Summary: The Judaic Restoration

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Running Head: THE JUDAIC RESTORATION The Judaic Restoration Christopher Lee Riner Grand Canyon University BIB113 Old Testament History August 5, 2009 Abstract The current situation was as follows: the kingdoms non-existent, the Temple of Solomon destroyed, the walls broken down, and the people scattered. The exilic and post-exilic prophets spoke God's promises of redemption and a future Redeemer. Promises of re-unification were spoken. This was the Era of the Restoration. The Judaic Restoration With the beginning of the Exile, the prophecies regarding the Messiah would have seemed a false prophecy. After all, this was the time that false prophets were most abundant. They would create prophecies that would instill…show more content…
The exilic prophets spoke of the coming redemption and the coming Redeemer. The post-exilic prophets spoke of encouragement. The exilic prophets spoke of the coming end of the exile and the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Keathley, 2009). Ezekiel states this: Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations. “And you will live in Israel, the land I gave your ancestors long ago. You will be my people, and I will be your God. I will cleanse you of your filthy behavior. I will give you good crops of grain, and I will send no more famines on the land. I will give you great harvests from your fruit trees and fields, and never again will the surrounding nations be able to scoff at your land for its famines. Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did. But remember, says the Sovereign Lord, I am not doing this because you deserve it. O, my people of Israel, you should be utterly ashamed of all you have done! “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I cleanse you from your sins, I will repopulate your cities, and the ruins will be rebuilt. The fields that used to lie empty and desolate in plain view of everyone will again be farmed. And when I bring you back, people will say, ‘This former wasteland is now like the Garden of Eden! The abandoned and ruined cities now have strong walls and are filled with people! (Ezekiel 36:25-35,

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