Remnant (of Israel, Faithful)

How and when did God use the Jewish people in a special way? Sometimes there seems to be a distinction made and other times not. Can you explain? What is the blindness he is referring to? Is the blindness the same as the "veil" over the eyes of the Jews? [Romans 11:16ff, Romans 11:25, Romans 11:7, Matthew 13:13-15, 2 Corinthians 3:18].

Caller shares that he disagrees with Steve about God favoring Israel (as a people). [1 Samuel 2:30, John 5:23].

What is meant about "All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.?" Why wouldn't God give Jesus everyone, if He wants all to be saved? [John 6:37, John 17:6].

Does scripture use "Israel" differently in these two verses? [Romans 11:25-26, Romans 9:27, Romans 11:7, Romans 11:17-24].

How do you know hen Paul is talking about national Israel, or the remnant of Israel? [Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27].].

Isn't Zechariah 11 finalizing the idea that God is done with Israel and the covenant has been broken? [Zechariah 11, Romans 11:1-2].

Isn't scripture saying that anyone can be part of Israel, just as Paul says later in the New Testament about Christians? REC: Topical lecture "What are We to Make of Israel?" 1 Kings 8:41-43, Exodus 12, Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27].

When John the Baptist announced that He will come and “baptize with fire”” could the “fire” be the tongues of fire at Pentecost?” [Matthew 3:10-12, John 1:26-28, Isaiah 4:3-6, John 14:2-3, John 14:23].

Could you explain "blindness in part until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in" from Romans 11:25? [Romans 11:25, Matthew 28:20, Genesis 49:10-12, Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27].

How do the Jews receive forgiveness, since they rejected the Messiah Christ? Do they still need to offer sacrifices?

Why don't preachers talk more about God's mercy to Israel, rather than the fact He divorced them? [Isaiah 54, Jeremiah 2-3, Hosea 1:7, Jeremiah 18:7-10].

Isn't the reference to "the elect" or "the chosen" specifically about the faithful remnant? [John 15, Luke 6:12-16, 1 Peter 1:2, Matthew 24:24].

Are there Gentiles covered under the New Covenant? [Exodus 12:47-48, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Romans 11:11-36].

Is Mary the woman in Revelation 12? [Revelation 12:1-6].

Caller disagrees with Steve's position on the meaning of Old Testament references to the Mount of Olives and the destruction of Jerusalem. Rec: Verse-by-verse on Zechariah. [Zechariah 14:2, John 7:39, Zechariah 14:8-9, Matthew 28:18].

Is the rich root of the olive tree symbolizing Israel? [Romans 11:16-26, Colossians 2:7].

Does the Amillennial view have a particular stance regarding the future salvation of all Jews? [Romans 11:26, Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27, Romans 11:5, Romans 11:16].

What was required to demonstrate faithfulness and acquire "salvation" in the Old Testament? How could Jesus and the disciples know that the Pharisees were not demonstrating that faith? [Genesis 22:18, Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11].

Could you elaborate on verse about "regeneration" described in Matthew 19 in regard to the Twelve Tribes and the restoration of Israel? [Matthew 19:28, Titus 3:5, Galatians 2:6ff, Revelation 3:21, Hebrews 10:12].

If He saves His people, who are "His" people? Is it everyone? [Matthew 1:21].

Could you explain (the visions in) Zechariah 14? Rec: Verse-by-verse lecturesh. [Zechariah 13:7, Zechariah 12-14, Zechariah 12:10, Zechariah 13:1, Zechariah 14:1-2, Zephaniah 1:14-15, Zephaniah 2:3, Zephaniah 3:15, Hebrews 12:22-23].

Were the Old Testament saints Christians (as Luther said)? [Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, 1 Peter 4:16, Hebrews 11, Hebrews 11:40, Hebrews 8:6].

Would you define "Dispensationalism?"

Isn't Romans 9 about God's right as The Potter to choose "The Children of the Promise" as the ones (the group) who will be saved? [Romans 9, Romans 9:27, Romans 9:6, Romans 9:8, Romans 9:21-25].

How do Dispensationalists respond to the verse about there no longer being Jews and Gentiles in Christ? [Galatians 3:28-29, Galatians 3:7-9, John 8:37-39, Matthew 3:7-10, Romans 9:7-8, Galatians 4:28, Romans 2].

