the election of Israel never significantly entered into the social imagination of the church. Israel’s election has not done any real theological work for Christian existence. Israel’s election, however, announces more than the disclosure of divine freedom. It also disrupts the connection of all peoples to their gods, drawing their attention to this drama. Israel’s life in its land will be the stage upon which the Creator will speak to the creation. Unfortunately, by emphasizing divine freedom in Israel’s election, Christian theology was able to decouple divine disclosure from the specifics of
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