ISRAEL MEANS ISRAEL. PERIOD.
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ISRAEL MEANS ISRAEL. PERIOD.
The Olive Tree isn’t a shapeshifter. The covenants aren’t chameleons. If your theology erases ethnic Israel, you’re not reading Paul — you’re editing him.
ISRAEL ISN'T "THE CHURCH."
NOT NOW. NOT EVER.
📖 Romans 9–11 doesn’t redefine “Israel.” It reveals a divine mystery within her:
Paul’s lament is over his kinsmen according to the flesh (Rom 9:3). These are not symbolic “Israelites” — they are his ethnic Jewish brothers, from whom come the covenants, patriarchs, and Christ according to the flesh (v.4–5).
👉 “Not all who are of Israel are Israel” (Rom 9:6)
Does not mean: “Gentiles are the real Jews now.”
It means: Within ethnic Israel, there exists a Believing Israel — a remnant chosen by grace (Rom 11:5). These are still Jews by blood, not Gentiles by faith.
The Church is never once called “ethnic Israel.”
Nowhere does Paul collapse Jew and Gentile into one homogenized identity.
• Natural branches = ethnic Jews (Rom 11:21)
• Wild branches = Gentiles by nature (Rom 11:24)
The Church is not the tree. It’s what’s grafted into the tree.
🌳 The Olive Tree =
The Abrahamic Covenant
It is not national Israel, nor is it the Church. It is the covenantal structure into which believing Jews (natural branches) and believing Gentiles (wild branches) are grafted by faith.
The root nourishes all — but the branches are distinct.
The “One New Man” (Ephesians 2:15) isn’t an identity eraser.
It’s a mystery union — not a merger of genealogies, but of access and inheritance.
✖️ Not: “Gentiles become Jews.”
✖️ Not: “Jews lose distinction.”
✔️ It is: Believing Israel + Believing Gentiles = The Church — united in Christ, not undifferentiated.
This is not theological hair-splitting.
It’s the structural integrity of biblical covenant logic.
📜 Paul never once called Gentile believers “Israel.”
He called them:
• Fellow Heirs
(Ephesians 3:6)
• Citizens of the Commonwealth
(Ephesians 2:12–13)
• Grafted-in wild branches (Romans 11:17)
But he never referred to gentile followers of Yeshua-Jesus as “Jews” -- or the Church as “Israel.”
SUMMARY —
Every Branch in Place:
✅ Israel = Ethnic Jews (Rom 9:3–5)
✅ “Not all Israel are Israel”
= Some ethnic Jews are unbelieving
✅ Believing Israel = The remnant inside the nation
✅ Natural Branches = Ethnic Jews
✅ Wild Branches = Gentile believers
✅ Olive Tree = The Abrahamic covenant of promise
✅ The Church ≠ Ethnic Israel
✅ The Church = Believing Israel + Believing Gentiles
✅ This is the Mystery — Grafting, not Replacement
* Don’t flatten the Covenants.
* Don’t erase the Remnant.
* Don’t ghost the Natural Branches.
The Jewish Messiah Yeshua won’t. 📖 ✡️ 👑
The Jewish apostle Sha'ul/Paul didn’t.
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob never did -- and never will. 🕎
Israel Remains.
The Church is joined.
The Tree Still Stands. 🌿
* Copied & Pasted from Steven Mark
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To deepen your understanding of these themes, I invite you to explore my bundled collection of books and videos, which uncover the Jewish roots of Jesus’ life and ministry. As a second-generation Jewish believer in Jesus, I’ve spent over 30 years researching theology, biblical languages, and Midrashic studies, including private mentorship my Dr. Louis Goldberg, former chair of the Jewish Studies Department at Moody Bible Institute and Biblical Languages at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.[40] This collection reflects my professional experience as a speaker, author, and founder of the NMV Bible Priject & Foundation, The Entertainment Industry Chaplains, and Call to Return Ministries, aimed at exposing the New Testament’s and Jesus’ Jewish context.
What’s Included in the Bundle:
Book 1: The Baptism of Jesus from a Jewish Perspective
This book explores the cultural and theological significance of Jesus’ baptism through a first-century Jewish lens, revealing overlooked layers.[41]
Book 2: Jesus in the Jewish Wedding: Messianic Fulfillment in the Bible and Tradition
A collection of perspectives examining parallels between Jewish wedding traditions—like those at the Last Supper—and Jesus’ relationship with his followers.[42]
Book 3: Jesus: The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
This work connects Jesus to the Hebrew Scriptures, arguing he fulfills God’s promises to Israel.[43]
Video: Jesus in the Passover Presentation - Recorded Live
A live teaching linking Passover to Jesus’ ministry, expanded in the accompanying book.[44]
Book 4: Jesus in the Passover: More than an Haggadah
A deeper dive into Passover traditions and their implications for Christian faith, highlighting Jesus as Bridegroom and Redeemer.[45]
These works offer a comprehensive journey into Jesus’ Jewish heritage, designed to enrich your perspective on Scripture and the Messiah.
Pricing and Availability
The bundle is available for $138.97, with installment options, at: The Ultimate Jesus is the Bridegroom of Israel Education Bundle.[46] It’s an investment in understanding faith’s foundations through a Jewish lens.
Until next time, may your thresholds be marked with faith, and may God’s presence guide you across every boundary.
Blessings,
Tov Rose
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Endnotes
^1 Matthew 1:1–17 (ESV).
^2 Romans 10:6–8 (ESV).
^3 Jacob Neusner, trans., Genesis Rabbah (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1985), 8:5.
^4 Jacob Neusner, trans., Leviticus Rabbah (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1986), 1:2.
^5 Matthew 22:41–46 (ESV).
^6 Hebrews 7:1–17 (ESV).
^7 J. David Pitcher, “New Forensic Evidence of Pauline Authorship of the Book of Hebrews” (unpublished manuscript), 1–10.
^8 Pitcher, “New Forensic Evidence,” 2.
^9 Pitcher, “New Forensic Evidence,” 3.
^10 Pitcher, “New Forensic Evidence,” 4.
^11 Pitcher, “New Forensic Evidence,” 5.
^12 Pitcher, “New Forensic Evidence,” 6.
^13 Pitcher, “New Forensic Evidence,” 7.
^14 Jacob Neusner, trans., Song of Songs Rabbah (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1989), 1:2.
^15 Pitcher, “New Forensic Evidence,” 8.
^16 Jacob Neusner, Introduction to Rabbinic Literature (New York: Doubleday, 1994).
^17 Daniel Boyarin, Intertextuality and the Reading of Midrash (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990).
^18 James Kugel, The Bible as It Was (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997), 23.