Israel
'The children of Israel,' in Isaiah 14:2, signify the Gentiles.
In Jeremiah 23:8, 'Israel' represents the spiritual natural church.
(Reference: Apocalypse Explained 768)
Ezekiel 20:3-4
3
Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Is it to inquire of me that you have come? As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I will not be inquired of by you.
4
Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers;
