Salvation came to the gentiles because the wicked Jews were in charge of spreading the gospel to the world so God took them out and gave the kingdom to the good Jews and gentiles. The wicked Jews thought gentiles were sub-human and not worthy of salvation. They thought salvation was for the Jews only.
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You are very right about that. Some christians are very naive about Hamas and other palestinian radicals. They don't understand that they themselves are the next targets of these people, once they're done with the jews. Those ecumenical clergy people who like to hang out with imams and the local mosques; they don't know what they're doing. Hence, one wrong does not make another wrong right. Both are downhills.
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Not exactly, the prophetic timetable was that Israel was to be saved first.
Once the nation repented and accept Jesus as their Messiah, Israel will be a holy nation and all of them will be priests who will then spread the message of salvation to all gentile nations.
You already quoted Exodus 19:3-6 elsewhere in this thread. Zechariah 8 has the perfect illustration of this process.
3 Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.
4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
followed by the last verse of the chapter, that showed every Jew being a priest to the gentiles
23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
I think you are probably thinking about Peter's reaction to the vision in Acts 10. Peter was legitimately confused by God there. Israel has just stoned Stephen, the first martyr after the cross. Israel was in rebellion.
Yet, he was told by God to go to the gentiles, which was not what the prophetic timetable had planned.
Once the nation repented and accept Jesus as their Messiah, Israel will be a holy nation and all of them will be priests who will then spread the message of salvation to all gentile nations.
You already quoted Exodus 19:3-6 elsewhere in this thread. Zechariah 8 has the perfect illustration of this process.
3 Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.
4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
followed by the last verse of the chapter, that showed every Jew being a priest to the gentiles
23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
I think you are probably thinking about Peter's reaction to the vision in Acts 10. Peter was legitimately confused by God there. Israel has just stoned Stephen, the first martyr after the cross. Israel was in rebellion.
Yet, he was told by God to go to the gentiles, which was not what the prophetic timetable had planned.
Yes, but they were saved by converting to Judaism, either thru marriage or thru undergoing circumcision. That was the only way gentiles could be saved in time past. (Exodus 12:48)
Esther 8:17 stated
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Cornelius was saved without becoming a Jew.
Esther 8:17 stated
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Cornelius was saved without becoming a Jew.
When was the term "judaism" created? And what kind of "judaism" did gentiles of old convert to? These are interesting questions. By any stretch, I can't think it plausible to speak of a "gentile church", let alone "gentile judaism" in the days of old. No, as one united people, they'd all be seen as (one) Israel. There would be no difference in NT times. This "gentile church" thingy is really prolly an oxymoron.
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Nothing could further from the truth. There are two Israel’s in the Bible, the God hating flesh descendants and God loving spiritual descendants and the biggest majority of the Bible is written about the spiritual descendants.
A good rule of thumb to decipher which Israel a passage in the Bible is talking about is if it’s talking about stiff necked rebellious Israel or cursings, then its flesh Israel. If it’s talking God loving obedient Israel or blessings, then it’s talking about spiritual Israel.
A good rule of thumb to decipher which Israel a passage in the Bible is talking about is if it’s talking about stiff necked rebellious Israel or cursings, then its flesh Israel. If it’s talking God loving obedient Israel or blessings, then it’s talking about spiritual Israel.
Spiritual Israel:
Zec 2:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Flesh Israel:
Exo 33:5 (KJV) For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
Zec 2:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Flesh Israel:
Exo 33:5 (KJV) For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
Well, let's just say that I believe if an adult male gentile, during the OT, was actually willing to undergo physical circumcision, which was very likely only done by Jews during that time, he would have little reason not to desire to follow the rest of the Law of Moses. 
Anyway, these fellas were counted as jews and was one Israel with their fellow israelites. And that same principle of one Israel, one people of God, follows on into the NT. There was/is no "gentile Israel" or a "gentile church".Interesting reference to Exodus 12:48 by the way. This mentioning of sojourners being circumcised brings to mind the Peshitta, which I think have the word "proselytes" instead of strangers, sojourners. In that perspective, israelites were told not to oppress the proselyte.