1. I ask, then, has God rejected his people? Of course not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
3. “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.”