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Article · Israel and the ChurchBiblical exposition · Historical study · Apologetics

The Restoration of the Nation of Israel

Regathering, national rebirth, and the spiritual renewal still to come

…the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever." —Jeremiah 31:36 The sun, moon, stars, sea, and heavens serve as witnesses to God's commitment. Israel's sin is not ignored; the same chapter speaks of uprooting and affliction. Yet the nation will not ce…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchBiblical exposition · Apologetics

God's Unfailing Faithfulness

Why Israel's failure cannot make the word of God fail

…t has accumulated merit during exile. God restores the nation for the honour of His name. Ezekiel declares: "I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went." —Ezekiel 36:22 The passage then…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchBiblical exposition · Apologetics

Has God Abandoned Israel? What Do the Covenants Say?

Conditional blessing, irrevocable promise, and fulfilment in Christ

…med the risen Christ as the One in whom God's oath to David reaches fulfilment (Acts 2:25-36). Christ's present heavenly authority is real and universal. The question is whether it exhausts a covenant which also speaks of David's house, Israel's kingdom, righteous government, and…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchBiblical exposition · Hebrew word study · Biblical theology

Is Israel Married to the Land?

The LORD, Zion, and the meaning of Beulah in Isaiah 62:4–5

…“Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you.” —Jeremiah 3:14 Ezekiel 16 describes the LORD entering into covenant with Jerusalem: “Yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.” —Ezekiel 16:…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchBiblical exposition · Apologetics

The Unshaken Truth of God's Promises

One Messiah, one gospel, and God's continuing purpose for Israel

…and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen." —Romans 11:36 Israel's future does not compete with the Church's hope. Both rest upon the same Messiah, the same grace, and the unshaken truth that God keeps His promises. References for further review…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchBiblical exposition · Apologetics

Do All God's Promises Transfer to the Church?

What 'yea and Amen' in Christ means for Israel and the covenants

…before Him (Jeremiah 31:31-37). The repeated expression is not if they will, but I will. Ezekiel adds that God will gather Israel from the nations, cleanse her, give a new heart and Spirit, and cause her to walk in His statutes (Ezekiel 36:22-28). This covenant does not pretend…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchBiblical exposition · Apologetics

Does Romans 2:28–29 Make Christians 'Spiritual Jews'?

Circumcision of the heart and the identity of Paul's inward Jew

…her review Genesis 17:9-14; 29:31-35 Deuteronomy 10:12-22; 30:1-6 Jeremiah 4:1-4; 9:23-26 Ezekiel 36:22-28 Romans 1:16-3:31; 4:9-17; 9-11 1 Corinthians 7:17-20 Galatians 3:26-29; 5:1-6; 6:15-16 Philippians 3:1-11 Colossians 2:8-15 Sang-Hoon Kim and Kyu S. Kim, "The Chiastic Inver…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchBiblical exposition · Theological response · Textual study

No Holy Land? Covenant Discipline, Gentile Blessing, and Israel's Future

A response to Michael Horton on the land promise, Amos 9, and the people of God

…spiritual transformation. Deuteronomy 30:6 says that God will circumcise Israel's heart. Ezekiel 36 places the initiative unmistakably with God: He gathers Israel, cleanses the people, gives them a new heart, and causes them to walk in His statutes. He does this not because Isra…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchApologetics · Biblical discernment · Biblical exposition

No Shadow of Turning

What God's faithfulness to Israel means for everyone who trusts His promises

…9 Leviticus 26:40-45 Deuteronomy 30:1-10 2 Samuel 7:8-16 Psalm 89:19-37 Jeremiah 31:27-40 Ezekiel 36:16-38; 37:15-28 Matthew 19:28; 21:33-46; 23:37-39 Luke 22:28-30 Acts 1:1-8; 3:19-26; 15:13-18 Romans 9-11; 15:8-12 2 Corinthians 1:18-22 Galatians 3:6-29; 6:15-16 Hebrews 6:13-20;…

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Article · ProphecyBiblical exposition · Biblical theology

The King, Zion and the Coming Kingdom: Reading Isaiah 32–35 Across the Prophetic Horizon

The near was real. The far is still coming.

…saiah 28–35, immediately before the historical account of the Assyrian crisis in chapters 36–39. Reading them as a sustained unit respects that arrangement without requiring that they were originally delivered as one uninterrupted address. The question is what their combined test…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchBiblical exposition · Apologetics

Was the Kingdom Taken from Israel?

The wicked husbandmen, the fruit-bearing nation, and what Jesus said afterwards

…e covenants as the ground of eventual restoration (Leviticus 26:40-45; Jeremiah 31:35-37; Ezekiel 36:16-28). Jesus' judgement upon His generation is more severe because the rejected messenger is the Son. Nevertheless, greater guilt does not silently change the terms of promises G…

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