No — God has set Israel aside temporarily, but He has not set aside His covenant promises.
Les Feldick teaches that Israel remains God's covenant people. God has set the nation aside for the present and blinded them spiritually, but He has not cast them off. God will come back and fulfill the covenant promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jeremiah 31 confirms that Israel will never cease to be a nation before Him as long as the fixed ordinances of heaven remain.
Acts 3:25 — Peter explicitly tells Israel they are children of the covenant God made with their fathers, showing the promises were still in force.
Jeremiah 31:35-37 — God guarantees by the fixed ordinances of creation that the seed of Israel will not cease to be a nation, directly answering whether the promises are set aside.
Romans 11:1 — Paul asks whether God has cast away His people and answers no, confirming the covenant relationship remains.
The text of Scripture itself keeps the covenant with Israel in view. In Acts 3:24-25 Peter says, "Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed." The words are addressed to Israel; the covenant made with Abraham is still before them. Jeremiah 31 gives the strongest language against setting aside Israel's promises. The LORD identifies Himself as the one who gives the sun, moon, and stars, and says if those ordinances depart from before Him, then "the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever." He adds that if heaven can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out, then "I will also cast off all the seed of Israel." Since those conditions cannot be met, the promise stands. Romans 11:1 asks the same question this page asks: "I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid." Paul does not answer yes; he answers with the strongest denial.
Les Feldick is clear: God has not set aside His covenant promises to Israel, even though He has set aside the nation for the present. Israel is still God's covenant people. They have been spiritually blinded, broken off from the fatness of the root of Abraham, and the Gentile system has been brought into the place Israel enjoyed. But this is not a casting off. God is going to pick up where He left off and fulfill the covenant promises He made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Les points to Acts 3 as proof that the early church's message to Israel was still on covenant ground. Peter told the Jewish crowd they were the children of the prophets and of the covenant. Les also emphasizes that all prophecy is directed to the nation of Israel, and no prophecy is directed to the church. Israel's rejection of the apostles' appeal led God to set the nation aside, and the destruction of Jerusalem and the dispersion followed. Yet Israel's return to the land and re-establishment as a nation in 1948 are getting the world ready for the fulfillment of prophecy. Jeremiah 31, Les says, is the final covenant God will give to Israel, and it is still future. As long as the ordinances of the sun, moon, and stars remain, Israel cannot cease to be a nation. Romans 11 teaches that God is not through with the Jew and will come back to finish His dealing with His covenant people.
Les Feldick says Israel is still God's covenant people, but for the present they have been set aside and spiritually blinded as a nation. They were broken off from the fatness of the root of Abraham, and the whole Gentile system has been put into the place Israel once enjoyed. This setting aside is not a casting off; God will pick up where He left off and keep His covenant promises with Israel as a nation.
Paul asks in Romans 11:1, "Hath God cast away his people?" and immediately answers, "God forbid." Les Feldick says 90% of Christendom would say yes, but the Bible says no. Israel has been set aside and blinded, but Romans 11 teaches that God is still going to come back and finish His dealing with His covenant people, just as the Old Testament foretold in Ezekiel 37, Deuteronomy 29, and Zechariah.
Peter tells his Jewish listeners, "Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed." Les points out that Peter is preaching on covenant ground and that all prophecy is directed to the nation of Israel. The covenant made with Abraham is still in view in this early Acts setting.
Jeremiah 31 says yes. The LORD who gives the sun for light by day and orders the moon and stars says that if those ordinances depart from before Him, then the seed of Israel shall cease from being a nation before Him forever. Since the ordinances cannot depart, Israel will remain. Les ties this to Israel's return to the land and re-establishment as a sovereign state in 1948, calling it preparation for the fulfillment of prophecy.
Les teaches that Israel was to be the light of the Gentiles, and the Messiah was to be a light only through Israel. After Israel's years of rejecting Peter's appeal, God set the nation aside and put the whole Gentile system into the place Israel had enjoyed. But this did not mean the covenant promises were abandoned; it meant the blessing would now flow through God's grace while Israel remains set aside.
All Prophecy Directed to Israel
Les uses Acts 3:24-25 to show Peter told the Jewish crowd they were the children of the prophets and of the covenant. This places Israel at the center of prophecy and confirms the covenant promises were still in force in early Acts.
Israel Set Aside but Still Covenant People
Israel remains God's covenant people even though the nation has been set aside and spiritually blinded. The Jeremiah 31 covenant is the final one for Israel and is still future.
Gentiles Placed Into Israel's Enjoyed Position
God set Israel aside and brought the Gentile system into the place Israel enjoyed in the Old Testament. This was not a canceling of the Abrahamic promises, because God had also promised to bless the world through Abraham's descendants.
Israel's Rejection Leads to Setting Aside
After Israel's years of rejecting the apostles' appeal, God gave up on the nation for the present. Yet the return of Jews to the land and the establishment of Israel in 1948 are preparing the way for prophecy.
God Will Keep Covenant Promises With Israel
God is not through with the Jew and will come back to keep His covenant promises with them as a nation. Their suffering since rejecting their Messiah does not mean the promises are void.
Jeremiah 31 Guarantees Israel's Perpetuity
Les quotes Jeremiah 31:35-37 to prove that as long as the fixed ordinances of creation remain, the seed of Israel cannot cease to be a nation, so God cannot cast them off.
Israel Is Still God's Covenant People
Even though the world sees little connection between Israel and the Bible, Israel is still God's covenant people. The nation is set aside but remains connected to every promise in Scripture.
Romans 11 Shows God Has Not Cast Away Israel
Paul's question in Romans 11:1 shows God has not cast away His people. Israel is set aside and blinded for now, but God will come back to fulfill His covenant dealings with them as the Old Testament foretold.
Acts 3:24: Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Peter tells Israel that everything just experienced was prophesied long beforehand.
Acts 3:25: Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
This directly identifies Peter's Jewish listeners as heirs of the Abrahamic covenant.
Jeremiah 31:35: Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
God's role as Creator of the fixed heavenly order is the foundation of His promise to Israel.
Jeremiah 31:36: If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
Israel's continued existence is tied to the unchangeable ordinances of creation.
Jeremiah 31:37: Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
Because heaven cannot be measured, God promises He will not cast off Israel.
Romans 11:1: I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Paul asks and answers the exact question of whether God has cast away Israel.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that Israel remains God's covenant people. God has set them aside and blinded them for the present, but Jeremiah 31 and Romans 11 show He will come back and fulfill His covenant promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Les explains that Israel was in the promises given to Abraham, but God also promised to bless the rest of the world. To do that, He set Israel aside and brought the whole Gentile system into the place Israel had enjoyed. This was a temporary setting aside, not the loss of the covenant promises.
No. According to Les, no prophecy is directed to the church. Jeremiah 31 is the final covenant God will make with Israel and is still future. God will one day fulfill these promises to His chosen people, Israel.
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