God loves Israel. He made an everlasting covenant of love that no person or thing can break. In Romans 11:28-29, Paul states:
Concerning the gospel [the Jewish people] are enemies for your sake [so that the Gentiles can be saved], but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
God’s covenant love for the Jewish people is further evident in Hosea. God said:
When Israel was a child, I loved him….They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to carved images. I taught Ephraim [Israel] to walk, taking them by their arms…. I drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love…. I stooped and fed them…. How can I give you up, Ephraim?…My heart churns within Me (Hos. 11:1-4,8).
When Israel was a child, I loved him….They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to carved images. I taught Ephraim [Israel] to walk, taking them by their arms…. I drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love…. I stooped and fed them…. How can I give you up, Ephraim?…My heart churns within Me (Hos. 11:1-4,8).
God cries out to Israel, saying, “Return, O backsliding children…for I am married to you…and I will bring you to Zion [Israel]” ( Jer. 3:14).
If God refuses to violate His covenant love for His ancient Jewish people, even in the face of their disobedience, imagine the love that He has for His New Covenant people.
God says to the older brother (symbolic of the Gentile believer) in the parable of the prodigal son, “All that I have is yours” (Luke 15:31).
– The incomplete church
Everlasting Covenant of Love By Sid Roth
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