By means of the new covenant, the congregation of anointed Christians replaced literal Israel as the nation with whom God was to have a special relationship. It is therefore called “the Israel of God. ”
بَعْدَمَا خَسِرَتْ أُمَّةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْحَرْفِيَّةُ عَلَاقَتَهَا ٱلْخُصُوصِيَّةَ مَعَ ٱللهِ ،‏ حَلَّتْ مَحَلَّهَا جَمَاعَةُ ٱلْمَسِيحِيِّينَ ٱلْمَمْسُوحِينَ ٱلَّتِي قَطَعَ يَهْوَهُ مَعَهَا ٱلْعَهْدَ ٱلْجَدِيدَ .‏