Reference

2 Samuel 7:10

Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
8

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

9

And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

10

Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

11

And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

12

And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

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Israel-Specific Promises
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Israel as Distinct
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Israel-Specific Promises

There is no credible counter-argument to this verse supporting the theme "Israel-Specific Promises" as it explicitly mentions "my people Israel" and promises them a specific place and protection.

Israel as Distinct

The "children of wickedness" could be interpreted allegorically as sin or spiritual adversaries, and the "place of their own" as a spiritual dwelling in God's presence, applicable to all believers (the Church) rather than a literal, distinct Israel.