Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of B’nei-Israel be as the sand of the sea, only the remnant shall be saved.

But Israel, who pursued a Torah of righteousness, did not reach the Torah.

Misdirected Zeal

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.

But I say, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, with a nation empty of understanding I will vex you.”

But about Israel He says, “All day long I stretched forth My hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”

Israel Not Rejected

I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

God has not rejected His people whom He knew beforehand. Or do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?

What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened—

I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? May it never be! But by their false step salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke Israel to jealousy.

The Mystery Revealed!

For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be ignorant of this mystery—lest you be wise in your own eyes—that a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

and in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer shall come out of Zion. He shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.

Consider physical Israel. Those who eat the sacrifices—aren’t they partners in the altar?

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the descendants of Abraham? So am I.

Now as many as live by this rule—shalom and mercy on them and on the Israel of God.

At that time you were separate from Messiah, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

circumcised the eighth day; of the nation of Israel; from the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the Torah, a Pharisee;

For finding fault with them, He says, “Behold, days are coming, says Adonai, when I will inaugurate a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says Adonai. I will put My Torah into their mind, and upon their hearts I will write it. And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.