Aren't the Jews still God's chosen people? Are they not still special to God? [1 Samuel 12:22, 2 Samuel 7:10, Exodus 19:5, Jeremiah 3:14, Jeremiah 31:32].

Could you help me understand the Christian interest in everything about the modern state of Israel, since I don't see it in the Bible?

How do you explain the Ezekiel verse which indicates that they were sprinkled with clean water only after the Israelites were brought into the land? [Ezekiel 36, Deuteronomy 9, Deuteronomy 30:1-10, Ezekiel 36:32-35, Acts 2:37-41].

Would you comment on the verse "all Israel will be saved?" [Romans 11:26, Romans 9:6-8, Romans 9:26-27, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:5, Romans 8:29].

Why was Jesus so tribalistic? Why didn't He select from all the people in the region, and not just the Jews? [Revelation 7:9-12, Matthew 28:19-20].

Is the term "elect" used in the same way in the Old and New Testaments? Were some of the unfaithful Pharisees still elect, but not saved? [Isaiah 49:6, Acts 13:47, John 15:16].

How do you reconcile the misquoting of the Old Testament in the New Testament cross-references between Romans and Isaiah? [Romans 11:26-27, Isaiah 59:21, Romans 9-11, Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27, Romans 11:1-5, John 17:24].

Is Israel (the Jews) still God's chosen people? [Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 22:18, Galatians 3:16, Zechariah 9:9].

Is Ezekiel 37 talking about Israel? Could you clear it all up? [Ezekiel 37:24, Revelation 20:3, Ephesians 2:14, Hebrews 11:16, John 10:16, Hebrews 13:20].

When did God divorce Israel? [Jeremiah 3:14, Deuteronomy 24:1-4].

What is your best case for, or against, the idea that the Jews still have a special place before God? [Jeremiah 31:35-37, Ephesians 2-3, Exodus 19, Hebrews 8:13, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Romans 9:27, Isaiah 10:22, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Romans 11:1, Jeremiah 31:37, Romans 9:5].

What is your understanding of the belief that though God once blinded Jewish eyes, He will open their eyes again in the end times? [Romans 9-11, Romans 11:25-26, Romans 11:5-7, Romans 11:16-25].

Regarding Israel, what does this mean; "I will bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you?" [Genesis 12:1-3, Numbers 22:6, Deuteronomy 11:28, 1 Samuel 2:30].

How would you explain the relationship and overlap between Israel's covenant relationship and salvation? [Hebrews 6, Hebrews 3].

Is this a good summary or definition of Israel today in modern history? [Isaiah 10:22, Romans 9:27, Romans 11:5, Leviticus 18:24-28, Deuteronomy 28:1-14, Deuteronomy 28:63].

Regarding political Israel and the faithful remnant, do you follow the replacement theory (New Covenant replaces the Old)?

What about the faithful Jew who follows the Old Covenant as he knows it? [Romans 11:25-26, John 5:23].

Did the "whole house of Israel" or a remnant come back from Babylon and include some from all the tribes? And where do I find it? [Ezekiel 37:11, 2 Chronicles].

Could you expand on the idea that there is a significant difference in the meaning of the word "Israel" depending on context? [Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27, Galatians 6:16, Isaiah 10:22, Galatians 4:21-31, Galatians 3:29, Philippians 3:3, Romans 2:28-29].

Could you comment on the relationship between Israel and the Church? [Romans 9:6, John 8:43-45, John 1:47].

Would you comment on Romans 9 and the references to Esau, and God's right to choose only some? [Romans 9, Galatians 3, Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27 ].

Could you talk about the land and nation of Israel since 1948, whether this fulfills biblical prophecy, and the ethnicity of the Jewish people now in the land? [Ezekiel 36-37, Jeremiah 21-34, Deuteronomy 30:1-3, Luke 21].

Are the Jews repentant or unrepentant that are to return to the land, and can Hibb's quote be backed up in Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel? [Jeremiah 25, Deuteronomy 30:1-4, Ezekiel 36-37, Isaiah 10:22, Romans 9:27, Hosea 2-3].

Is the "Olive tree" the church or Christ? And is "Israel" ethnic Israel? [Romans 11:25-26, Romans 9:6, Galatians 3:28, Jeremiah 11:16].

Could you clarify "the Israel of God" in light of Galatians 5 where Paul seems to be talking about two different groups of people? [Galatians 6:15-16, Galatians 3:26-29, Philippians 3:3, Galatians 3:16].