Not
all Israel is Israel; nor are all descendants of Abraham
Israel.
Flesh vs Spirit
Two Jerusalems: one above that is of
God;
the other below that is not; yet persecutes those of the
promise/Spirit, the true followers of Jesus.
22For
it is written, that Abraham had two
sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23But
he who
was of
the bondwoman
was
born
after the flesh;
but he of the freewoman
was
by
promise.
24Which
things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from
the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25For
this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which
now is, and is in bondage with her children. 26But
Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
28Now
we, brethren,
as Isaac was,
are
the children of promise.
29But
as then he that was born
after the flesh persecuted him that
was born after
the Spirit, even soit
is now.
30Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
31So
then, brethren, we
are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
Galatians
4:22-31
and
6But
[it is] not as though
the
word
of
God
has
failed.
For
they are not all
Israel
who
are
[descended] from Israel;
7nor
are
they all
children
because
they
are Abraham's
descendants,
but:
"THROUGH
ISAAC
YOUR
DESCENDANTS
WILL
BE NAMED."
8That
is, it is not the children
of
the flesh
who
are
children
of
God,
but
the children
of
the promise
are
regarded
as
descendants.
Romans
9:6-8