At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
At the same time spoken of, the Lord will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be His people, and this is His covenant relationship with Israel. In the day of restoration the divided tribes of Israel will be reunited as one people. In that reunion the Lord will be acknowledged as ruler over all the families of Israel, and Israel will belong to Him.
The promise is joined to grace shown to Israel who survived the sword and to the rest found in the wilderness. It is joined also to God's everlasting love, by which He draws His people to Himself with loving-kindness. This gracious and tender relationship is the model for working with the young and with those who have gone wrong.
At the same time spoken of, the Lord will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be His people, and this is His covenant relationship with Israel. In the day of restoration the divided tribes of Israel will be reunited as one people. In that reunion the Lord will be acknowledged as ruler over all the families of Israel, and Israel will belong to Him.
The promise is joined to grace shown to Israel who survived the sword and to the rest found in the wilderness. It is joined also to God's everlasting love, by which He draws His people to Himself with loving-kindness. This gracious and tender relationship is the model for working with the young and with those who have gone wrong.