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God's covenant promises were repeated to Abraham's son,
Isaac (Gen. 26:2-5), to Isaac's son, Jacob (Gen. 28:13-15;
35:10-12), and to Jacob's twelve sons (Ex. 2:23-25). The
descendants of Jacob's twelve sons constituted the nation,
Israel. (1 Chron. 16:13-19.)
Three times, the Israelites have left the promised land. Three
times they have returned or are returning home. Each
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departure and each return to the land have been prophesied
in God's Word.
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III. World Dispersion of Israel
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Deuteronomy No rest for sole of
28:65-67 foot
Leviticus 26:33- Faintness in their
45 hearts
Become a byword and
Psalm 44:14
a curse
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to live in the land which belonged to them. The faithful in
Israel, however, could never be satisfied until they could
return to their ancient home. Each year they dreamed of
returning to the land which God had promised Abraham and
his seed. At each Passover Feast they would say, "Next year in
Jerusalem! Next year in Jerusalem! " For nearly nineteen
centuries, however, that " next year " did not come. They
continued to be scattered over the earth while the promised
land was being ruled by the Romans, the Moslems, and the
Turks. Wherever the Jews went, they brought blessing and
prosperity to the nations. The Jews suffered almost constant
persecution however, as they fled from country to country.
During the Church Age, the Jews have been sown among the
seed of men. They have resided in almost every country on
earth. Bible prophecies concerning the world dispersion and
persecution of God's chosen people have been literally
fulfilled.
1. Restoration Promised.
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return
Jeremiah 31:23- Captives brought to
37 land
Jeremiah 32:37-
Out of all countries
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Judah and Israel to
Jeremiah 33:7-14
return
Give you the land of
Ezekiel 11:17-21
Israel
Ezekiel 20:34,
Bring you into the land
40-44
Gather the house of
Ezekiel 28:25, 26
Israel
As shepherd seeketh
Ezekiel 34:11-16
sheep
Ezekiel 34:23-31 Shall dwell safely
Bring you into your
Ezekiel 36:8-12
own land
For God's holv name's
Ezekiel 36:16-38
sake
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Dry bones revived
Ezekiel 37:15-28 One nation, one king
Ezekiel 38:8, 11, Gathered out of
12, 14 nations
The whole house of
Ezekiel 39:25-29
Israel
Hosea 1:10, 11 Be gathered together
Children of Israel
Hosea 3:5
return
Joel 3:1, 17-21 Bring again Judah
No more pulled up out
Amos 9:11-15
of land
Micah 2:12 Regathered as sheep
Zephaniah 3:20 Bring you again
From east and west
Zechariah 8:7, 8
countries
Zechariah 8:13,
Ye shall be a blessing
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Zechariah 10:10-
I will bring them again
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When the Lord builds
Psalm 102:16
up Zion
Matthew 24:31-
The fig tree nation
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Romans 11:11-27 All Israel shall be saved
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2. Restoration Begins. During the middle of the nineteenth
century, a few Jews throughout the world began to lift their
voices in an appeal for their brethren to return to Palestine.
On August 25, 1897, the First Zionist Congress met at Basle,
Switzerland. This meeting of Jews was called by an Austrian
Jew, Theodor Herzel, who was the father of modern Zionism.
For the next fifty years, the Zionist organization planned and
worked to achieve its ambition, which was finally realized in
the formation of the new state of Israel.
Yours,
(Signature) Arthur James Balfour.
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in an intensive desire within the Jews to go home. In 1939,
because of Jewish-Arab hostilities, Great Britain renounced
her Balfour Declaration and sharply curtailed Jewish
immigration to Palestine. On November 29, 1947, the United
Nations adopted the Partition Plan of Palestine, assuring
certain territories to the Jews, and certain others to the
Arabs. On December 11, 1947, Great Britain announced that
she would end her mandate over Palestine on May 15, 1948.
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Deuteronomy Circumcise thine
30:1-6 heart
Wash away the
Isaiah 4:3, 4
filth
Isaiah 59:20, Turn from
21 transgression
Shall all be
Isaiah 60:21
righteous
Judah shall be
Jeremiah 23:6
saved
Return with whole
Jeremiah 24:7
heart
Come with
Jeremiah 31:9
weeping
Jeremiah 31:31- New covenant with
34 Israel
Jeremiah 32:37- Give them one
40 heart
Cleanse from all
Jeremiah 33:8
iniquity
Ezekiel 11:17- A new spirit within
20 you
Ezekiel 36:24- I shall have
38 cleansed you
Ezekiel 37:23,
Will cleanse them
26-28
To make an end of
Daniel 9:24
sins
Return unto the
Hosea 3:5
Lord
Zephaniah Shall not do
3:13, 15 iniquity
Zechariah
Mourning for sins
12:10-14
Zechariah 13:1, Fountain for
2 cleansing
Romans 11:25, All Israel shall be
26 saved
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Kingdom. Israel, who through the centuries has been a
byword and a curse among the Gentiles, will be honored as
God's chosen nation in Christ's Kingdom.
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