Romans 11

Paul goes on to say that God did not reject the Israelites (they were not the pawns in some big morality play in history.) You again are hit with the work "foreknew." Does that mean that God had it all figured out or that God just knew how people would react to freedom? Paul seems to go with the latter. God, by God's good grace, is undoing the sins of all of us.

True, Jews rejected Jesus and that helped salvation come to all people. But God still wants his "People," the Jews to be a part of this salvation as well. God does discipline those he loves but does so only to encourage healthier behavior. This is true for everyone, every day. Don't believe that you can "coast."  Coasters will get the discipline as well.