You know, that entire argument isn't supporting your understanding. You're now trying to make the argument that the Jews aren't God's people. I'm sorry, but that's nowhere near the same as saying that there are two different Gods. You do see that, don't you?
Look, even though you refuse to answer my questions regarding the prophecies of Jesus, let me just give you a bit of understanding of what God has done for us.
Jesus had to die! That's a no brainer for any believer. Jesus had to die for there to be any atonement for mankind's sin. I don't know of any believer who would argue that point. Even Paul said that if Jesus didn't die and was raised again from the dead, then we are all still in our sin. So, do we agree that Jesus had to die?
The Scriptures give us quite a few passages of prophetic writing telling us the actual 'how' that Jesus was going to die. Do you know that his death at the hands of God's people is exactly what God wanted the Jews to do? He splashed throughout the Scriptures all these prophecies of 'how' Jesus was going to die and then God used His people, Israel, to accomplish that task.
Now, they just didn't understand. But even in their ignorance God carefully and meticulously used them to accomplish His will...that Jesus die for our sin. We know that God used them because they did exactly what the Scriptures had prophesied that they would do in order to bring about Jesus' death. I don't think you understand that Israel did, in preparing Jesus for his sacrifice, exactly what God had all along knew and planned for them to do. The Jewish leaders did exactly what they were supposed to do in clamoring for Jesus' death.
Where would you be today if Jesus hadn't died? And do you really believe, reading through all of the prophecies of his death, that it didn't go down exactly as it was supposed to? The Jews are God's beloved people and they did exactly what they were supposed to do with Jesus. They crucified him just as the Scriptures foretold that they would do and that act brought salvation to the whole world.
he says: “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.”
God made Jesus to be the sacrifice for sin and He used His people Israel to accomplish that task. Do you really think that God was going to leave the death of His one and only Son for the sins of the world...to chance? Friend, it was all carefully planned out and carried out, just as the writing and passing down from generation to generation the words of God was carefully planned and carried out by God's people...Israel.
Jesus hung on that cross and cried out, "Father, why have you forsaken me." Do you know why he said that?
God bless,
Ted