This may/may not be my last response in this forum. Here's the problem here. It's a back and forth, gotcha last. Instead of sticking with biblical truth, it's your guy against my guy.
First, without calling names, the last two administration's have been deplorable. The current administration has stood in Charlotte, NC before his first election and taken God's name
In vain, trash talks evangelicals (see Ben Sasse, a devotee of his, who in an off record interview disclosed this). Others have conferred. Then, there are all the criminal charges. Grandma used to say, where there's smoke there's bound to be fire. His back and forth with dictatorial leaders he admires. His connections and trust of Vlad. His almost incestuous remarks about his daughter. He makes all decisions based on how it benefits him.
And based on his own statements about his personal Vietnam re: his fear of contracting a sensually transmitted disease by of sleeping with so many, dont kid yourself he's assuredly sent many women to the abortion clinic maybe some of Epsteins girls.
Now, the last administration.pro same sex marraige, pro transgenderism, pro abortion, extremely liberal and oppositional to Christian values.
Both admits, not really friends of Israel! Only operating on what benefits them moment by moment. Oh and let's not forget the economy. It was so bad before, right? We'll have ya been to the grocery store lately, paid your utility bills, etc. Im robbing piggy banks at times. People said, and at one time I was one of them, everyone shoukd vote even if itsvthe lesser of two evils, but as a pastor who is much smarter than me said, we aren't supposed to vote for evil at all!
Now, I realize, this is an Israel forum and I think it's obvious where I stand. I believe God, Jesus, and the Precious Holy Spirit love all people, not our deeds but us!!! But He does have plans for individuals and people groups and nations. He decided to make a covenant with Abraham calling him out from Ur to a land He would show him. He made a land covenant with him and told him that through Abraham's descendants all people's would be blessed. Jesus fulfills this because He came as a descendant of Adam, Abraham, David, etc. The Lord orchestrated where His Son would be born. Bethleham of Judea (House of bread of praise). In Genesis, God even divides Abraham's 2 sons, he makes Ishmael father of 12 nations and Isaac the promised son, whose descendants would eventually inherit the land foremost belonging to God but bequeathed to Israel(ironically, what Jacob's name was changed to, meaning "As a prince has thou piwer with God.").
God sent prophets, priests, kings, average folks to warn His people about their sins and rebellion. He sent prophetic promises of a Messiah who would come from these people. He would fulfill 3 roles, He would be prophet like Moses (see Deut. 18), He is our Great High Priest (Hebrews many places) in that He offered Hinsrlf as our sacrifice, and King(mtitudinous references to His reigning as King, Son of David in Gospels, Zechariah 9, and Revelation as King of Kings and Lord of Lords).
Obviously, even individuals in the OT saw it. In Numbers 24, Moses speaks of seeing a star rise out of Jacob (a reference to Messiah), Isaiah 7, 9, 11, and 53 just to name a few speak of Messiah's birth, roles, and Isaiah 53 reads as if Isaiah has already seen the finished work of Christ as he states, "And with His stripes we ARE healed."
Then, in the NT, the book of Matthew is prolific as He was inspired by the Spirit to give so many references to Messiah and His coming. Many not only center on what Messiah will do but His earthly dwelling places (i.e. Bethleham and Nazareth to bane a few) and His connection to Judah. The Gospels portray Jesus in the synagogues sent to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. His ministry birthed tge ministry of His own Apostles who would evangelize the whole world. Others like Paul and Barnabas would be called. The first to receive the power and filling of the Holy Spirit were the 12 disciples in the Upper Room. This would empower them to evangelize the world. Paul, as I mentioned in an earlier text, was predominantly called to the Gentiles, but never gave up his urgency and declarations about the Jews bring saved especially in the book of Romans. In the Gospels we read of " the time of the Gentiles being fulfilled in Luke 21. There is debate as to whether this was 1948 when Israel declared statehood or 1967 when Israel acquired Jerusalem. In 1967, they simply walked through the "Lion's Gate" and took Jerusalem. There's a great documentary called In Our Hands about this.
Another former US President advocated for giving Jerusalem back to the former modern occupiers to which Israel's PM had to give a little history lesson about Israel's security. Again, the Gospels also mention the blooming fig tree most often representative of Israel in Scripture. It budded in 1948. Generations in more modern times prior to 1948 wondered how this fulfillment would ever occur but it did. Jesus predicted wars and rumors of wars which we see now in the ME and all over the world. Another future attack will occur against Israel when she is dwelling in safety known as the Gog/Magog war in Ez 37-39. There's so much more Biblical, spiritual, prophetical, and natural material that could be shared re: Israel and God's plan for her as a nation but mostly as the people after God's own heart, the natural branches who are partially and will be further regrafted into the natural branch.
Has Israel been stiff necjed at times? Absolutely! Has she rebelled against God at times? Absolutely! Before you were saved, were you stiffnecked, rebellious, living in sin? I was!
If Jesus sitting on the Mt.Olives wept over Jerusalem, if He asked the Father to forgive them from the Cross, if He called them to preach the Gospel, and if He elaborated about His posts for them in the End Times through His Spirit-inspired Word, Im not ready to give up on them! Im ready to have more friends in the kingdom of God, to see the beautiful symbolism God was showing us about Hinself through the Hebrew Scriptures, and to await His return, as Paul says in I Timothy 4, to love His appearing!