Number one, there are no promises about to the land to Israel in the NT; number two, nowhere in the NT do we read that Israel continues to be called “chosen”, and, number three, modern Israel has no connection to God because they continue to reject the Lord of Glory (1Cor. 2:8) Therefore, I must believe that only a people of faith (in Christ) chosen before the foundation of the world as Eph. 1:4 states, are the only ones who have the right to be called "chosen." Ephesians 2:11-22 makes it abundantly clear that Jesus broke down the barrier of the dividing wall between Jews and Gentiles (v:14), so why are we trying to rebuild it right back up when Christ through His blood made both people one (v:14)? There is no basis in the scriptures and there is no valid reason to believe that an ungodly nation such as modern “Israel” stills awaits some sort of promise that was fulfilled by their own Messiah at the cross. Jesus redeemed the whole world at the cross through His blood, including old covenant Israel. As for the Jews, the ball has been on their court for a little over 2,000 years which includes the political nation that formed in 1948 which we call “Israel.” So unless they respond to the gospel, they will remain lost and will die in their sins. By the way, the new covenant congregation is God’s final plan for all people of all nations which included old covenant Israel. This is the reason why Jesus, from the very beginning of His ministry, began to call disciples out of Israel in order to include them in the kingdom of God. The term “called out” means church in English (Ekklesia). In my opinion, the new covenant congregation would be a better term than using the noun “church” because clarifies the fact that the church was a continuation of old Israel as a people of faith who were called to inherit all the promises of God through faith in Jesus Christ. The truth of the matter is that without faith it is impossible to please God and he who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Him (Heb. 11:6; Rom. 8:9). This is not Replacement Theology folks, so please do not accuse me of saying that the church replaces Israel. No, the church was the final leg of God's plan for Israel which included all the nations of the world. The old congregation (the church in the wilderness, Acts 7:38) are united to the new covenant congregation through Christ our Lord. Ephesians 4:4–6 (NASB95) 4 "There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all."