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WE HAVE SEEN HOW THE VERY NATURE OF HER COVENANT FAITH HAD GIVEN ISRAEL A DEEP SENSE OF DESTINY AS THE PEOPLE OF GOD AND, WITH IT, THE hope and the confidence that God would bless her and establish his rule over her in the Promised Land. We have also seen how the rise of the Davidic monarchy, although it drastically altered the tribal structure of Israel and made changes which effected every aspect of her society—changes bitterly resented by some—nevertheless made much of that hope a reality. God had indeed established his people and made them great. This left us with the question: Would all the hope of Israel, and all her sense of destiny, be transferred bodily to the Davidic state and find its fulfillment in terms of it? In short, would the Kingdom of God be made equal to the Kingdom of Israel?