Judaism — Promise of restoration
September 25, 2011
Judaism – The Lord says:`People of Israel, I shall make you well again; I shall heal your wounds. I shall restore you to your land, and cherish every family. Jerusalem and its palace will be rebuilt.
You will sing my praises, and shout for joy. I shall add to your numbers, and they will never be decreased; I shall bring you honour, and you will never be disgraced. You and your descendants will live as your ancestors did in days of old; your community will be as secure and solid as it was in ancient times. Your ruler will come from among you; he will be a prince of your own blood. I shall draw him close to me, and he will devote himself to doing my will. You will be my people, and I shall be your God.
`People of Israel, I have always loved you, and I continue to love you. Once again I shall show my love. Once again you
will take up your tambourines, and dance with joy. Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills, and drink the fruit
of your labour.’
Judaism — The new covenant
The Lord says: The time is coming when I shall fill the land of Israel with people and their livestock. I took care to uproot, pull down, overthrow, destroy and demolish; now I shall take equal care to plant and build up.
`The time is coming when I shall make a new covenant with my people. It will not be like the old covenant that I made with their ancestors, when I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt. Although I was like a husband to them, they broke that covenant. This is the covenant that I shall make with my people: I shall put my law in their minds, and write it on their hearts. I shall be their God, and they will be my people. They will not have to teach one another to know me, because all will know me, from the least to the greatest. I shall forgive their sins, and forget their wickedness.
I, the Lord, have spoken.’
Posted by Angelia Kates · Filed Under Religion
