6. Eternal Jewish Kingdom
Hashem made a promise to Abram in Genesis 15 that the descendants born to Abram from Sarai would one day inherit the land of Canaan as an eternal homeland. This promise made to Abram was not a promise of a mere earthly kingdom that would rise and fall like so many earthly kingdoms. Rather, Hashem promised Abram this land would be an eternal possession of the children of Israel.
This promise made to Abram was not a promise of a mere earthly kingdom that would rise and fall like so many earthly kingdoms. Rather, Hashem promised Abram this land would be an eternal possession of the children of Israel. Thus, beyond an earthly nation, with the giving of the Law, Hashem was establishing not only the earthly nation of Israel, but also the eternal kingdom of Heaven, which will eventually be established here on earth according to promises made in Isaiah 65.
These slivers of promised blessing poured out in response to people keeping Torah is the doorway through which we can glimpse the truth about Hashem’s eternal redemptive plan, which extends to native born Jewish people and to gentiles as well. Throughout the Hebrew scriptures, prophecies abound about Salvation coming from Israel and being of the Jewish people.