What was Israel's true role according to Jehovah's intention?
Jehovah's intention was for Israel to be His vehicle to go out and reach the Gentiles. However, Israel was blinded to this true role, rejected it in unbelief, and would not permit even the apostle to go to the Gentiles. They failed to see why God called them out in the first place.
Les explains that Israel had completely been blinded to her true role that Jehovah had intended, which was to be His vehicle to go out and reach the Gentiles. They rejected it in unbelief and fought the apostle every inch of the way, not even permitting him to go to the Gentiles. This blindness resulted from years of being taught they were God's special covenant people, which controlled their thinking so they never saw the truth of why God called them out. Les also notes a primary reason from the Abrahamic covenant: in Abraham all families of the earth would be blessed, and that would come about by their Messiah being crucified and becoming the object of faith for the whole world, not just Israel.
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What was Israel's true role that Jehovah intended for them?
Israel had been completely blinded to her true role that Jehovah intended — to be His vehicle to go out and reach the Gentiles.