Why will God still deal with the nation of Israel?
God will still deal with the nation of Israel because He promised to bring them back in His own time, even after their unbelief caused dispersion. The Old Testament consistently affirms this restoration, showing that God remains committed to His national covenant people.
Les explains that God made a separation between Jew and Gentile and dealt primarily with the covenant people, the nation of Israel, throughout the Old Testament. But they were stiff-necked and steeped in unbelief, so God allowed the Temple to be destroyed in 70 A.D., the nation to be dispersed, and the land emptied. Yet even as He providentially uprooted them because of unbelief, God promised, 'I'm going to bring you back again, in My own time I'm going to bring you back.' All the Old Testament screams of that. Therefore, God is still going to deal with His national people Israel. Les also notes that Palestine has always been the homeland of the Jew and cannot be taken away, even though many treat the Jew as an imposter.
Does the Old Testament say God will deal with Israel again as a nation?
Yes, the Old Testament repeatedly promises that God will bring Israel back in His own time and will again deal with His national people. Though God providentially uprooted them for unbelief and dispersed the nation, He promised to restore them, so He is still going to deal with national Israel.
Is God still going to deal with the nation of Israel?
Yes. Though God providentially uprooted Israel because of unbelief, He promised to bring them back in His own time. The Old Testament repeatedly affirms this, and God is still going to deal with His national people, the nation of Israel.