"Point of history.
Israel, as a sovereign nation, never existed until 1948."
Well actually, the northern 10 tribes were referred to not only as Manasseh but were usually called Israel and the Southern part was made up of Judah and Benjamin and that area was called Judah. Technically, Israel (the northern 10 tribes) was destroyed in 722 b.c. by the Assyrians. I am just using the word destroyed because that is the word that all of the History books use.
Obviously, most everyone knows that from a spiritual standpoint the Church is often thought of as the new Israel and this is stressed either a lot or a little depending on whether you are a dispensationalist or not. Paul also calls Christians the true Jews. But I think everyone knows that I wasn't speaking in a spiritual sense. Most people know what you mean by a nation based on the context.
Also it is true that Judah was very often referred to as "Israel" even though technically it was Judah. For instance John 3 comes to mind where Jesus is speaking to Nicodemus and says..."are you the teacher of Israel and you do not know these things?" The New Testament is full of references like that but I don't see why I have to quote them all. Thanks....
Israel, as a sovereign nation, never existed until 1948."
Well actually, the northern 10 tribes were referred to not only as Manasseh but were usually called Israel and the Southern part was made up of Judah and Benjamin and that area was called Judah. Technically, Israel (the northern 10 tribes) was destroyed in 722 b.c. by the Assyrians. I am just using the word destroyed because that is the word that all of the History books use.
Obviously, most everyone knows that from a spiritual standpoint the Church is often thought of as the new Israel and this is stressed either a lot or a little depending on whether you are a dispensationalist or not. Paul also calls Christians the true Jews. But I think everyone knows that I wasn't speaking in a spiritual sense. Most people know what you mean by a nation based on the context.
Also it is true that Judah was very often referred to as "Israel" even though technically it was Judah. For instance John 3 comes to mind where Jesus is speaking to Nicodemus and says..."are you the teacher of Israel and you do not know these things?" The New Testament is full of references like that but I don't see why I have to quote them all. Thanks....
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