Israel rejected, saved, restored, exalted forever
Israel:
- Temporarily rejected. Is 54.7, Rm 11.25
- Spiritually saved. Is 45.17; Jer 3.17b, 32.38-41; Eze 37.23-24, 27, 39.26-29; Hos 3.5; Mic 7.18-19
- The nation restored. Eze 34.22-31, 37.21-22; Joel 3.17; Amos 9.14
- New heart. Eze 36.26-27
- The land restored. Eze 34.25-27, Joel 3.18, Amos 9.14
- Internationally exalted. Jer 3.17, 30.19; Eze 37.28, 39.25; Joel 3.17; Micah 7.15-17
- Blessed forever. Is 45.17; Jer 31.34-37, 32.40; Eze 37.26; Joel 3.20; Amos 9.15
God made an unconditional covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12:2-3, 13:14-17, 15:1-21, 17:1-21, 22:15-18), then Isaac (Genesis 26:2-5, 26:24), then Jacob (Genesis 28:13-15, 35:9-13) to establish Jacob’s descendants as a nation forever. He promised to discipline them as needed but, unlike what He did to many other nations such as the Canaanites, not destroy them. Key references for this are Leviticus 26:14-45, especially verses 40-45; Deuteronomy 4:23-31, especially verses 29-31; 2 Kings 13:1-5, 22-23; 1 Chronicles 17:13-14; Nehemiah chapters 9-10, especially 9:17, 9:19, 9:27-28, 9:31; Psalm 89:19-37, especially verses 30-37; Isaiah 27; Jeremiah 46:27-28; Ezekiel 39:25-29; and Hosea chapter 11, especially verses 8-9. Under His discipline God temporarily rejected Israel for blessing as He extended His salvation to the non-Jewish world, e.g. the Gentiles; see Isaiah 54:7 and Romans 11:25. God promised to spiritually save the Israelites (Isaiah 45:17; Jeremiah 3:17b, 32:38-41; Ezekiel 37:23-24, 27, 39:26-29; Hosea 3:5; Micah 7:18-19), restore the nation (Ezekiel 34:22-31, 37:21-22; Joel 3:17; Amos 9:14), give their citizens a new heart willing to embrace God incarnate, Jesus, as their Messiah (Ezekiel 36:26-27), raise Israel to international prominence in the Millennium (Jeremiah 3:17, 30:19; Ezekiel 37:28, 39:25; Joel 3:17; Micah 7:15-17), and bless Israel forever (Isaiah 45:17; Jeremiah 31:34-37, 32:40; Ezekiel 37:26; Joel 3.20; Amos 9.15).