Is God Done With Israel?

Our Pastor is going through a series Sunday nights now regarding Israel and whether or not God is done with her. So I thought that I would put pen to paper, or keyboard to post, as it were on this subject.

So is God done with Israel? Certainly not. I quote from Romans 11,

1 I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying, 3 “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life”? 4 But what does the divine response say to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. 8 Just as it is written:
“God has given them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes that they should not see
And ears that they should not hear,
To this very day.”
9 And David says:
“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
A stumbling block and a recompense to them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see,
And bow down their back always.”

God made a promise to Israel, and once "I [God] have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David: his [Israel's] seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before Me "(Psalm 89:35,36) God has sworn time and time again that He will not forsake Israel. And God cannot lie. Has He set Israel aside? Yes, but only temporarily. Has He darkened their hearts? (Rom. 11.10) Yes. He has darkened their minds and hearts so they cannot choose Him, because for so long, they chose not to choose Him. But will this darkness be forever? To use the words of Paul, certainly not! Soon God will bring back His chosen people to Himself. I am looking forward to the upcoming weeks to know exactly what that will mean, but I know it will happen, because God said it will happen. Pastor H---- recounted many parts of Israel's history that showed Providential protection over the tiny country. More than once, by human reasoning, it would seem that Israel should not be on the map today, but continually, God has protected her. And will until He restores her to Himself.