Isa 14:1, Eze 37:16-22, 39:25, Hos 1:11 | TSK | STEP | God's merciful restoration of Israel. Their triumphant exultation over Babel. God's purpose against Assyria. Palestina is threatened. the Lord. choose. set. the strangers.

and one.It is evident that the grand union of Israel and Judah here predicted, and their government under one king, and that king to be David, must still be future; for, politically speaking, they never had a king from that day to this, far less a king or prince of that name. (See on ch. 34:23.)

24; 34:23,24; Ge 49:10; Ps 2:6,12; 72:1,8; Isa 9:6,7; Jer 23:5,6

Jer 33:14-17,26; Ho 3:4,5; Lu 1:32,33; Joh 10:16; Re 11:15

Ezekiel 39:25

Now will.The return of a few Jews from Babylon, and their continuance, increase, partial reformation, and prosperity, till the days of Christ, followed by their present long continued dispersion, under the frown of God, and destitute of his Spirit, could in no degree answer to these predictions. Hence we must conclude, that some future events, exactly suitable to them, shall yet take place relative to the nation of Israel.

34:13; 36:21,24; Isa 27:12,13; 56:8; Jer 3:18; 23:3; 30:3,10,18

Jer 31:3; 32:37; Am 9:14; Ro 11:26-31

the whole.

20:40; 37:21,22; Jer 31:1; Ho 1:11

and will.

36:4-6,21-23; Joe 2:18; Zec 1:14; 8:2

Hosea 1:11

Then shall.This seems to refer to the future conversion and restoration of the Jews and Israelites, under on head, Jesus Christ; so that there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

the children of Judah.

3:5, Isa 11:12,13; Jer 3:18,19; 23:5-8; 30:3; 31:1-9, 33:15-26

Jer 50:4,5,19; Eze 16:60-63; 34:23,24; 37:16-25; Mic 2:12,13

Zec 10:6-9; Ro 11:25,26

for.An allusion to the word Jezreel. God who sowed them among the nations in His wrath, shall reap and gather them in His mercy: see ch.

2:22,23; Ps 22:27-30; 110:3; Ro 11:15