What other scriptures highlight God's enduring promises to Israel? Launching Point: Romans 11:28 “Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.” Covenant Foundations with Abraham God’s first formal pledge to Israel sits in the Abrahamic covenant—unconditional, everlasting, land-inclusive: • Genesis 12:1-3 – “I will make you into a great nation… all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” • Genesis 15:18 – “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.” • Genesis 17:7-8 – “I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant… I will give to you and your descendants… the land… as an everlasting possession.” Everlasting Language in the Prophets The prophets echo and expand the permanence of those promises: • Jeremiah 31:35-37 – Israel will last as long as the sun, moon, and stars endure. • Jeremiah 33:20-26 – If day and night can be cancelled, then—and only then—could God reject Israel. • Isaiah 54:10 – “My covenant of peace will not be broken.” • Ezekiel 36:22-28 – Return to the land, cleansing, new heart, Spirit within. • Ezekiel 37:21-28 – One nation under one King, “an everlasting covenant.” • Amos 9:14-15 – They will be “planted on their land, never again to be uprooted.” • Zechariah 8:7-8 – God gathers His people from east and west to live securely in Jerusalem. • Psalm 105:8-10 – He “remembers His covenant forever… the promise He swore to Abraham.” Promises of the New Covenant The “new covenant” is specifically made “with the house of Israel and the house of Judah”: • Jeremiah 31:31-34 – Law written on their hearts, universal knowledge of the LORD. • Ezekiel 36:26-27 – A new heart, a new spirit, enabling obedience. The Davidic Thread Royal promises guarantee Israel a forever King from David’s line: • 2 Samuel 7:12-16 – David’s throne “established forever.” • Psalm 89:30-37 – Even if his descendants sin, God will “not violate My covenant.” • Isaiah 9:6-7 – The Messiah will reign “on the throne of David… forever.” • Luke 1:32-33 – Angel Gabriel ties Jesus to that throne: “He will reign over the house of Jacob forever.” Paul’s Assurance of Irrevocable Election Romans 11 surrounds verse 28 with unwavering language: • Romans 11:1-2 – “Has God rejected His people? Absolutely not! … God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew.” • Romans 11:29 – “For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.” Takeaways for Today • God’s covenants with Israel are repeatedly called “everlasting,” “forever,” and “irrevocable.” • Prophetic references link those promises to physical land, national identity, spiritual renewal, and a Messianic King. • The same faithfulness that secures Israel’s future undergirds every promise God makes to all His people. |
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