God will one day restore Israel and fulfill every covenant promise He made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; Israel will never cease to be a nation.
God has temporarily set Israel aside because of unbelief, but He has not rejected them. They remain His covenant people, and God says He will one day pick up where He left off. Jeremiah 31:35-36 confirms that Israel will continue as a nation as long as the created order endures.
Jeremiah 31:35 — It shows the Creator's unchangeable ordinances that form the basis for God's promise to Israel.
Jeremiah 31:36 — It directly states that the seed of Israel shall not cease from being a nation before God forever.
Jeremiah 31:35-36 contains a direct promise from the LORD, the Creator who gives the sun for light by day and the ordinances of the moon and stars for light by night. He says: "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." Because the sun, moon, and stars continue in their ordained course, Israel's existence as a nation is guaranteed. God further says that if heaven above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out, then He would cast off the seed of Israel for all that they have done — an impossibility that secures Israel's future.
Les Feldick teaches that Israel has been set aside for the present because of unbelief, but they are not cast off. He sums up the biblical view in the phrase, "God's not through with them" (Clip 1). Israel is still God's covenant people, and in the future God is going to pick up where He left off and fulfill all the covenant promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Clips 1, 2, 4, 7). Les is emphatic that Israel will not be destroyed by her enemies — "Listen, it's not going to happen," he says — because God has promised to fulfill these covenant promises (Clip 3). He also points out that the current Israeli government is secular and under the control of the god of this world, but that does not change Israel's future as the apple of God's eye (Clips 1, 6).
According to Les Feldick, Israel is not cast off; they are set aside. He says in Clip 1, "God's not through with them. He is yet going to pick up where He left off." In Clip 2 he notes that the nation of Israel remains God's covenant people. In Clip 4 he says that even though God has set Israel aside for "this last 2,000 years," He is one day going to bring them back to the land.
Les Feldick insists Israel will not be pushed into the sea. He says in Clip 3, "Listen, it's not going to happen... because God has promised that He is still going to fulfill these covenant promises with His covenant people, Israel." The biblical guarantee is Jeremiah 31:35-36, where God says the seed of Israel will not cease from being a nation before Him forever, as long as the ordinances of creation last.
Les teaches that God will "pick up where He left off" with Israel. He identifies Jeremiah 31 as the final covenant that God gives to Israel, and says it is as yet future — Israel will one day enjoy it (Clip 1). He also states that God is bringing Israel back to the land (Clip 4), and that God still intends to use the nation of Israel to bring salvation to the Gentiles (Clip 5).
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Hello, and welcome to Through the Bible with Les Feldick. An Oklahoma rancher and farmer, Les Feldick has been teaching homestyle Bible classes for 20 years in Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas. Les Feldick's unique style of Bible teaching has made the books of the Bible come to life. When Les is teaching, it's so interesting that people say time just seems to fly by. And now, here is Les Feldick.
Israel Set Aside, Not Rejected
Les teaches that Israel is currently under the god of this world like every other nation, yet remains God's covenant people. God is not through with them and will one day cause them to enjoy the Jeremiah 31 covenant.
Israel Still Connected to Scripture
Les counters the view that God is done with the Jews by showing that Israel is in every way connected to the Bible and remains God's covenant people even though set aside.
Israel Will Not Be Destroyed
After 1,900 years of dispersion, Israel has returned to the land in the present generation. Les insists Israel will not be pushed into the sea because God has promised to fulfill His covenant promises.
Christendom's Mistake About Israel
Les refutes the widespread view that God has no more purpose for Israel. He says the Book is adamant that God will bring Israel back to the land and pick up where He left off with them.
Israel's Future Purpose
Les notes that although Israel failed in its prospect, God still intends to use the nation of Israel to bring salvation to the Gentiles.
Israel Will Be the Apple of God's Eye
Les teaches that Israel, despite its current unbelief and secular government, will one day be the apple of God's eye. The promise does not depend on the government in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 31:35-36 Guarantee
Les quotes Jeremiah 31:35-36 to show that God's covenant with Israel is as unbreakable as the laws of creation — the seed of Israel will never cease to be a nation before Him.
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:
This verse identifies God as Creator and Sustainer of the celestial order, which is the basis for the enduring 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.
God binds Israel's national existence to the unchangeable ordinances of creation, guaranteeing that Israel will never cease to be a nation.
No. Les Feldick teaches that God has set Israel aside for a period, but He is not through with them. Israel remains God's covenant people, and God will one day pick up where He left off and fulfill His promises to them.
No. Jeremiah 31:35-36 guarantees that as long as the sun, moon, and stars remain, the seed of Israel will not cease to be a nation before God. Les Feldick affirms that Israel will not be pushed into the sea.
No. Les Feldick acknowledges that the government in Jerusalem is secular and under the control of the god of this world, just like other governments. But Israel's future blessedness rests on God's covenant promises, not on the government's righteousness.
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