Dictionary of Bible Themes: 7259 promised land, later history of

7259 promised land, later history of

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Established firmly in the land under David and Solomon, God's people ultimately began to neglect the terms of the covenant and were warned by the prophets of the consequent judgment and exile.

Israel's failure to take full possession of the promised land under the judges

Judges 1:19 See also Judges 1:27-35; Judges 2:1-3; Judges 18:1

Israel was finally established in the promised land under David and Solomon

1 Chronicles 22:18 See also 2 Samuel 7:10-11 pp 1 Chronicles 17:9-10; 1 Kings 4:21,25

The promised land and the prophets

The prophetic condemnation of the life of God's people in the promised land

Jeremiah 2:7 See also Jeremiah 3:1-3; Ezekiel 22:23-29; Hosea 4:1-3

Prophetic warning of coming judgment on the land and exile from it

Isaiah 13:9 See also Isaiah 8:6-8; Jeremiah 10:17-18; Jeremiah 16:10-13; Ezekiel 7:2-4; Amos 7:17

Prophetic assurance of ultimate deliverance and restoration to the promised land

Jeremiah 30:3 See also Isaiah 14:1-2; Isaiah 60:15-22; Jeremiah 24:5-7; Ezekiel 11:17; Ezekiel 37:11-14; Amos 9:14-15; Zechariah 2:10-12

The desolation of the promised land

By Antiochus Epiphanes

Daniel 8:9-14 The growing horn is Antiochus Epiphanes who tried to wipe out the Jewish faith in 168 B.C., forbidding Jewish practices and defiling the temple with pagan sacrifices and prostitution. See also Daniel 11:29-35 The help that would be received by God's people probably refers to the Maccabean revolt and the cleansing of the temple in 165 B.C., although by NT times the land would be occupied by Rome.

By Rome

Luke 21:20-24 pp Matthew 24:15-21 pp Mark 13:14-19 Jesus Christ prophesies the desolation of the nation by Rome in A.D. 70.

The promised land in the NT

Referred to by Stephen

See also Acts 7:3-7,45-47

Referred to by Paul

Acts 13:16-19

Referred to by Hebrews

Hebrews 11:8-10 Abraham was looking for a more permanent city than the promised land could ever provide; Hebrews 11:13-16

The concept of spiritual rest

Hebrews 3:18-4:11

The church looks beyond the promised land

Acts 1:6-8 The apostles' concern was for the deliverance of the promised land from Roman domination, but Jesus Christ shows God's concern to be far wider, to all nations. See also Revelation 5:9-10; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 21:9-27