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`After these things I will return. I will again build the tent of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up:
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Christ Rebuilds David's Kingdom
James quotes the prophet Amos to show that the inclusion of Gentiles fulfills God's plan. Commentators explain that the 'fallen tabernacle of David' refers to the ruined royal and spiritual lineage of King David. Jesus, as the Son of David, is the one who 'rebuilds' this kingdom, not as a political state, but as the spiritual Church, which was always intended to include people from all nations.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
After this. This quotation is not made literally either from the Hebrew or the Septuagint, which also differs from the Hebrew. The 17th ve…
I will build again (ανοικοδομησω). Here LXX has αναστησω. Compound (ανα, up or again) of οικοδομεω, the verb used by Jesus in Mt 1…
19th Century
Anglican
After this I will return.—It is a fact of some interest that the prophet from whom these words are taken ([Reference Amos…
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James’s major contribution to the decision of the council was to shift the discussion of the conversion of Gentiles from a proselyte model to an es…
16th Century
Protestant
After these things I will return. Because the passage is not quoted word for word as it is in the prophet, we must see what the difference…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
After this I will return That is, after the Lord has destroyed the sinful kingdom from off the face of the earth, and has sift…
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