The number of trees in Rom.11 is one.
The trunk is God.
There were six categories of branches implied:
1. Natural branches still attached
2. Natural branches broken off
3. Unnatural branches still unattached
4. Unnatural branches grafted-in
5. Natural branches which had been broken off but were then grafted-in again
6. Unnatural branches which were grafted in but were at risk of becoming broken off.
I agree there is one new identity - the true spiritual Israel.
However that came about through the fulfilment in history of God's promises in and for Israel first.
The trunk is God.
There were six categories of branches implied:
1. Natural branches still attached
2. Natural branches broken off
3. Unnatural branches still unattached
4. Unnatural branches grafted-in
5. Natural branches which had been broken off but were then grafted-in again
6. Unnatural branches which were grafted in but were at risk of becoming broken off.
I agree there is one new identity - the true spiritual Israel.
However that came about through the fulfilment in history of God's promises in and for Israel first.
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