If Israel's heart softens, its leaders become willing to share the wealth of culture and meaning that is within the beating heart of Israel, the gold of Jerusalem.
Israel is the hardened heart of humanity that God intends to open to love.
Israel is 'chosen' because its heart was the hardest, and God is pragmatic, tactical, and efficient in his planning, and he targets the root of the issue.
This is mentioned in Isaiah: 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.' 'Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.'
This is saying that if the heart of Israel opened, it would be healed by God's love.
God planted the core meaning in Israel's culture from the start,
so that it would change the hearts of its people over time to maximize time, as God is not wasteful.
Many Gentiles already have open hearts to be able to hear the good word, and the Gospels are known to be the message to the Gentiles later,
because there are teachings that many are ready to listen to and understand.
Christ and Isaiah both spoke of this, with Christ saying,
with Isaiah writing of Christ,
'The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.'
and Christ quoting Isaiah,
The Lord has commanded us, saying,
'I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'
Israel is more difficult to reach than the rest of the world.
Did Jesus Christ know that God's target was Israel?
He did, that is why He instructed his disciples in this way,
'Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near."
Now imagine that there is a crucial, pivotal moment,
in which the inner teachings of Israel become exposed to the outside world,
and due to the influence of world culture,
the message of the Gospel begins to influence the minds of the people of Israel.
If the people of Israel's hearts change from exposure to the Gospels,
then, they might change how they treat the world and choose to be with the information and wisdom that God gave to the people of Israel.
If Israel's heart softens,
its leaders become willing to share the wealth of culture and meaning that is within the beating heart of Israel,
the gold of Jerusalem, which has kept it strong and full of vitality and health in the hearts of its people throughout time.
Doctrines of humanity may not have exposed you to this information, from what people have told you,
but you can consider it clearly from the words of Isaiah himself,
'It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept.
I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.'
'This is what the LORD says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and hated by the nation, to the servant of rulers:
'Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.'
The above quotation is the same scripture Christ referenced earlier in this piece. It is saying that God is not small-minded. He doesn't want a portion. God is playing to take it all.
He intended to reach Israel, his main target, and the entire earth.
We should always pray for Israel's future.
The outcome of Israel affects the future of the world.
