Chizuk Emunah Under the Microscope: Chapter 46

In this chapter, Troki writes that there has never been a persecutor of the Jews who has been spared the wrath of God. Pharaoh, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, Haman, and other persecutors have faced retribution for their persecution. He quotes from Leviticus, Isaiah, Deuteronomy, Joel, Zechariah, and the Psalms to show that every group that has tried to destroy the Jews has failed. This did not merely take place in ancient times, but also in later times. Even Rome was overthrown. Nations like England, France, and Spain faced political and economic disaster when they tried to expel the Jews.

Israel was holy to the Lord,

the firstfruits of his harvest.

All who ate of it incurred guilt;

disaster came upon them,

declares the Lord.” (Jeremiah 2:3)

I agree with A. Lukyn Williams that we can do nothing but agree with Troki on this one. God's promise to the Jews has been made good to this day.

As a minor gripe, Troki's argument regarding the enemies of Israel is a weak one. Of course the empires that oppressed Israel fell. Every empire that was around at that time has fallen, regardless of whether they oppressed Israel. Troki may be right, but his argument is trivial.

The Jewish people have not been eliminated despite being one of the most hated groups in the world. Covenantal theologies, which state that the church is the New Israel, have a hard time explaining why this is the case. Tens of thousands of tribal groups have come and gone, but the Jews have stayed. How could this be the case without divine intervention? And why would God preserve the Jews, allowing the creation of a secular Israeli state, if they are not still the people of the original covenant?

Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” (1 Kings 19:18)

And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: in Israel there were 800,000 valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000. 
(2 Samuel 24:9)

 Out of close to a half million people, only 7,000 were loyal to God. Yet God did not remove his covenant with them, even though they were apostate. Again, the apostasy of most Jews is no reason to think that they are not still part of Israel. Not all who are part of Israel will go to heaven when they die. Instead, we should think of "the saved" as one group and "the people of Israel" as another. It was this way during the times of the Tanakh, so why shouldn't it be this way today?