The Repentance of the True Israel and the End of Exile
According to Deut 30:1–3, the only way for Israel to return from exile and enjoy renewed fellowship with YHWH is for them to repent with all their heart and soul. But as Jeremiah demonstrates, Israel is constitutionally incapable of this repentance. How will exile ever end? In this conversation, Matthew Patton will share from his research about how the prophet Jeremiah engenders hope for a new Israel which is capable of genuine repentance. The conversation will explore how this hope is realized in both Christ and the church, which, in union with each other, comprise the new Israel whom God has decisively delivered from exile.
According to Deut 30:1–3, the only way for Israel to return from exile and enjoy renewed fellowship with YHWH is for them to repent with all their heart and soul. But as Jeremiah demonstrates, Israel is constitutionally incapable of this repentance. How will exile ever end? In this conversation, Matthew Patton will share from his research about how the prophet Jeremiah engenders hope for a new Israel which is capable of genuine repentance. The conversation will explore how this hope is realized in both Christ and the church, which, in union with each other, comprise the new Israel whom God has decisively delivered from exile.
According to Deut 30:1–3, the only way for Israel to return from exile and enjoy renewed fellowship with YHWH is for them to repent with all their heart and soul. But as Jeremiah demonstrates, Israel is constitutionally incapable of this repentance. How will exile ever end? In this conversation, Matthew Patton will share from his research about how the prophet Jeremiah engenders hope for a new Israel which is capable of genuine repentance. The conversation will explore how this hope is realized in both Christ and the church, which, in union with each other, comprise the new Israel whom God has decisively delivered from exile.