Statement

Biblical writers look beyond catastrophe to a time when Judah and all Israel are restored. Beside their condemnations, the prophetic books picture a coming reconciliation in which God rescues Israel from its enemies, gives back what it lost and renews the covenant. This is the root of the end-time vision of later Jews and Christians. Yet the restoration is not guaranteed; the prophets keep urging the people to reform, as though their destiny rested with them.

References

1. p. 57

   supports · main text · ch. 2

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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2. p. 57

   supports · main text · ch. 2

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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