fall of Israel

Romans 11:7-11a What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. 9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway. 11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall?...

Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for
but the election hath obtained it
and the rest were blinded
I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall?...

Israel Hath Not Obtained That Which He Seeketh For

In context, ‘that which he seeketh for’, points back to Paul’s discussions on forgiveness of sins and imputed righteousness.

Romans 4:6-8 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin

Romans 9:31-32 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness
hath not attained to the law of righteousness
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith…

Romans 10:3 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 they being ignorant of God's righteousness
have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God

Forgiveness of sins, towards the nation as a whole, that was to be granted to Israel based upon her repentance, did not come to past. The establishment of the New Covenant with the house of Israel has been put on hold.

Acts 3:19-20 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; 20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

Repent ye therefore, and be converted
that your sins may be blotted out
when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you

Hebrews 8:10-13 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: 11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord;
I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts
and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people
they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more
In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old
Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away

Nothing short of simply spiritualizing the above passages away, clearly shows that God is not yet through with the nation of Israel, nor has the New Covenant yet been established with her! For anyone who thinks that Hebrews 8:10-13, is in fulfillment today, needs to rationally consider this... The whole concept of witnessing today is thrown out the window with just this one statement… “they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest”.

Have They Stumbled That They Should Fall?

The idea here, expressed in the word ‘fall’, is permanency. The thought that God is through with the nation of Israel, to ever be visited again in fulfillment of covenant promises, is easily refuted on so many levels. The following presents just one line of reasoning and proof that God isn’t through carrying out covenant promises relating to Abraham, Moses and David.

Matthew 23:37-39 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord

Matthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him
then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory

Matthew 19:27-28 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

That ye which have followed me
in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory
ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones
judging the twelve tribes of Israel

Isaiah 2:1-4 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD
to the house of the God of Jacob
and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths
for out of Zion shall go forth the law
and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem

The only way to annul such promises, in the word of God, is to not rightly divide it or in spiritualizing them away! Israel has fallen into a state of blindness in part, till the fullness of the Gentiles to be come in. Israel will someday be regathered to a state of fullness, staged before the eyes of nations!

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