We can now understand why, as an old man faced with death, Paul could define his hope as "the hope of Israel" (Acts 28:20): the true Christian hope is the original Jewish hope. Christ's comment that "salvation is of the Jews" (John 4:22) must also refer to the need to become spiritual Jews, so that we can benefit from the promises of salvation through Christ which were made to the Jewish fathers.
Tunaweza kuelewa ni kwa sababu gani, Mzee alipokabili kifo, Paulo aliweza kuainisha tumaini lake kuwa ni "tumaini la Israeli’ (mdo. 28:20): tumaini la kweli la mkristo ni tumaini la kwanza la Myahudi. Ufafanuzi wa Kristo ni kuwa "Wokovu watoka kwa wayahudi" (Yoh. 4:22) pia inabidi kutaja haja ya kuwa Myahudi wa Kiroho, hivyo basi tunaweza kufaidika kutoka kwenye ahadi za wokovu kwa njia ya Kristo ambazo ziliahidiwa kwa mababa wa Wayahudi.