Q. I’ve been having a conversation with my daughter since this conflict between Israel and Hamas began. She says that the state of Israel and the land of Israel are not the same. She believes that is a misconception people have, and that we should not just blindly support Israel in the current war, because things are different now than when the Bible was written. I am unable to decipher a difference. Can you help me understand?
I agree that we should not equate the modern state of Israel with the Israel of the Bible. As I wrote in my previous post, the theocratic Israelite kingdom was an element of the previous phase of God’s unfolding redemptive plan. In our day, the people of God are a multinational community of believers in Jesus scattered throughout the world. God’s plan is to bring people from every nation into that community. The modern state of Israel is now one of those nations. So we should not give it an automatic preference in world affairs.
The current war between Israel and Hamas is having tragic consequences for thousands of people on both sides. The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians goes back generations, and it is difficult to see how it can be resolved when both sides wish for the destruction of the other. But I believe that Christians should advocate for the principles of human rights, the rule of law, and representative government (or, failing that, at least government whose primary concern is for the welfare of the people, not its own power). We should advocate for the free flow of goods and services and for the access of all people to the basic necessities of life. We should advocate for non-violent solutions to conflicts between people. I believe that biblical principles would lead us to do all those things, and they would lead us to do that without, as I said, automatically preferring one party over another.
Thank you for your question and for your sincere concern about this conflict. Let us pray for an end to it, for mercy on all those affected, and for a lasting solution to the issues in that region. And to the extent that we are able to do things in addition to prayer towards the ends I have described, let us do them.
Good Question 
I disagree with you. The Jews are still God’s Chosen People. We were grafted in by God’s grace and mercy. And if we forget that we were grafted in, we can be grafted out. God still has a purpose for the nation of Israel and His people. And He will bring it to pass as surely as His Word says He will.
God has a purpose for Israel beyond the current state it is in. And it is her people’s salvation (a remnant) and that remnant will someday rule and reign with Him from Jerusalem in Israel. I know that is not your theology, but for those of us that believe that, there is nothing allegorical about it.
I would hope that even people who believe that the Jews are still God’s chosen people would nevertheless expect both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas to respect human rights and international conventions that protect non-combatants and ensure free access to the necessities of life. Even during the Israelite theocracy, God gave commandments for how the Israelites were to fight their wars with restraint, respecting non-combatants and natural resources.