Dear Believers,
I hear what you’re saying, and I want you to know this first: some of what you’re seeing regarding the nation of Israel is real. There are people who exploit power. There are leaders who are corrupt. There are systems that benefit the few at the expense of the many. Scripture itself never denies this reality. In fact, the Bible is honest—sometimes painfully so—about human failure, even among God’s own people.
But it’s important to understand something foundational:
human corruption does not cancel divine covenant.
Bad Fruit Does Not Mean a Bad Root
Yes, there are “bad apples.” There always have been. From Genesis to Revelation, God’s people repeatedly fail Him. But failure does not erase calling. Jesus Himself said a tree is known by its fruit (Matthew 7:16–20), yet Paul reminds us that the root remains holy even when some branches are broken (Romans 11:16).
Corruption in leadership or society does not mean God has rejected the people He covenanted with.
Scripture is very clear:
“God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew.” (Romans 11:1–2)
Covenant Is Like Family — It Cannot Be Undone
Let me explain it in a way you understand—through family.
Family is family, no matter what.
For example:
If I do wrong, I’m still my sons mother.
If I get angry and say something I shouldn’t, I’m still his mama.
If I were hurt, distant, or even broken in our relationship—nothing changes the fact that I gave birth to him and he belongs to me.
That bond cannot be erased by behavior, distance, or conflict.
This is how covenant works in Scripture. God’s covenant with Israel was not based on their perfection. It was based on His choice and His promise.
“The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number… but because the LORD loves you and kept the oath which He swore to your fathers.”(Deuteronomy 7:6–8)
Covenant is not fragile.
It is not emotional.
It is not reactive.
It is anchored in the faithfulness of God, not the faithfulness of people.
Israel’s Unique Role in God’s Redemptive Plan
Israel is the people God chose to bring redemption into the world.
Through Israel came:
-the covenants
-the Law
-the prophets
-the promises
and the Messiah
“To them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises… and from them, according to the flesh, came the Christ.” (Romans 9:4–5)
Jesus did not appear in a vacuum.
He was born a Jew.
He lived as a Jew.
He fulfilled Jewish Scripture.
He descended from King David, just as God promised (2 Samuel 7:12–16; Matthew 1:1; Luke 1:32–33).
To disconnect Jesus from Israel is to misunderstand the gospel itself.
“Salvation is from the Jews.” (John 4:22)
Israel’s Failures Were Foretold — and So Was God’s Faithfulness
Does Israel fail? Yes. Repeatedly.
The Bible does not hide this:
-Idolatry
-injustice
-corrupt kings
-disobedience
But God anticipated this and addressed it directly. In Deuteronomy 28–30, God laid out both: discipline for disobedience, and restoration because of covenant.
“Even then, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them… for I am the LORD their God.” (Leviticus 26:44)
“Even then, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them… for I am the LORD their God.”
(Leviticus 26:44)
“If we are faithless, He remains faithful—for He cannot deny Himself.”
(2 Timothy 2:13)
God disciplines Israel, but He does not divorce her.
Correction is not rejection.
The Church Does Not Replace Israel — We Are Grafted In
This is where many people get confused.
The Church was not created to replace Israel.
The Church was born through Israel.
Paul explains this clearly in Romans 11.
Israel is the cultivated olive tree.
Gentile believers are wild branches grafted in.
“You do not support the root, but the root supports you.”
(Romans 11:18)
We are brought near through Christ (Ephesians 2:12–19), but our inclusion does not cancel Israel’s election.
“The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”
(Romans 11:29)
God is faithful enough to keep both promises at the same time:
His covenant with Israel
His redemption of the nations through Christ
The Land and the Birthright
Scripture does speak clearly about the land promise.
God made a covenant with Abraham that included land as an inheritance:
(Genesis 15:18–21; Genesis 17:7–8)
This promise was reaffirmed multiple times and never revoked, even when Israel was disciplined and scattered.
“I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land.”
(Ezekiel 36:24)
God also made clear that possession of the land was tied to obedience—but the promise itself remained intact.
Discipline does not equal annulment.
Why This Matters for Us
This is why I am pro-Israel.
Not because every action is right.
Not because every leader is righteous.
But because God’s covenant matters.
God said:
“I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse.”
(Genesis 12:3)
Standing with Israel is not about politics.
It is about recognizing God’s faithfulness to His word.
If God can abandon Israel because of failure, then none of us are safe—because we all fail.
But Scripture tells us:
“God has bound all over to disobedience so that He may have mercy on all.”
(Romans 11:32)
Final Truth. So yes—there is corruption in parts of the tree.
But I will not throw away the root.
Israel is family in God’s redemptive plan.
The Church is family by adoption through Christ.
And God is faithful enough to keep every promise He has ever made.
“The word of our God stands forever.”
(Isaiah 40:8)
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