"Under the new covenant, material wealth is not an indication of divine blessing. It was so under the old covenant because the inheritance of the people included the physical territory of Canaan as well as the status of nationhood. It followed naturally that the disposition of the inheritance and the experience of the people within the boundaries of the land involved physical blessing, Under the new covenant, however, the people of God are a spiritual people (1 Peter 2:5) who belong to a kingdom that is not limited to geographical boundaries (John 18:36). The inheritance of believers is in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:4-7) and their blessings are spiritual blessings (Ephesians 1:3)." [1]
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Thomas Edward McComiskey, "Hosea,"
The Minor Prophets (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2009), Page 160
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