All Israel Will Be Saved?
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:15 am
In his commentary on Romans Jack Cottrell lists three prominent views regarding what "all Israel" means in Romans 11:26. View #3 listed by Cottrell is that "all Israel" refers to spiritual Israel, i.e. all the saved through time, Jews and gentiles.
I came across a short article where the author claims "all Israel" must refer strictly to ethnic Israel. He gave the following reasons:
1. "Israel" appears 68 times in the NT and when it stands alone without a modifier (as "Israel of God", Galatians 6:16) it always means ethnic Israel.
2. In the immediate context of Romans 11, Israel is hardened, v. 25, and in v. 28 they are enemies.
3. "Jacob" in verse 26 always refers to ethnic Israel in both the OT and NT.
4. In the broader context of Romans 9-11 "Israel" means ethnic Israel in every case.
How would you rebut his argument?
Cottrell's view is that "all Israel" in the scriptures often means less than 100% of Israel and lists scriptures where he says it can not mean absolutely all:
1 Samuel 25:1, 1 Kings 12:1, 2 Chronicles 12:1, and Daniel 9:11
John Peter Lange in his commentary lists five or six views of "all Israel" that he says either broaden or narrow the meaning of "all". Lange's belief is that "all Israel" means Jews from all parts of Israel, i.e. each tribe.
Your thoughts appreciated.
Thanks
I came across a short article where the author claims "all Israel" must refer strictly to ethnic Israel. He gave the following reasons:
1. "Israel" appears 68 times in the NT and when it stands alone without a modifier (as "Israel of God", Galatians 6:16) it always means ethnic Israel.
2. In the immediate context of Romans 11, Israel is hardened, v. 25, and in v. 28 they are enemies.
3. "Jacob" in verse 26 always refers to ethnic Israel in both the OT and NT.
4. In the broader context of Romans 9-11 "Israel" means ethnic Israel in every case.
How would you rebut his argument?
Cottrell's view is that "all Israel" in the scriptures often means less than 100% of Israel and lists scriptures where he says it can not mean absolutely all:
1 Samuel 25:1, 1 Kings 12:1, 2 Chronicles 12:1, and Daniel 9:11
John Peter Lange in his commentary lists five or six views of "all Israel" that he says either broaden or narrow the meaning of "all". Lange's belief is that "all Israel" means Jews from all parts of Israel, i.e. each tribe.
Your thoughts appreciated.
Thanks