2. What About the Jews? Romans 9-11

3. Jews and Gentiles 2000 B.C. Time of Christ Good Relations Bad Relations

4. Jews and Israel Is God through with the Jews? Is the Church the “new Israel?” Are the Jews and Israel of any consequence?

5. The Covenant Genesis 12: 1-3 Genesis 15: 1-6 Galatians 3: 15-18

6. The ‘nations’ Genesis 17: 3-8 Genesis 10: 32 GoyimEthnos Romans 15: 8-12

7. The blessing Genesis 18: 18 Romans 4: 16-18 By faith

8. To Israel through Israel Romans 3: 19-20 To convict To convict

9. To the Jews To the Jews Romans 3: 1-2 To Israel through Israel

10. Galatians 3: 22-25 To convict To convict To the Jews To the Jews To lead To the Messiah To lead To the Messiah To Israel through Israel

11. Deuteronomy 32: 6, 18, 21 Israel, you had the Law, you should have known better. So, here’s what I’m thinking… Hosea 2: 23 To Israel through Israel

12. Isaiah 65: 1, 2, 6- 7 And here’s how its going to work… Isaiah 65: 8- 9 But not to everyone… To Israel through Israel

13. Psalm 19: 1-4 Isaiah 11: 1-2, 10 Isaiah 42: 1, 6 Isaiah 49: 5, 6, 22 “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for me.” To bring Israel back

14. II Samuel 7: 11-16 I Kings 2: 1-4 I Kings 9: 1-5 The everlasting throne of David God promises…

15. Psalm 89: 3-4, 28-29, 35-37 Psalm 132: 11-12 The everlasting throne of David David remembers…

16. Isaiah 9: 6-7 Isaiah 16: 5 Jeremiah 33: 14-17 The everlasting throne of David God prophesies…

17. Matthew 1: 1 Luke 1: 31-33 Mark 11: 9-10 Acts 2: 29-33 The everlasting throne of David Christ fulfills…

18. Psalm 137: 5-6 Isaiah 44: 21 Isaiah 49: 14-16 Then, Can God forget Israel? “I will not forget you.”

19. Jeremiah 31: 31-34 God’s radical new covenant To Israel Through Israel

20. Jeremiah 31: 35-37 And the time limit will be… Has the sun stopped shining? Have the moon & stars stopped shining? Have the waves stopped roaring? Have we measured the heavens? Have we determined how the earth was formed?

21. Conclusion? Israel has not ceased to be a nation before God God has not rejected all of the descendants of Israel

22. old covenant new covenant To Israel Through Israel John 4: 21-24 Romans 1: 16-17 Romans 3: 29

23. An obsolete covenant? To Israel Through Israel Hebrews 8: 7-13

24. The new covenant Ephesians 2: 11-13 19-20, 14-18 Ephesians 3: 1-6 Ephesians 4: 17 with Israel

25. Salvation to all Daniel 7: 13-14 Galatians 3: 6-9 By faith

26. What about the Jews? Romans 9: 1-5 “for the sake of my brothers”

27. Are the Jews so ‘special?’ Romans 9: 4-5 adoption as sons Divine Glory Covenants Receivers of the Law Temple Worship The Promises The Patriarchs Human Ancestry of Christ

28. Fulfillment in Christ Romans 9: 4-5 adoption as sons Ephesians 1: 3-6 Divine Glory John 17: 22 II Corinthians 3: 18 Colossians 1: 27

29. Fulfillment in Christ Romans 9: 4-5 Covenants Hebrews 8: 6 Matthew 26: 27-28 Receivers of the Law Romans 8: 1-4

30. Fulfillment in Christ Romans 9: 4-5 Temple Worship II Corinthians 6: 15-16 The Promises II Corinthians 1: 20 The Patriarchs Romans 15: 7-9

31. Fulfillment in Christ Romans 9: 4-5 Human Ancestry of Christ (Who is God over all) Acts 13: 20-23

32. Children of faith Romans 9: 6-13 “ not all who are descended from Israel are Israel” Genesis 17: 17-22 Genesis 21: 12 Galatians 4: 21-31 Genesis 25: 21-26

33. It All depends on God’s mercy Romans 9: 14-18 The complete sovereignty of God Exodus 9: 13-18

34. Who are we to question God? Romans 9: 19-21 Job 40: 1-2 Job 40: 8 Job 41: 11 We who are locked in time…

35. What if…? Romans 9: 22-29 What seemed unjust at the time; What if God did that for the long term good? For the Jews & even for the Gentiles?

36. In conclusion… Romans 9: 30-33 Righteousness comes by faith. Jesus becomes a stumbling stone for those trying to attain righteousness by their works

37. That Israel may be saved… Romans 10: 1-4 Our righteousness to God? Or God’s righteousness to us?

38. No matter what I do … Deuteronomy 30: 9b-16 Whether to the heights or to the depths, you can’t do it! Romans 10: 5-13

39. It’s just impossible Romans 10: 8-9 I need a Savior! Matthew 10: 32-33

40. Hearing, accepting & rejecting Romans 10: 14 - 11: 1 Did they hear? Yes, but, not all accepted. So, did God reject?

41. Whom He foreknew… Romans 11: 1-2 God doesn’t reject the faithful Romans 8: 29-30

42. I have reserved for Myself… Romans 11: 2-6 There is still a chosen remnant Deuteronomy 14: 1-2 I Peter 2: 9-10

43. The others were hardened… Romans 11: 7-10 To this very day II Corinthians 3: 12-18; 4: 3-4 Romans 10: 4

44. The hardening The dispersion The re-gathering To this very day Isaiah 6: 8-10 Isaiah 6: 11-13 Jeremiah 31: 7-11

45. I will disperse you, but I will gather you back, no matter how far away Can’t say I didn’t warn you! Deuteronomy 30: 1-10

46. Not at all! Is Israel beyond recovery? Romans 11: 11-12

48. From the transgression of Israel, God is bringing riches to all! Working toward the good… Romans 11: 11-12

49. We can benefit from those who came before. Because of Israel, we benefit Romans 11: 13-16

52. Unbelief > broken off Faith > grafted in Grafted in, if… Romans 11: 17-24 John 15: 5-8

53. Hardening in part Fullness of the Gentiles Hardening lifted All Israel will be saved Mystery revealed Romans 11: 25-27

54. Fullness of the Gentiles Matthew 24: 14 Mark 13: 10 Luke 21: 24 Revelation 11: 1-2 Isaiah 63: 17-19

55. Enemies now - will appreciate mercy later Romans 11: 28-32 God never takes back a promise

56. Our Christian response? I Corinthians 12: 12-13 Ephesians 2: 11-13 Ephesians 3: 6 Because of the Jews, we have salvation

57. Our Christian response? Romans 15: 26-27 We are indebted to the Jewish people

58. Our Christian response? Matthew 25: 31-46 It matters how we treat the Jewish people

59. Our Christian response? Revelation 7 & 11 The Jews play an instrumental role in the end days

60. “how unsearchable” God continues to work out His plan Romans 11: 33-36 To Him be the glory!