That was not an OT church. that is just the Greek using the best word available for gathering. Ekklesia has come to mean the church but its primary definition is a gathering. The church is composed only of those who believe In Jesus as Messiah/Savior which began at Pentecost.
That word "church" for Israel is "eda":
ʿēḏâ
Pronunciation
ay-daw'
- congregation, gathering
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֵדָה ʻêdâh, ay-daw'; feminine of
H5707 in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd):—assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare
H5713.
Church is "ekklesia":
Lexicon :: Strong's G1577 - ekklēsia
ἐκκλησία
Transliteration
ekklēsia (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-klay-see'-ah
a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly
- an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating
- the assembly of the Israelites
- any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously
- in a Christian sense
- an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting
- a company of Christian, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order's sake
- those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body
- the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth
- the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven
You have fallen into the basic error of novice handlers of the Word. The "church" is a gathering of believers It speaks tro the crowd while the body of christ speaks to our true identity.
Acts 8:25
And they, when they had testified and
preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and
preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
Who did thjese samaritans belong to? Because according to you, the church was not yet born and they were not Jews but they were believers. YOU have them in some kiond of spiritual no mans land.
Acts 5:42
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and
preach Jesus Christ.
but acording to you these were not part of the church!
Acts 5:42
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and
preach Jesus Christ.
According to you , Jews and Gentiles who believed in Jesus as Messiah were not part of the body of christ! do you know how unbiblical that sounds.
You strain at gnats (Peter never mentioned the body of christ.) to swallow camels, that the Body did not start until Paul.
If only you knew the errors of your preaching here. May the Lord open your eyes.