Two INCREDIBLE Revelations on the Jew and Gentile in Romans 11:11,12

11.I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
12.Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
 
What an incredible passage of scripture!!! However, to get the most out of it, we have to look at the original Greek words. 
  First, the context refers to Israel/Jew. In verse 11, the word “stumbled” (ptaio) means sin. And the first time the word “fall” (pipto) is used it means to ‘fall down’. For example, the wise men fell down (pipto) to worship Jesus (Mat2:11). So, the first sentence is asking whether the Jews sinned that they should ‘fall down’—where the ‘fall’ has a connotation of permanency.
  However, because the words “God forbid” follow in the very next sentence, we know their fall cannot be permanent! Why? Because the entire OT is filled with Israel falling into sin, and God judging them…yet He never permanently rejects them!! In other words, God promises to scatter Israel for their sin, but also promises to regather them back into their land*! Therefore, and I repeat, God cannot forever judge Israel!
  Moving forward. The second and third use of the word “fall” in verses 11 and 12 (paraptoma) mean ‘sin’, and/or ‘transgression’. Therefore, the use of the word paraptoma directly refers to Israel’s sin, transgression, trespass, or error! So, Romans 11:11 clearly teaches “through their fall” (paraptoma), which means through Israel’s sin--salvation comes to the Gentile. For emphasis, allow me to repeat myself. Through Israel’s fall into sin, God extended salvation to the Gentiles! Now that is certainly a jaw-dropping truth…but there is still more to come.
  Let’s examine the phrase “for to provoke them to jealousy”! The word “for to” in the previous phrase is a single Greek word “eis”, and simply means “to”. It has within its definition the meaning of ‘purpose’. Therefore, in Romans 11:11, the word means to give a purpose or reason God sovereignly determined to give salvation to the Gentile. Allow me to repeat myself for emphasis. The word “eis” (“for to”) informs us a reason or purpose salvation has come to the Gentiles: “to provoke them (Jews) to jealousy”!!!
   Here are two absolutely, amazing revelations!
1.The English word “provoke” normally has a negative connotation. For example, Johnny provokes his little sister to anger by continuing to poke her with his finger! However, this is NOT the intent of “provoke” in Romans 11:11. The English word “provoke” is the Greek word “parazeloo”, a compound word made up of the Greek words ‘para’ and ‘zeloo’ and means “to stimulate alongside” (Strong’s).
  Let’s look at the definitions of the two Greek words ‘para’ and ‘zeloo’ separately to get a better understanding of what God is trying to teach us. The first word ‘para’ means ‘near’ or ‘beside’ as in the vicinity of something. The second word ‘zeloo’ means ‘to have warmth of feeling for or against” (Strong’s). On the other hand, depending on the context, the word ‘zeloo’ can also have a meaning of either ‘envy’ or ‘jealous over’, which are obviously negative words.
  However, because ‘zeloo” is preceded by the word “para”--which if you remember means “to be near” or “to come along side”; therefore the context of the word “zeloo” in Romans 11:11 demands that the word take on the meaning of “have warmth of feeling for” as opposed to “have warmth of feeling against”. I repeat, the meaning of the Greek word parazeloo in the Romans 11:11-12 context means: “to come alongside with warmth to stimulate” or to motivate or to inspire!!!! Therefore, the meaning of the phrase: “for to provoke them to jealousy” means the Gentile is to come alongside the Jew—with warmth, sensitivity, and love to stimulate the Jew; to motivate the Jew; to inspire the Jew! But…to inspire the Jew to what? Obviously, because salvation came to the Gentile through the fall of the Jew, and because salvation comes only through the Jewish Messiah Jesus (Jn14:6; 1Jn5:11-13; Jn4:22), the Gentile who now possesses his salvation from the fall of the Jew, must return to the Jew to show him that salvation, which I repeat, can only mean to show the Jew their Messiah!!
  Romans 2:4 declares-“the goodness (kindness) of God leads men to repentance”!! Therefore, in practice, the intent of “the warmth of feeling” as conveyed in the word parazeloo, means the Gentile is saved in order to return and demonstrate to the Jew acts of goodness/kindness specifically designed (Rom2:4) to inspire the Jew to lay hold of his Messiah, Yeshua. For this reason alone, the Holy Spirit inspired Romans 1:16- to take the gospel to the Jew first…which if done correctly will organically lead to the second revelation**.  
 
2.This second revelation arises from the first, which means the two revelations are inseparably linked!!! Because the purpose of the fall of the Jew brought salvation to the Gentile, a salvation which demands that the Gentile return to the Jew to come alongside with warmth, sensitivity, and love to provoke the Jew; to motivate the Jew; to inspire the Jew; to recognize Yeshua as their Messiah: can only mean the Jew and Gentile are inseparably linked(Eph2:13-15)!!! The Gentile needs the Jew, and the Jew needs the Gentile!  Remember, and I repeat, in the sovereign determination of Almighty God, the fall of the Jew granted salvation to the Gentile! Yet, the purpose of that Gentile salvation is not just for him/her to make heaven, but to return to the Jew to provoke (to stimulate along side) him to a jealousy for his Messiah!
  In review, the Gentile needed the fall of the Jew for his own salvation—but the Jew needs the Gentile to return and come alongside him with warmth, sensitivity, and love---which over time, will ultimately inspire the acceptance of their Jewish Messiah, Yeshua. Therefore, the two groups are inseparably linked!!
 
  Because of these two revelations, the devil has moved heaven, earth, and hell to inspire antisemitism, and especially “Christian” antisemitism!!
 
  Notice, I didn’t even get to what is probably the greatest promise found in verse 12: “…how much more their fulness”!!! When the Gentile does his proper work with the Jew in verse 11—verse 12 says the Jew will not only recognize their Messiah Jesus---but God will pour out His blessing on the world to such a degree that has NEVER---EXISTED---BEFORE!!!
 
*Eze37:1-14; Is11:11-12. The phrase “second time” in Isaiah 11:11 ensures that Israel will return to the land twice! First, under the Medes and Persians under Cyrus(Ezra 1:1,2), and second, this prophecy refers to Israel’s return in 1948.
 
**And ultimately landing us on the promise of Romans 11:12!
 
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