The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism represents Hummel’s attempt to explain how this system of theology spread through virtually all levels of society and culture and fell into relative insignificance in the span of less than two hundred years. However, his arguments are too often based on insufficient or selectively edited evidence to be compelling.
Jeremiah plainly states that the new covenant will be made with the houses of Israel and Judah, but he does not say that it is limited only to the one ethnic people to the exclusion of all others.
In his discussion of the Davidic covenant and especially the New Testament’s teaching on the kingdom, Ryrie attempts to distinguish the terms kingdom of heaven and kingdom of God.
We should interpret Scripture according to the normal use of language, studying words and phrases in context, and comparing Scripture with Scripture.