MORE FULFILLED PROPHECIES Isaiah foretold of the worldwide return of Jews to Israel Bible passage: Isaiah 43:5-6 Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC Fulfilled: late 1900s In Isaiah 43:5-6, the prophet Isaiah said that the Jews would return to their homeland from the east, the west, the north and the south. Isaiah lived about 2700 years ago. At that time, the Assyrians had forced many Jews in the northern kingdom of Israel into exile. Those Jews were taken to other areas in the Middle East. Then, about 1900 years ago, the Romans destroyed the city of Jerusalem and killed and exiled hundreds of thousands of Jews. Since then, the Jews have been scattered to virtually every country in the world. But, during the past century, millions of Jews have returned to Israel, from the east, the west, the north and the south. FROM THE EAST: Many Jews living in the Middle East moved to Israel by the early 1900s. FROM THE WEST: During mid-1900s, hundreds of thousands of Jews living in the West (Europe and the United States) began moving to Israel. FROM THE NORH: The former Soviet Union (Russia) is north of Israel. It refused to allow its Jewish residents to move to Israel. But, after years of pressure from other countries, Russia finally began to allow Jews to return to Israel during the 1980s. So far, hundreds of thousands of Russian Jews have moved to Israel. FROM THE SOUTHE: Ethiopia, which is south of Israel, also refused to allow its Jews to return to Israel. But, in 1985, Israel struck a deal with Ethiopias communist government to allow the Jews of Ethiopia to move to Israel. On the weekend of May 25, 1991, 14,500 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel. Isaiahs prophecy was also correct in saying that the north (Russia) and the south (Ethiopia) would have to be persuaded to give up their Jews. Many countries pressured Russia for years before it began to allow its Jews to leave. And Ethiopia had to be paid a ransom to allow its Jews to leave. Isaiahs prophecy was also correct in saying that the Jews would return from the ends of the earth, and Isaiah said that many centuries before the Jews had been scattered to the ends of the earth. During the past 100 years, Jews living as far east as China, as far west as the West Coast of the United States, as far north as Scandinavia, and as far south as South Africa, have moved to Israel. Here is Isaiah 43:5-6 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, `Give them up! and to the south, `Do not hold them back. Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth…
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 12:38:14 +0000
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