The Prophets
Saw a Day
God spoke through the prophets concerning Israel, the Land, Jerusalem, the return of the Jewish people, spiritual restoration, the nations and the coming Kingdom. Here are the Scriptures together in one place.
Before Yeshua the Messiah Can Return…
A Nation
Called Israel
The Jewish
People Returned
Cities
Rebuilt
The Land
Flourishing
Jerusalem
שוקמנו
Israel Spiritually
שוקמנו
What once appeared impossible is precisely what the prophets said God would do.
God’s Covenant Remains
God’s covenant promises to Israel are enduring and are not abandoned even during exile.
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Genesis 26:4
God promises Isaac that his descendants will multiply, inherit the lands promised to them, and become a means of blessing to all nations.
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Leviticus 26:44–45
Even while Israel is among her enemies, God declares that He will not utterly reject or destroy His people, nor break His covenant with them.
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A Nation Restored
The prophets foresaw the extraordinary rebirth of a nation associated with Zion and Jerusalem.
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Isaiah 66:8–10
Isaiah describes Zion giving birth with astonishing suddenness and asks whether a nation can be brought forth at once, followed by rejoicing with Jerusalem.
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The People Return
God repeatedly promises to gather the Jewish people from the nations and bring them back to their Land.
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Isaiah 43:5–6
God promises to gather His sons and daughters from east, west, north and south and bring them home from the ends of the earth.
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Isaiah 49:5–8, 12–13, 19, 22
The Servant restores Jacob and Israel while becoming a light to the Gentiles. Israel's children return from afar, the once-desolate land fills with inhabitants, and the nations assist their return.
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Jeremiah 23:3–8
God promises to gather the remnant of His flock from the countries where they were scattered, return them to their land, and raise up the righteous Branch from David.
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Jeremiah 31:8–10
Israel is gathered from the north and from the ends of the earth. The nations are called to recognise that the One who scattered Israel will gather and keep them.
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Zechariah 8:7–8
God promises to save His people from east and west, bring them back to Jerusalem, and restore their covenant relationship with Him.
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Ezekiel 11:14–20
God promises to gather Israel from the peoples and countries where they were scattered, give them the Land of Israel, and begin an inward spiritual transformation.
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Ezekiel 36:22–27
God gathers Israel from the nations into their own land, cleanses them, gives them a new heart and spirit, and promises His Spirit within them.
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The Land Flourishes
The prophets describe formerly desolate land becoming cultivated, inhabited and fruitful.
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Isaiah 35:1, 6–7
Isaiah pictures wilderness and desert blossoming, waters breaking forth and parched ground becoming fruitful and watered.
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Jeremiah 31:5
Jeremiah foretells vineyards once again being planted on the mountains of Samaria and their fruit being enjoyed.
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Ezekiel 36:8–12
The mountains of Israel are told to produce branches and fruit because God's people are returning. The land is cultivated, cities inhabited and ruins rebuilt.
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Ezekiel 36:33–35
Ruined cities are inhabited and desolate land cultivated until observers compare the restored land with the garden of Eden.
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Ezekiel 36:38
The multiplication and restoration of Israel's people and cities becomes a testimony that the Lord Himself has acted.
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Jerusalem Restored
Jerusalem is pictured as populated, secure and filled once again with ordinary human life.
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Zechariah 2:3–5
Jerusalem is described as overflowing beyond conventional walls because of its population, while the Lord Himself promises protection and glory in her midst.
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Zechariah 8:3–5
The Lord promises to return to Zion. Jerusalem is again populated by elderly men and women and by children playing freely in its streets.
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Psalm 122:6
God's people are instructed to pray for Jerusalem's peace and blessing.
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Spiritual Restoration
The restoration promised to Israel is not merely physical; God also promises cleansing, renewal and His Spirit.
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Ezekiel 36:22–27
After gathering Israel to the Land, God promises cleansing from impurity, a new heart, a new spirit and His own Spirit enabling obedience.
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Jeremiah 33:7–8
Judah and Israel are restored and rebuilt, accompanied by God's promise to cleanse and forgive their sin.
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Ezekiel 11:19–20
God promises His people one heart and a new spirit, replacing hardness of heart so they may walk according to His ways.
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The Land, Edom
& The Nations
Scripture traces the relationship between Jacob and Esau and God's response to nations seeking Israel's destruction or possession of the Land.
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Genesis 25:33–34
Esau sells his birthright to Jacob and treats that birthright with contempt.
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Genesis 27:41
After Jacob receives Isaac's blessing, Esau's resentment develops into hatred and a desire to kill his brother.
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Genesis 28:9
Esau marries into Ishmael's family, linking two significant lines descending from Abraham.
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Genesis 36:8
Esau settles in Mount Seir and Scripture explicitly identifies Esau with Edom.
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Deuteronomy 2:4–8, 19
Israel is forbidden to seize the territory God assigned to Esau, Moab or Ammon, showing that God recognises territorial inheritances beyond Israel itself.
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Numbers 20:14, 18–21
Moses appeals to Edom as Israel's brother, but Edom refuses passage through its territory and threatens military force.
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2 Chronicles 20:10–11
Generations later, Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir attempt to dispossess Israel from the inheritance God had given them.
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Psalm 83:3–8
A coalition of surrounding peoples conspires against Israel with the stated desire that Israel cease to exist as a nation.
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Obadiah 1:10–12
Edom is condemned for violence against Jacob and for rejoicing over Judah's calamity when Jerusalem fell.
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Ezekiel 35:2–9
God announces judgment upon Mount Seir because of its longstanding hostility and violence towards the children of Israel.
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Ezekiel 35:10–13
Mount Seir is judged for claiming Israel and Judah for itself and speaking arrogantly against the mountains of Israel.
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Ezekiel 36:3–5
God speaks concerning nations that made Israel desolate, mocked her and attempted to take possession of the Land.
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Israel, The Nations
& Messiah
The prophets and apostles place Israel's restoration within God's greater redemptive purposes for Messiah and the nations.
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Isaiah 49:5–8
The Servant is commissioned both to restore Jacob and Israel and to carry God's salvation to the nations.
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Isaiah 61:5
Foreigners are pictured serving alongside restored Israel in the productive life of the Land.
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Ezekiel 47:22
Foreigners dwelling among Israel are included within the inheritance and treated as native-born among the children of Israel.
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Jeremiah 23:5–6
God promises a righteous Branch from David who reigns as King, brings justice, saves Judah and gives Israel security.
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Ephesians 2:1–22
Gentile believers who were formerly strangers to Israel's covenants are brought near through Messiah and become fellow citizens in God's household.
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Romans 11:17–18, 24–25
Paul pictures Gentile believers as wild olive branches grafted into Israel's cultivated tree and warns them never to boast against the natural branches.
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Galatians 3:26–29
Those who belong to Messiah are identified with Abraham's family and become heirs according to God's promise.
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Luke 17:20–21
Yeshua responds to questions about the coming Kingdom of God and teaches His hearers about its presence among them.
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Luke 6:46
Yeshua challenges those who call Him Lord while failing to obey what He teaches.
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History Is Still Being Written.
The God who keeps His promises is not finished yet.
Let us stand with Israel and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.” Psalm 122:6