Les Feldick Bible Study

Who do the covenant promises belong to — Israel or the Arabs?

The covenant promises belong to the nation of Israel, not to the Arabs or other nations. While God's offer of salvation extends equally to Arab and Jew, the land of Palestine and the covenant promises remain with Israel. British Israelism's claim that Western nations inherit them is false.

Les teaches that the covenant promises belong to the nation of Israel. He recounts that when he first taught Genesis and made these points, an Arab caller was furious over the claim that the land of Palestine belongs to the Jew. Les wants Arab listeners to know God loves them just as much as anyone, and God's offer of salvation goes as much to the Arab as to the Jew, but the covenant promises remain with Israel. He also rejects British Israelism, which says America, Great Britain, and some Scandinavian nations now receive the promises as offspring of the ten lost tribes. Les says our European ancestors were lost, and the promises still belong to Israel. He then points to Deuteronomy 30:1, where God speaks and no one can circumvent His Word, prophesying blessings and curse and Israel's dispersion more than once.