David's tabernacle meant David's house, descendants, dynasty.
It was in tatters - Judah was in captivity. But God promised to restore, rebuild, re-erect it.
In restoring it, some among the nations would also begin seeking the Lord.
This desire of God's for David's house, began to be expressed in history through Israel's repatriation to their land after captivity. Most of this chapter is about that. At that time many Gentiles began seeking the God of Israel.
The fullest expression of this intention of God's towards David's house, came when Jesus the son of David provided true salvation for the Jews. And soon afterwards the Jewish apostles declared salvation among Gentiles also and they began seeking it and receiving it.
In Christ, Gentiles also became spiritual sons of Abraham - part of David's tabernacle.
But historically the salvation was offered in Israel and for Israelites first, in fulfilment of prophetic detail.
If God hadn't first done what He said He would do in Israel and for Israel, then He could not have done for Gentiles what He said He would do for them as well.
Now all people inherit the same spiritual blessings - we have the same spiritual identity (heavenly Jerusalem, mount Sion) - but that has become possible only because there was first the fulfilment in Israel of what had been promises to Israelis first of all.
Christianity has a prophetic and historical basis - not just an allegorical basis.
It was in tatters - Judah was in captivity. But God promised to restore, rebuild, re-erect it.
In restoring it, some among the nations would also begin seeking the Lord.
This desire of God's for David's house, began to be expressed in history through Israel's repatriation to their land after captivity. Most of this chapter is about that. At that time many Gentiles began seeking the God of Israel.
The fullest expression of this intention of God's towards David's house, came when Jesus the son of David provided true salvation for the Jews. And soon afterwards the Jewish apostles declared salvation among Gentiles also and they began seeking it and receiving it.
In Christ, Gentiles also became spiritual sons of Abraham - part of David's tabernacle.
But historically the salvation was offered in Israel and for Israelites first, in fulfilment of prophetic detail.
If God hadn't first done what He said He would do in Israel and for Israel, then He could not have done for Gentiles what He said He would do for them as well.
Now all people inherit the same spiritual blessings - we have the same spiritual identity (heavenly Jerusalem, mount Sion) - but that has become possible only because there was first the fulfilment in Israel of what had been promises to Israelis first of all.
Christianity has a prophetic and historical basis - not just an allegorical basis.
No comments:
Post a Comment