23 The Lord Comes for Israel

God is finished telling them about their terrible trials and proceeds to let them know some of the characteristics of their final deliverance. The use of the term “that day” is indicative of the final eschatological era of Israel’s future placement as the head of the world’s people groups, deliverance and reinstatement. To be sure they will be delivered from their enemies due to the Covenants God made with their ancient patriarchs (Leviticus 26:42; Romans 9:4-5 etc.). God is faithful and will always do exactly what He says He will do. Since the Lord only wants us to love and obey Him, this future deliverance and saving will include their permanent spiritual salvation. Otherwise it would only be temporary like all the other occasions wherein the Israelites said they would do all that God asked (c.f. Exodus 19:8) but soon after returned to their sinful ways apart from God (c.f. Exodus 31:1-6). For this present Church Age period they have been set aside from His complete blessings, as they have not corporately accepted Jesus as their Messiah. But this Kingdom Age will see all of them being spiritually redeemed (Zechariah 12:10-14) and being restored to their full national election status (Romans 11:26-36).