Israel and the Nations

Elizabeth Shulam. all rights reserved Copyright 2026 The Bible's story unfolds among real people living in real places. They spoke particular languages, remembered family histories, celebrated appointed times, faced war and exile, prayed together, argued about Scripture, and waited for God to fulfill His promises. Much of that world was the world of Israel. God called Abraham and promised that all the families of the earth would be blessed through him. Abraham's descendants b

To be set apart today means our lives should tell the truth about the God we claim to follow.

The concept of being "grafted in" is a profound and beautiful metaphor found in Scripture that speaks to the unity of Jewish and Gentile believers in Yeshua the Messiah. This imagery, rooted deeply in the Jewish context of the Bible, offers a rich understanding of how believers from diverse backgrounds are brought together into one spiritual family.

Romans 11 contains one of the most important discussions of Israel in the entire New Testament. For nearly two thousand years, Christians have wrestled with Paul's teaching in this chapter because it addresses questions that remain relevant today.