Paul, from the tribe of benajamin and not from ephraim, including himself in the children of the desolate woman in galatians 4 destroys your argument of the children of the desolate woman being solely of Ephraim seemingly based on the theology of British Israelism.
Jerry, are you not fully reading my posts again? I specifically stated the promises UNDER THE OLD COVENANT were conditional on obedience:
From post #328:
"The promises under the old covenant were conditional on obedience.
Deuteronomy 30:9-10 The Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground.
For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers, when you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul."
I agree, the promises made to Abraham and his offspring were not conditional, that's why I stated:
From Post #328:
"The promises made to Abraham, were not conditional on obedience.
Galatians 3:17-18 This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void. For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise."
Notice Paul states "this is what I mean". Paul literally states that Jesus is the seed that the promises (plural) in genesis referred to and then states "this is what I mean".
Galatians 3:16-18 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.
This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void. For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
The old covenant, whose promises were conditional on obedience, do not annul the promises to Abraham and his offspring BECAUSE JESUS IS THE OFFSPRING, THE HEIR OF THE PROMISES TO ABRAHAM.
The old covenant, whose promises were conditional on obedience, was added because of sin, UNTIL Jesus would come, TO WHOM THE UNCONDITIONAL PROMISES OF ABRAHAM WERE MADE.
Galatians 3:19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made,
This, along with Paul, who is from the tribe of benjamin, and not Epraim, including himself in the children of the desolate woman, destroys your assertion that it is solely Ephraim that composes the children of the desolate woman. It also silences your exegesis which seems to be built on British Israelism.
Galatians 4:26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is
our mother.
The promises under the old covenant were conditional upon Israel's obedience, correct?
Paul confirms the PLURAL UNCONDITIONAL PROMISES to abraham are to Christ.
Galatians 3:16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.
So the 10 northern tribes weren't made desolate during the time of Isaiah? I disagree, as Isaiah wrote during the time Ephraim was divorced by God through the Assyrian Exile.
I agree, which is the point I made.
Ephraim, the 7th century northern kingdom, was divorced by God and exiled by the Assyrians. God promised that one day Ephraim's descendants would be more than that of the southern kingdom, who remained married to God.
I agree. So what would be the status of Ephraim from the time of its Assyrian exile, leading up to the time of Christ? Barren and desolate or married and restored?
Your going to have to clarify this Jerry.
At first you say that I am in error that Ephraim, the barren and desolate woman refers to the time of Isaiah:
1.) "You are in gross error that the barren and desolate women in
Isaiah 54 represents the time of Isaiah."
Then you state it is future when Ephraim comes out of its rejected, barren and desolate phase:
2.) "which substantiates Isaiah is prophesizing of the transitional phenomenon in the future when Ephraim is coming out of its rejected, barren and desolate phase"
When does Ephraim's desolate barren phase begin, if it doesn't begin with God divorcing Ephraim through the Assyrian Exile during the time of Isaiah?
Your have not surmounted my argument.
Jesus is the one who inherits the nations
Psalm 2:8 I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son;today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,and the ends of the earth your possession.
Psalm 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!
Jesus is the heir of all things
Hebrews 1:2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.
Those in Christ are co-heirs with Him.
Romans 8:17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.