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Israel: Down But Not Out
Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000 (message contributor)
Summary: GOD'S REJECTION OF THE NATION ISRAEL HAS NEVER BEEN COMPLETE; WHEN HARDENING THEM IN THEIR UNBELIEF HE HAS ALWAYS PRESERVED AT LEAST A SMALL REMNANT.
GOD'S REJECTION OF THE NATION ISRAEL HAS NEVER BEEN COMPLETE; WHEN HARDENING THEM IN THEIR UNBELIEF HE HAS ALWAYS PRESERVED AT LEAST A SMALL REMNANT.
1. (:1-6) God Did Not Reject Israel Altogether -- A Remnant of Jews Chosen by Grace Are Still Being Saved
a. Paul's own conversion is proof
b. Proof from God's foreknowledge
c. Proof from Elijah and the 7000
2. (:7-10) Israel Stubbornly Resisted God's Ways, So God Deadened Their Senses to Spiritual Truth