LESSON THIRTY-TWO

THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING
THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL

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OUTLINE

1. God’s promise to restore Israel.
2. Prophecies concerning the restoration of Israel in the Old Testament age:
   1. Isaiah’s prophecy concerning the restoration of Israel:
      1. Jehovah causing the children of Israel to return:
         1. The remnant of Jacob returning to the mighty God.
         2. The Lord recovering the remnant of His people by His hand.
         3. Jehovah destroying the tongue of the sea of Egypt, and there being a highway for the remnant of His people.
         4. Jehovah gleaning the children of Israel from the flowing stream of the River to the brook of Egypt, like beating out grain.
         5. The awakening of the arm of Jehovah causing the ransomed of Jehovah to return and to come to Zion with a ringing shout and joy.
         6. Christ as a standard being raised up for the gathering of Jehovah’s scattered people.
      2. Jehovah restoring and cleansing Zion for the establishing of Jerusalem:
         1. Restoring the city of Zion and its people.
         2. He who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem being called holy.
         3. Jehovah creating a canopy over Zion and her convocations and providing His chosen people with a tabernacle.
         4. From Zion going forth instruction, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.
         5. Jerusalem being a secure habitation.
         6. The righteousness of Zion going forth like brightness, and her salvation like a burning torch.
         7. Salvation coming to the daughter of Zion.
      3. The restored condition of the children of Israel:
         1. Christ being beauty and glory, and excellence and splendor to Israel.
         2. Israel praising Jehovah and drawing water with rejoicing from the springs of salvation.
         3. There being singing in the land of Judah and in a vineyard of wine.
         4. Gaining increase.
         5. The eyes of those who see not being dim.
         6. The Spirit being poured upon them from on high, and the wilderness becoming a fruitful field.
         7. Israel being made an eternal excellency and a joy.
         8. Israel enjoying Jehovah as the eternal light.
         9. Jehovah blessing Israel with the blessing of “new wine,” and Israel possessing His mountain.
         10. Rejoicing, exulting, and having abundant life.
      4. The nations serving Israel, and Israel being priests to all the nations:
         1. The glory of Jehovah rising upon Israel, and the nations gathering to Israel.
         2. The nations building Israel’s walls and ministering to her with their wealth and glory.
         3. Israel being the priests of Jehovah, and the Gentiles being laborers to Israel.
         4. Jehovah gathering the nations to worship at Jerusalem.

TEXT

I. GOD’s PROMISE TO RESTORE ISRAEL

There are many prophecies by the Old Testament prophets concerning the children of Israel forsaking God due to their unbelief after they entered the good land, the plagues that they would suffer as a result, and their being captured and scattered among the nations. The prophets also prophesied that the captured children of Israel would repent to God and that God would gather them together and bring them back to the good land to receive blessings from Him and to be restored. In this lesson we will begin to study the prophecies concerning God’s promise to restore Israel, starting with the prophecies in Isaiah.

II. PROPHECIES
CONCERNING THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AGE

The Old Testament prophets, including those before the captivity and those during the captivity, prophesied concerning the restoration of Israel. These prophecies are dispersed throughout the books of prophecy in the Old Testament. The content of these prophecies is both detailed and rich. Most of the prophecies were initially and partially fulfilled with the return of the children of Israel from captivity and will be ultimately and fully fulfilled with the restoration of the children of Israel in the millennial age.