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Nell · 05-10-2022, 08:22 AM

Matt,

This is really a "big gulp"! Something that helped me a lot was to go back and read all 3 parts of "Israel of God".

I may have said this before, but it's important to know the "audience", or who God is speaking to. Also, just because the word "Israel" is in the verse, there are multiple groups called by the title "Israel". Interesting that there is not one person in the Bible who was named "Israel" but God changed the name to Israel. Also, be mindful of the many "word pictures" which may or may not be literal. This is developed in the New Testament as "parables".

Thanks for all your work on this topic.

Nell

05-10-2022, 08:22 AM	#196
Nell Admin/Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 2,119	Re: Prophecy - The End Times Matt, This is really a "big gulp"! Something that helped me a lot was to go back and read all 3 parts of "Israel of God". I may have said this before, but it's important to know the "audience", or who God is speaking to. Also, just because the word "Israel" is in the verse, there are multiple groups called by the title "Israel". Interesting that there is not one person in the Bible who was named "Israel" but God changed the name to Israel. Also, be mindful of the many "word pictures" which may or may not be literal. This is developed in the New Testament as "parables". Thanks for all your work on this topic. Nell