Reference

Jeremiah 7:12

But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
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And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

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Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the Lord.

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But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

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And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

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Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

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Israel as Distinct

The verse itself does not explicitly define Israel's distinctness from the Church, as the concept of "the Church" as a distinct entity in the New Testament sense was not yet revealed. The verse primarily serves as a historical warning to the people of Judah, using Shiloh as an example of divine judgment on a previous sacred site due to Israel's disobedience. While it speaks to God's dealings with "my people Israel," it doesn't inherently preclude a future spiritual Israel (the Church) from inher

Israel-Specific Promises

The verse describes a past judgment on Shiloh due to Israel's wickedness, not a promise, prophecy, or covenant directed *to* Israel. It serves as a warning, not a specific promise.