{"id":88,"date":"2020-04-25T10:42:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T07:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalemseminary.org\/blogs\/?p=88"},"modified":"2020-09-06T07:40:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T04:40:57","slug":"the-gentiles-and-the-restoration-of-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalemseminary.org\/blogs\/2020\/04\/25\/the-gentiles-and-the-restoration-of-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gentiles and the Restoration of Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"88\" class=\"elementor elementor-88\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cff5f47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cff5f47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b4761a\" data-id=\"1b4761a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c903723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c903723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Gentiles and the Restoration of Israel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-509d2de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"509d2de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a727013\" data-id=\"a727013\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b782e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87b782e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">In <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips8'>Matthew 8:11-12<\/span> we encounter one of Jesus\u2019 most controversial statements. In reaction to the extraordinary faith of the Roman centurion Jesus declares,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">\u201cI tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Jesus responds to the faith of the centurion with a prophecy that Jewish people will return from exile (those who \u201cwill come from east and west\u201d) to the land of Israel and dine as guests at a banquet hosted by the Patriarchs. This future banquet is just one of the many ways that the Hebrew Bible spoke about the kingdom of God that is yet to come.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Why does Jesus link the faith of this Gentile with a prophecy concerning the return of the Jewish people to the land of Israel?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Many have mistakenly concluded that He is reapplying \u201cthose from east and west\u201d to Gentile Christians and making a contrast between Gentile Christians and the nation of Israel. They believe the point of this passage is to teach that Gentile Christians have replaced Israel as God\u2019s people.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Unfortunately, these individuals have missed the point of Jesus\u2019 \u201cOld\u201d Testament imagery! The prophets did envision the restoration of Israel but they also envisioned the conversion of the Gentiles who would turn to God in faith as a result of Israel\u2019s salvation. The restoration of Israel and the conversion of the Gentiles are inseparable events. The faith of the Roman centurion demonstrates that the kingdom of God has arrived. In fact, this statement of Jesus confirms, rather than denies, God\u2019s covenant faithfulness to the Jewish people.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips8','<h6><span id=\"en-NASB-23357\" class=\"text Matt-8-11\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11\u00a0<\/sup>I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline\u00a0<i>at the table<\/i> with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NASB-23358\" class=\"text Matt-8-12\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12\u00a0<\/sup>but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.\u201d<br\/><\/span><\/span>- NASB<\/h6>'); <\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gentiles and the Restoration of Israel In Matthew 8:11-12 we encounter one of Jesus\u2019 most controversial statements. 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