“Israel in the OT was an earthly kingdom and earthly rules applied. In the New Testament, Jesus has established a heavenly kingdom. Different ball game.”
You think the Jews thought that God lived on earth? That they didn’t pray to a monotheistic God in Heaven? Where was God located in the OT?
I have been REDEEMED by just reading your post.
“You think the Jews thought that God lived on earth?”
The Jews knew that God dwelt in the heavens, but that He had established, via their nation, an earthly kingdom. God would, at times, appear in the innermost court of the Jewish temple.