Why was the Temple destroyed in A.D. 70 and Israel dispersed?
Israel was stiff-necked and steeped in unbelief, so God allowed the Temple to be destroyed in A.D. 70 and the nation to be dispersed, emptying the land. This providential uprooting was because of their unbelief, yet God promised to bring them back in His own time.
Les explains that God had dealt primarily with the covenant people, Israel, but they were stiff-necked and steeped in unbelief. Finally God had to let the Temple be destroyed in A.D. 70; the nation was dispersed and the land was emptied of them. God providentially uprooted them because of their unbelief, yet He promised to bring them back again in His own time. Palestine has always been the homeland of the Jew, and God is still going to deal with His national people of Israel.