Israel has both rejected God and claimed God at the same time. They are His chosen people, while at the same time they act in defiance of God. They are inheritors of the promise, but continually rebel against the terms of that promise.
If Israel is to be saved – and she will be saved – Israel must acknowledge this history. She must see herself as each one of us saw ourselves when we came to Christ, as fallen, sinful and wicked - desperately in need of redemption. In need of The Mashiach, our Saviour.
God brings Israel back and redeems her, redeems 'any' of us… not because of who we are or because of any good either of us has done, but because of who GOD is.
John Little/ Ezekiel' Fire