Are the Jewish people currently under the covenant promises?
No, the Jewish people are not under the covenant promises tonight. On the spiritual level, the Jew is no different from a Gentile—a sinner in need of saving grace, with no special privilege to the Gospel. Yet God sovereignly preserves that nation from assimilation and annihilation.
Les teaches that even though the Jewish people are not under the covenant promises tonight, they remain sinners in need of salvation. He explains that if God did not have His sovereign thumb on them, they would have long disappeared from the sea, been swallowed up by assimilation into other nations, or annihilated by other Hitlers. God sovereignly watches over them. On the spiritual level, the Jew is absolutely no different from a Gentile, having no special privilege to the Gospel. Les illustrates this watchfulness with a cherished snapshot of Iris sitting on the seashore watching their three little children, comparing it to God's protective care.