Questions about Deuteronomy 30:1-10

  1. According to Moses was it God's original plan to banish the children of Israel throughout the whole world?
    1. Right Answer!Yes.
      • Yes. Notice that Moses didn't say "if" but "when". The plan is already set.
    2. No.
      • No.

     

     

  2. Was the captivity of the people of Israel by the Babylonians in approximately 600 BC the fulfillment of Moses' prophecy?
    1. Yes.
      • No, Moses said that they would be scatter throughout the entire world, as was done by the Romans in 70 AD.
    2. Right Answer!No.
      • Yes, the Babylonian captivity was a miniature fulfillment, but not the total fulfillment. Many time things like this are repeated.

     

     

  3. Which banishment fulfilled Moses' prophesied banishment?
    1. The captivity and banishment by the Assyrians in approximately 720 BC.
    2. The captivity and banishment by the Babylonians in approximately 600 BC.
    3. The captivity and banishment by the Romans in approximately 70 AD.
    4. Right Answer!All of the above.
      • They are all a fulfillment, but they must all be taken together. The banishment that most fulfills the prophecy was the one done by the Romans.

     

     

  4. Since it was God's plan from the beginning to banish Israel throughout the whole world and then to restore them to the land of Israel, is it then accurate to think that the promises given to Israel were permanently given to the Church?
    1. Yes.
      • No, it is wrong to think that Israel will not be restored to the Land.
    2. Right Answer!No.
      • Yes, this is a commonly held error. Many people teach that because Israel rejected Jesus that the blessings then went to the Church and that Israel is no more in God's sight. This is wrong. All of what Israel did was prophesied and so is her restoration

 

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