Are the Israelites still Gods chosen people?

Answer 1

I believe he does. In a manner of speaking. When Yahweh created a covenant through Abram (later Abraham) to make his nation great it was an eternal covenant. When God promised Israel (Jacob) the same thing I believe that was also an eternal covenant. The covenants described have had one ideal driving them; God is our God and we are His people. The illustration we always see is that of a Bride and a Groom in a wedding ceremony. God and the house of Israel would agree to the conditions of the marraige (these covenants) and God would bless them.

From time to time the nation would often fall away and forget their covenant. It is during this time that they are still His chosen people, but they are not living up to their end of the agreement. For instance, in 1 Kings 15 we see a shifting from the mere "house" of Israel to the peoples who choose to worship God correctly and honor the covenants. King Asa of Judah strips the lands of idolatry and reinstates worship of Allah/Yahweh and God gives him peace and prosperity. On the other hand, King Baasha of Israel did the opposite and was at war with Asa.

As of the period of Christ the covenant between God and man was rewritten. It is no longer the Torah itself (or the Levitical laws) which we use to sanctify ourselves but the sacrifice Christ provided for us on the Cross and in his resurrection. Those who profess Christ's name and his Lordship now fulfill the covenant with God. But this does not mean God has abandoned the hosue of Israel. He loves us all dearly and awaits for us to take up the mantle of the Bride.

Answer 2

Of course they are. They will always be the blood descendants of Abraham, whom the Lord blessed, along with all of his children.

But they still have to "come to Christ" for their salvation, just like all people must do to receive salvation and Eternal Life.

The Jews were God's instrument through whom the Christ came. God "chose" them to do that... and it was done... not by their design, but by the design and grace of God.

Their rejection of the Christ opened the door to salvation for "all the families of the earth," just as God promised their father, Abraham [Gen.12:3]. But, while they have strayed for awhile, while the Gentiles are gathered in, God's work is not yet done. And God's "chosen" people will see salvation, too.

Many people don't understand that on the day of Pentecost, when Peter and the apostles received the Holy Spirit... the very first people Peter preached to were the "chosen" people of God, the Jews... the ones who killed Jesus Christ.

Many don't realize that the very first people to whom God offered His forgiveness and salvation were the very ones who killed Him! His "chosen" people.

"Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

'For they being ignorant of God's Righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the Righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for Righteousness to every one that believeth." (Rom.10:1-4)

The world is still deceived and blinded by Satan... and God's "chosen" people still don't yet "believe" unto "God's Righteousness."

God loves all of His creation... that's why He gave His life for it. And He's still working toward that end... that "all the families of the earth shall be blessed" and achieve His mercy and salvation.

But it's a "birth process"... which includes the violent pains associated with it.

"Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? Wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! For the Day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but HE SHALL BE SAVED OUT OF IT.

"For it shall come to pass in that Day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: but they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

"Therefore fear thou not, O My servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I WILL SAVE THEE FROM AFAR, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.

"For I am with thee, saith the Lord, TO SAVE THEE: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee althogether unpunished." (Jer.30:6:11)

God hasn't forgotten His promises to the father of His "chosen" people. God chose them... and that hasn't changed. But, neither are all the prophecies fulfilled.

And that's why Jesus Christ is coming back.

"And ye shall be My people, and I will be your God. Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until He have done it, and until He have performed the intents of His heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it." (verses 22-24)

Of course, the Jews are still God's "chosen" people. Through God's choice of them... salvation has come into the world:

"...for salvation is of the Jews." (John 4:22)

"But their blood descendancy doesn't save them. They, too, will have to undergo the same "blood" transfusion that all the other families of the earth have to -- through the blood of Christ.

Answer 3

It depends on who you ask.

Jews argue that the covenant between God and the Jewish people is an eternal covenant and the Jews will always be God's Chosen People.

There are Christians who agree with the Jews that the Jews are God's Chosen People and there are Christians who argue that when the Jews rejected Christ that the mantle of "chosen-ness" moved from the Jews to the Christians.

Muslims argue that the failure of the Jews to maintain the covenant consistently led to God's favor transferring from the Jews to the Muslims, making the Muslims into God's Chosen People.

Most other religious groups reject the concept of a Divinely Chosen People (other than themselves in certain cases). Atheists reject the notion that a God exists and, therefore, no people can be Divinely Chosen.

Answer 4

Yes; the Torah is eternal (1 Chronicles 16:15).

The covenant between God and the Israelite nation (see Exodus ch.19 and ch.24) was made in the time of Moses, with Moses serving as the messenger.
This covenant is one of obedience, to listen to God's voice (Exodus 19:5), which will include the entire Torah (24:12). God, for His part, promised to treasure the Israelites (Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 26:16-19). The covenant was manifested through God's giving the Ten Commandments (Exodus ch.19-20), and was finalized (on our part) through the offerings described in Exodus ch.24.

See also:

What did God promise to the Israelites?

Answer 5

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