Rom 9:3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: (4) Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;” There is a principal of Scripture that applies here: “To whom much is given; much is required” (Lk 12:48) Observe the abundance of blessings that were the nation’s, if only they had embraced Christ. Yet, I wonder how much we, the saved, have neglected?