefore acted of their own free will in rejecting it.