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So what did BELIEVING Judah and Israel retain?
The people of Israel and Judah which DID believe on Jesus of Nazareth as The Christ, Messiah... have retained ALL of God's Promises to Israel.
Those promises include a great multitude of seed (which is often applied to Gentiles in Christ's Body!)
It includes the control of the gates its enemies
It includes the blessing of corn and wine, i.e., great land resources with agricultural blessings and much natural resources.
It includes dwelling in lands of safety without the need of walls.
It includes Ephraim as God's firstborn (Jeremiah 31:9)
It includes Judah still upon the throne of David, on earth.
It includes great military power upon the earth.
It includes believing Judah's portion upon the throne of David
It includes believing Judah's portion of maintainer of God's laws among His Israel of both believing Jews and Gentiles.
It includes the "multitude of nations" that Ephraim was to become
Oh, it of course also includes the care and the going forth of The Faith (The Gospel of Jesus Christ) to ALL nations.
It includes The True House of God among them, with peoples from all nations that believe spiritually joined with them, with their final redemption by Christ bring them ALL together when He returns to Jerusalem.
The people of Israel and Judah which DID believe on Jesus of Nazareth as The Christ, Messiah... have retained ALL of God's Promises to Israel.
Those promises include a great multitude of seed (which is often applied to Gentiles in Christ's Body!)
It includes the control of the gates its enemies
It includes the blessing of corn and wine, i.e., great land resources with agricultural blessings and much natural resources.
It includes dwelling in lands of safety without the need of walls.
It includes Ephraim as God's firstborn (Jeremiah 31:9)
It includes Judah still upon the throne of David, on earth.
It includes great military power upon the earth.
It includes believing Judah's portion upon the throne of David
It includes believing Judah's portion of maintainer of God's laws among His Israel of both believing Jews and Gentiles.
It includes the "multitude of nations" that Ephraim was to become
Oh, it of course also includes the care and the going forth of The Faith (The Gospel of Jesus Christ) to ALL nations.
It includes The True House of God among them, with peoples from all nations that believe spiritually joined with them, with their final redemption by Christ bring them ALL together when He returns to Jerusalem.