No, God is not finished with the nation of Israel.
Romans 11 asks whether God has cast away His people and answers, 'God forbid' (Romans 11:1). Les Feldick teaches that Israel has been set aside for a time, not abandoned. He says God will one day pick up where He left off with His covenant people (Clip 3).
Romans 11:1 — Paul's rhetorical question and answer show that God has not rejected Israel.
Romans 11:11 — Israel's fall was not permanent; it opened the door for Gentile salvation.
Romans 11:25-26 — This passage reveals that Israel's blindness is only until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in, and then all Israel will be saved.
Romans 11 directly addresses the question of whether God is finished with Israel. Paul asks, 'Hath God cast away his people?' and immediately answers, 'God forbid' (Romans 11:1). He then states, 'God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew' (Romans 11:2). Paul explains that Israel did not stumble permanently. He writes, 'Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy' (Romans 11:11). The chapter also reveals that 'blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in' (Romans 11:25). Finally, Romans 11:26 promises, 'And so all Israel shall be saved.' Together these verses show that Israel's present condition is temporary and that God still has a future for the nation.
Les Feldick emphatically teaches that God is not through with the nation of Israel. He says Romans 11 'just blasts it out' that God has not cast away His covenant people (Clip 6). Israel has been in spiritual blindness for roughly 1,900 years and has been 'broken off from the root of Abraham,' but God has not lost track of them (Clip 1). Les explains that Israel's covenant promises are still going to be fulfilled, but that cannot happen until God is finished dealing with the Gentile church (Clip 2). He pictures this present age as a parenthesis: Israel has been set aside while God turns to the Gentiles, but they have not fallen out of God's program (Clip 5). Les also contrasts his position with much of Christendom, which he says wrongly asserts that God is finished with Israel (Clips 2 and 3). He points out that the Jewish people are already returning to their homeland in this generation, getting ready for God to resume His work with them (Clip 1).
The Bible gives a clear answer in Romans 11:1-2. Paul asks, 'Hath God cast away his people?' and answers, 'God forbid.' Les Feldick highlights that Romans 11 'just blasts it out' — God is not through with His covenant people (Clip 6). Israel has been blinded nationally, but that is not the same as being abandoned (Clip 1).
Les teaches that Israel rejected the Messiah and crucified Him, and as a result God set the nation aside for a time. The scripture says their fall brought salvation to the Gentiles (Romans 11:11), and Les uses the word 'stumbled' to show that they were not canceled out of God's program (Clip 4). He also reminds us that from Genesis 12 to Acts, God was dealing primarily with Jew only, with a few Gentile exceptions (Clip 6).
In Romans 11:25, Paul says blindness in part has happened to Israel 'until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.' Les Feldick says the fullness of the Gentiles is the period when God is dealing with the Gentile church, and he connects it to Israel's temporary setting aside (Clip 1). Until that age is complete, God's focus is on the Gentiles; after that, He will turn back to Israel and fulfill His covenant promises (Clip 2).
Yes. Romans 11:26 says 'all Israel shall be saved.' Les Feldick points out that in our generation the Jewish people are already coming back to their homeland, even though they have not yet received their king and kingdom (Clip 1). He teaches that God will one day pick up where He left off with the nation (Clip 3) and that His covenant promises will be fulfilled (Clip 2).
Les Feldick says Romans 11:25 is addressed to believers who are predominantly Gentiles, and Paul does not want them to be ignorant of Israel's place in God's program. Les's teaching in this passage is that believers need to understand God is still working with Israel nationally while also dealing with individuals — Jew and Gentile — on the same basis of faith (Clip 7).
Romans 11:25 Opening
Les begins his teaching at Romans 11:25, showing that this verse about Israel's blindness and the fullness of the Gentiles is a key passage to understand.
Israel's Blindness Is Not Final
Les explains that Israel has been blinded and broken off for about 1,900 years, but God has not lost track of them; in our generation they are returning to the land.
Israel's Covenant Promises Remain
Les says God is not through with Israel and that their covenant promises will be fulfilled, but only after the present Gentile age is complete.
Contrast With Replacement Teaching
Les rejects the common teaching that God has set Israel aside forever, insisting that the book of Romans is adamant God will bring them back.
Through Their Fall, Salvation to Gentiles
Les reads Romans 11:11 to show Israel did not stumble so as to be canceled; their fall opened the door for Gentile salvation.
A Parenthesis in God's Program
Les pictures Israel's present condition as a parenthesis: they have been set aside while God turns to the Gentiles, not cast out of His program.
Romans 11 Trumpets God's Continuing Purpose
Les says Romans 11 blasts out that God is not through with His covenant people, and he traces the history of God dealing with Jew only from Genesis 12 to Acts.
Two Levels: National and Individual
Les reminds that God deals with Israel on two levels, nationally and individually; nationally Israel stumbled, but God's purposes are not finished.
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.
This verse directly raises the question of whether God has rejected Israel and answers it with 'God forbid.'
Romans 11:2: God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
Paul explicitly states that God has not cast away the people He foreknew.
Romans 11:11: I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
This verse shows Israel's stumble was not a final fall, and their failure became the occasion for Gentile salvation.
Romans 11:25: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Paul reveals that Israel's blindness is partial and temporary, lasting only until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
Romans 11:26: And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
This verse promises that all Israel will be saved, showing God's enduring purpose for the nation.
No. Romans 11:1 asks, 'Hath God cast away his people?' and answers, 'God forbid.' Romans 11:2 then says, 'God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.' Les Feldick teaches that Romans 11 blasts out the truth that God is not through with the nation of Israel (Clip 6).
Les Feldick explains that Israel rejected their Messiah and crucified Him, and through their fall salvation came to the Gentiles (Romans 11:11). However, their stumbling was not a permanent fall. They have only been set aside for a time while God turns to the Gentile church (Clips 4 and 5).
Yes. Romans 11:26 says 'all Israel shall be saved.' Les Feldick says God will one day pick up where He left off with His covenant people (Clip 3). In this generation he sees the Jewish people returning to their homeland as preparation for that future (Clip 1).
Les Feldick teaches that yes, Israel remains God's covenant people. He says Israel's covenant promises are yet going to be fulfilled, and that God has not lost track of them even during their nearly 2,000 years of spiritual blindness (Clips 1 and 2).
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