Reference

Ezekiel 43:7

And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
5

So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.

6

And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.

7

And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.

8

In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.

9

Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

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Israel as Distinct
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Israel-Specific Promises
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Israel as Distinct

The "Israel" mentioned here could be interpreted as a spiritual Israel, encompassing all believers (both Jewish and Gentile) who are part of God's covenant, rather than exclusively the ethnic nation of Israel. In this view, the "dwelling in the midst of the children of Israel forever" refers to God's presence within His Church, and the "defilement" refers to spiritual idolatry and sin within the Christian community.

Israel-Specific Promises

This verse is clearly a promise to Israel regarding God's dwelling among them and the cessation of their defilement, making it a direct Israel-specific promise.