deep sleep.  There, resurrection is implied, and when Babylon falls, and

Satan (the spiritual Amorite) is bound in the yet future day of the Lord,

Israel shall rise and return to go out no more.  The oppression suffered

under Pharaoh, together with the plagues that fell on Egypt, foreshadowed the

great tribulation and the plagues that are described in the book of

Revelation under the oppression of a greater Pharaoh.  Moses and Aaron in

Egypt foreshadowed the Two Witnesses at the time of the end.

It will not be possible, nor is it necessary to consider in detail, all

the promises made in Scripture, but a few outstanding passages seem to call

for a consideration:

'Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles

afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep

him, as a shepherd doth his flock.  For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob,

and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall

flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and

for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul

shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at

all.  Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and

old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort

them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.  And I will satiate the

soul of the priests with fatness, and My people shall be satisfied with

My goodness, saith the Lord' (Jer. 31:10 -14).

This great announcement to the nations, is approached in the earlier

verses in a way that should be noted:

'Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of

Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall

be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the

manner thereof.  And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the

voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall

not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall

be established before Me, and I will punish all that oppress them.  And

their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed

from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall

approach unto Me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach

unto Me? saith the Lord.  And ye shall be My people, and I will be your

God' (Jer. 30:18 -22).

Note the cancelling of the Lo -ammi condition of Israel indicated in Jeremiah

'At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the

families of Israel, and they shall be My people' (Jer. 31:1; see Hos.

1:9; 3:4,5).

Note how this

promise is based upon the unchanging love of God (Jer.

31:3), and note the

assurance of blessing in verses 4 to 9, and then turn to

Jeremiah 31:35 -40,

after the announcement of the New Covenant, and ask, can

this promise of the

restoration of Israel fail without impugning the

faithfulness of the