Add #6. God Revoked His promises & is done with Israel
Well, yet another one who doesn't understand the concept of GOD's Israel.
The name 'Israel' was given to Jacob because he wrestled with the Angel and prevailed. It's the idea of overcoming with God's help, which is what Jesus told all the Churches in Asia. Thus the word 'Israel' is forever tied to The Gospel of Jesus Christ, for it is linked to the Promise by Faith which God first gave through Abraham.
GOD's BIRTHRIGHT:
God has a Birthright He gave to the seed that Christ would be born of. But it was for ALL PEOPLES, and not just the children called Israel.
TRANSFER OF GOD'S BIRTHRIGHT:
1. first given to Abraham, and included The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Abraham believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness. That is the Promise by Faith, not by works, and it was given Abraham 430 years PRIOR to the law (Galatians 3).
2. then the Birthright went to Abraham's son Isaac. This has been a point of contention even to today, as the sons of Ishmael believe that Israel stole their birthright from Abraham, since Abraham's firstborn son was Ishmael from Sarah's handmaiden Hagar. But God had already promised the seed would be from Abraham and Sarah, which was Isaac.
3. then the Birthright went from Isaac to his son Jacob. Jacob would have twelve sons, the firstborn being Reuben. But he defiled his father's bed, sleeping with one of Jacob's concubines. The Birthright then went to Jacob's son Joseph. (1 Chronicles 5)
4. then the Birthright went from Joseph to his sons Ephraim and Manasseh. That is where it stopped, and still is today. The Gospel has always... been a part of God's Birthright. Jacob (Israel) in the transfer to Joseph's two sons said to let his name (Israel) be named upon the two lads (Gen.48). And he blessed the younger Ephraim over his elder brother Manasseh. Jacob said Ephraim would become "a multitude of nations" (Gen.48). That means a multitude of ISRAELITE NATIONS.
Thusly, The Gospel of Jesus Christ has always... been what God's True Israel has been about, even in Old Testament times. Only the faithful chosen of the seed kept that Faith of The Gospel first given through Abraham. The rest were cut off because of rebellion.