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1 Kings 6:13

Israel as Distinct Israel-Specific Promises

“And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.”

And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,

Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

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Israel as Distinct

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Israel as Distinct

While this verse clearly speaks of God dwelling among and not forsaking "my people Israel," the concept of "Israel as Distinct" (from the Church) is a theological interpretation that developed much later. From a purely biblical analytical perspective, without imposing later theological frameworks, the verse simply affirms God's covenant relationship with the nation of Israel at that time. One could argue that the New Testament presents a redefinition or broadening of "Israel" to include believer

Israel-Specific Promises

This verse is a direct promise from God to dwell among and not forsake the children of Israel, explicitly fulfilling the definition of an Israel-specific promise.

Israel as Distinct

Related Verses

1 Kings 8:57

“The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:”

1 Kings 8:13

“I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.”

1 Kings 6:12

“Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:”

2 Chronicles 6:2

“But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.”

2 Chronicles 7:16

“For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.”

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Israel as Distinct Israel-Specific Promises

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