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The concept of sanctification, or being set apart for a holy purpose, is a significant theme in the biblical narrative concerning the Jewish people. Throughout Scripture, God makes numerous promises to the Jews regarding their sanctification, emphasizing His covenantal relationship with them and His desire for their holiness.
Old Testament Promises1.
Exodus 19:5-6: In the covenant at Sinai, God calls the Israelites to be a "kingdom of priests and a holy nation." This foundational promise underscores the sanctification of the Jewish people as they are set apart to serve and worship God uniquely among the nations.
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Leviticus 20:26: "You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own." This verse highlights God's intention for the Jews to reflect His holiness, distinguishing them from other peoples.
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Ezekiel 37:28: "Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever." This prophetic promise points to a future time when God's presence will be permanently with Israel, signifying their complete sanctification.
New Testament Fulfillment and Continuation1.
Romans 11:26-27: "And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: 'The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will remove godlessness from Jacob. And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.'" Paul speaks of a future fulfillment of God's promises to sanctify Israel, linking it to the coming of the Messiah and the removal of sin.
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Hebrews 8:10: "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people." This new covenant promise involves an internal transformation, indicating a deeper level of sanctification through the indwelling of God's law.
Prophetic and Eschatological Promises1.
Jeremiah 31:33: "But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people." This echoes the promise in Hebrews, emphasizing a future sanctification that is both personal and communal.
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Zechariah 13:1: "On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity." This prophetic vision speaks of a time when Israel will experience a profound cleansing, furthering their sanctification.
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Ezekiel 36:25-27: "I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances." This promise of spiritual renewal and transformation is central to the sanctification of the Jewish people, indicating a future work of God that will enable them to live in obedience to His commands.
The promises respecting the sanctification of the Jews are integral to the biblical narrative, reflecting God's unwavering commitment to His covenant people. These promises are both historical and eschatological, pointing to a future fulfillment in which Israel will fully embody the holiness to which they are called.
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Jeremiah 33:8And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
Torrey's Topical TextbookEzekiel 36:25
Then will I sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
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Zechariah 12:1,9
The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, said the LORD, which stretches forth the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.
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The Epistle to the Romans
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the Jews, who rejected ... There are three theories respecting the origin of ...
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The Prayer of Faith.
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appropriation of promises to himself ... Lord Jesus Christ blamed the Jews, and called ...
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Nevertheless I Tell You the Truth; it is Expedient for You that I ...
... God could then use, for giving to the Jews a correct ... of means, as God is true to
his promises, we must ... have the great body of the church respecting the word of ...
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The Spirit of Prayer.
... the Old Testament, and was addressed to the Jews, it was ... the teachings of the Spirit
within you respecting our Lord ... In the case of those promises of a general ...
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A Plain Description of the Essence and Attributes of God, Out of ...
... of the three persons: or internal, respecting the persons ... full of divine mysteries,
that the Jews hold it ... that we may confidently believe his promises, for he ...
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Letter v. Prayer and Fasting.
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come now to give a few practical directions respecting the exercise ... The Jews. ...
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The Epistle to the Hebrews
... inherit, through faith and patience, the promises of the ... Neither does the notice
respecting Timothy in 13 ... its services, is peculiarly adapted to converted Jews. ...
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Origen's Commentary on the Gospel of John
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the "Jews." Its Institution ... The Promises Addressed to Jerusalem in the Prophets ...
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Obedience to the Moral Law.
... so erroneous were the notions of the Jews, in regard ... our minds to the acquisition
of knowledge respecting him ... of the existence or application of those promises. ...
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Of the Power of the Church in Articles of Faith. The Unbridled ...
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the Jews might not ... When they interpret these promises, which are replete with ...
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