What was Christ's eternal purpose after Israel rejected Him as King?
After Israel rejected Him as King, Christ's eternal purpose was to go the way of the cross, shed His blood, and pay the full price of redemption. That redemption first applied to Israel under the law, then spread to the whole human race, making adoption as sons possible for Jew and Gentile alike.
Les teaches that Christ first came to be the King of Israel. But when Israel rejected that, His eternal purpose was to go the way of the cross, to shed His blood, and to pay the full price of redemption. That redemption first applied to those under the law, which was Israel, but it did not stop with Israel; it spread to the whole human race. Paul writes in terms that include everybody, Jew and Gentile, so that believers might receive the adoption of sons, which could never happen without the price of redemption. Les stresses that the payment is paid in full, and Paul declares God's righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of him who believeth.
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.