Under this new covenant, they ​ — and non - Jewish believers who later joined them — ​ became part of a new, spiritual nation that replaced fleshly Israel as God’s special people.
Selle uue lepingu all said nemad — ja mittejuutidest usklikud, kes hiljem nendega ühinesid — uue, vaimse rahva osaks, kes asendas lihaliku Iisraeli kui Jumala erilise rahva.