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Originally Posted by Esaias
I am saying the primary usage by Paul in the passages under discussion are referring to the gentile House of Israel (which must be the case since he specifically referenced Hosea which specifically referred to the northern House of Israel as a distinct entity from Judah). The other "non Abrahamic nations" are included by proxy as per Isaiah 56:6-8. The northern House of Israel was classified by God as Lo-Ammi, "Not My People", ie gentiles. |
That's an interesting thought.
I guess you also connect it to:
Gen 48:19 NKJV - (19) But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations."