The Unbelief of Israel

Northwest Bible Church - Feb. 14, 2021 - Book of Acts - Alan Conner
Acts 28:23-29
The Unbelief of Israel

Intro

A. PROPHETIC CONDEMNATION OF ISRAEL (Acts 28:25-29).

1. Isaiah’s pronouncement of judgment, Acts 28:26-27 from Isa. 6:9-10.

2. In Acts 28, Paul uses it as a SPOTLIGHT their depravity.

a. Their spiritual condition (Acts 28:26) -

b. Their spiritual cause (Acts 28:27a) -

c. Their spiritual consequences (Acts 28:27b) -

B. THEIR SALVATION IS SENT TO THE GENTILES (Acts 28:28).

1. “they will also listen” -

2. “This salvation” -

C. GOD’S PLAN FOR ISRAEL (Rom. 9-11).

1. Has God’s word failed? (Rom. 9:1-5)

2. There is a spiritual Israel chosen by God within the physical nation of Israel (Rom. 9:6-18).

3. The remnant of Jews are chosen by God’s grace, and this is prophesied in the O.T. (Rom. 9:19-29).

4. The Jews are lost because they are seeking their own righteousness by works rather than by faith (Rom. 9:30-10:21).

5. God is still saving His chosen remnant among the Jews (Rom. 11:1-10).

6. God is grafting in believing Gentiles into the one olive tree to provoke the Jews to jealousy and save some of them (Rom. 11:11-24).

7. God will eventually save “all Israel.” How this is done has differing interpretations (Rom. 11:25 -32).

PRACTICAL LESSON