Therefore you must pick and choose what “Israel” depicts based on your theological approach. Some places for you it really means Israel and in some places not. How very consistent/s.
lol, it is not “picking and choosing” it at all. for 2,000 years, the Church has known since Jesus rose from the dead, national Israel has had the kingdom taken from them and instead it was given to spiritual Israel, a nation producing the fruit of it.
so when we read anything having to do with Israel and faith or salvation ( as in Romans 11 or Galatians 6 ), then we know we are dealing with spiritual Israel or the Church.
when we read anything to do with blood or nationality, then we know we are dealing with physical Israel.
“for not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel”