Reference

Ezekiel 39:29

Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God.
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When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;

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Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.

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Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God.

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Israel-Specific Promises
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Israel as Distinct
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Israel-Specific Promises

There is no strong argument against this verse supporting the theme "Israel-Specific Promises" as it explicitly mentions "the house of Israel" and a promise made to them.

Israel as Distinct

The "house of Israel" in this verse, particularly in a New Covenant context, could be interpreted as referring to the spiritual Israel, which includes both believing Jews and Gentiles who are part of the Church, rather than exclusively the ethnic nation of Israel. This interpretation would see the pouring out of the Spirit as a fulfillment that encompasses all believers, thus blurring the distinction between Israel and the Church.