1.0The Whole Counsel Bloghttps://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounselThe Election of Israel - The Whole Counsel Blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8MX1m6pbKo"><a href="https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/2018/10/30/the-election-of-israel/">The Election of Israel</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/2018/10/30/the-election-of-israel/embed/#?secret=8MX1m6pbKo" width="600" height="338" title="“The Election of Israel” — The Whole Counsel Blog" data-secret="8MX1m6pbKo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In last week’s post, the story of Jacob and Esau and the histories of Israel and Edom, the nations which took their names from the twins, were seen to lies in the background of St. Paul’s discussion of election in Romans 9-11. The Jewish people, which had been the primary recipient of God’s promises as a birthright, now found itself estranged, in large part, from those promises in favor of the recently redeemed Gentiles who already were coming to represent the great body of the Church. St. Paul elaborates on the fact that this pattern has happened before in the scriptures, the disastrous effects of allowing this transition to evolve into enmity, and most importantly the blessings that are promised…https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2018/10/139526.p.jpg