[af_vet_1981]

Your whole premise is flawed. It is a detestable insult to the grace of God in that you infer favoritism on God’s part.

Righteous Gentiles are grafted onto Israel, and remain, if they continue in His goodness.

He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

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Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

Psalms, Catholic chapter one hundred forty seven, Protestant verses nineteen to twenty,"

Matthew, Catholic chapter fifteen, Protestant verses twenty one to twenty eight,


as authorized, but not authored, by King James

[unlearner]

“Righteous Gentiles are grafted onto Israel, and remain, if they continue in His goodness.”

Though close, that’s not quite correct.

Believing Gentiles have been made righteous and grafted into an olive tree in order to bear fruit. Christ is the root of that olive tree, not Israel. Israel is represented by branches, some of which were broken off because of unbelief. But Israel will be brought to repentance and faith as a nation, and the branches will be grafted back in again. See Romans 11.

It is true that Jesus ministered primarily to Israel. However, there were believing Gentiles and Samaritans who received Christ’s blessings and healing. The scriptures you cited contain a mention of this. In other places He marveled how foreigners had more faith than the Israelites.

Paul was wrongly accused of teaching that God had abandoned Israel and broken His promises. He makes a special point to correct this libel. Paul pointed out that he himself was an Israelite. But, as a nation, they remain in unbelief.

God dealt with them as His chosen earthly people. This was and is a special position of favor God has given to the Jews. However, it is not favoritism. To whom much is given, much is required.

We do see signs of national repentance in the Old Testament. It never really happened to the fullest extent. There were times Israel cooperated with God nationally. Israel once promised to keep God’s laws, but they didn’t (and couldn’t but needed to realize that). There were times when Israel cried to God to rescue her. But the day when all of Israel is going to be saved has not arrived yet.

Likewise, no other nations fully repented and turned to God either. We do see Nebuchadnezzar making a decree to honor the God of Israel throughout his empire. We do see the repentance of Nineveh, the capital of the kingdom of Assyria. But God has not dealt with any nation like He has with Israel, no nation has had the privileges of God’s revealed knowledge to the extent Israel has.

And Gentile believers have received many privileges and benefits through our connection with Israel in Christ.