Cheryl Schatz

Peter, You wrote: In today’s world, we do have some Jews coming to faith. They didn’t priorly believe – and, as such, they cannot be said to have been cared for by the Father. The issue is “believing” the Father. The OT shows that the Father cared for Israel even when the nation as a whole were unbelievers. The care for the unbelieving nation represented by the vineyard in Isaiah 5 is amazing. He says “what more was there to do for My vineyard that I have not done in it? That is GREAT care in the face of unbelief. Isaiah 5:1–4 (NASB95) 1 Let me sing now for my well-beloved A song of my beloved concerning His vineyard. My well-beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill. 2 He dug it all around, removed its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. And He built a tower in the middle of it And also hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He expected it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones. 3 “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge between Me and My vineyard. 4 “What more was there to do for My vineyard that I have not done in it? Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes did it produce worthless ones?