Why should we not sell the Jew down the river?
Israel’s fall and diminishing brought riches to the Gentiles, but God’s greater promise—Israel’s fullness—is still coming. The Jew should not be abandoned or betrayed, because although Israel will pass through horrible times and is being backed into a corner, God has a future fullness in store.
Les teaches that Israel’s fall and diminishing brought riches to the Gentiles, but that is not the end. He emphasizes, “how much more their fullness,” which Israel has never attained yet, but it is coming. Therefore he warns, “Don't you ever sell the Jew down the river,” because God still has a future for them, even though they are going to go through horrible times. He points out that the little nation of Israel is being backed into a corner tighter all the time, which is why they are so frantically trying to make peace. He compares Israel today to Israel at the time of Samuel: they wanted to be like the nations around them, to have a king, and Samuel warned that a king would tax them, draft their kids, and put his thumb on them. Israel’s government tonight is frantically seeking to be accepted by the Gentile world.