Reference

Ezekiel 45:8

Israel as Distinct Israel-Specific Promises Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

“In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.”

And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.

In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God.

Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

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Israel as Distinct

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Israel-Specific Promises

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Israel as Distinct

The primary argument against this verse supporting "Israel as Distinct" would be an allegorical or spiritualized interpretation, where "Israel" is understood to represent the Church or the people of God in a broader sense, and the land promises are reinterpreted as spiritual blessings rather than a literal, future restoration of the nation of Israel to a specific geographical territory. In this view, the "princes" and "house of Israel" would refer to spiritual leaders and the redeemed community

Israel-Specific Promises

This verse explicitly mentions "Israel," "my people," and "the house of Israel according to their tribes," which are all specific references to the nation of Israel, making it directly relevant to promises concerning them.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

This verse describes the allocation of land as a possession for a prince and the house of Israel according to their tribes, focusing on ownership and distribution rather than cycles of rest, fallow periods, or limits on exploitation.

Israel as Distinct

Related Verses

Ezekiel 46:18

“Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.”

Ezekiel 45:16

“All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel.”

Ezekiel 47:21

“So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.”

Ezekiel 44:28

“And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.”

Ezekiel 45:6

“And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.”

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Israel as Distinct Israel-Specific Promises Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

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