Nothing that I didn't know. So basically the church hasn't replaced anything. They should be holding on to the Jews.
Yes,,, too many gentile Christians are all bollixed up concerning the reason for God choosing the Jews in the beginning.
And, the Jews become arrogant about it because they have no idea what part they play at this time in history. God is going to weed
out some, and cause certain ones to survive... so that there will be Jews on earth when He returns to set up His Kingdom.
And, in contrast to the Jews being God's chosen people, Christians are also God's chosen people. But, for different purposes in God's plan.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Peter 2:9 (Peter was a Jew)
After what is called "the Rapture"... People will be remaining on earth. Jews who follow God's Word faithfully concerning the Tribulation are going to survive the Tribulation, and will be the ones who enter into the Millennial Reign of the Messiah promised to Israel.
Israel was promised a Messiah who would rule over them. The Church is now chosen to be the ones who will reign with Christ when He does rule over the world. Not many Christians will qualify for such blessed authority. The ones who are not able to handle it are now being tested and being shown to be idiots. Just like Jews in the past became idiots by rejecting God's Word and had the nation and Temple destroyed several times as God's punishment to a disobedient people. Its no different. The Jews had their idiots, too.
So now, what should I do here,” asks Adonai,
“since my people were carried off for nothing?
Their oppressors are howling,” says Adonai,
“and my name is always being insulted, daily." Isaiah 52:5
Carried off for nothing? Isaiah was being facetious because the Jews knew damn well how raunchy they had been acting and neglecting God's Word. Just like many Christians do today.
Isaiah had his hands full of a people who have become habitual drunks. Isaiah spoke of vomit covering their drinking tables... Jews back then could be just as stupid as we see amongst some Christians today. There's the rub! Look at the Jews in the wilderness. They saw all the great plagues and were spared miraculously! They saw the parting of the Red Sea and the ruin of Pharaoh's powerful army by the sea closing in on them in pursuit. So what did the "brilliant" Jews do after all that? They made a golden calf. They were just as dumb as we see some Christians being today. It goes with the pressure of being called of God.
Keep in mind. We are all originally from Gentile stock. For, Abraham was a gentile. A gentile who's father was a pagan priest.
grace and peace.........