Lesson 12 · June 20, 1896

The Earth Restored

1.When ancient Israel heard the report of the spies, and resolved to return to Egypt, what oath did God take? .
2.What does Peter say God has promised by the mouth of all His holy prophets? .
3.Through whose seed or line of descent was the Restorer to come? .
4.To whom did David understand that God referred in the promise? . Note 1.
5.After their course of long-continued transgression, what sentence did God pronounce against Israel? .
6.After God rejected His people as a body, what promise did He make to them, and when was this promise to be fulfilled? .
7.Before that time what does God say He will do for His people? . See .
8.When God has delivered His people so that strangers no longer oppress them, whom do they serve? .
9.What testimony does Ezekiel add to this? .
10.How many kingdoms will there then be? . See .
11.From what places does he say that God will gather His people? ; .
12.When this is done, what becomes of all their sins and uncleannesses? .
13.Where are they to dwell? .
14.What covenant does God make with His people then? .
15.When God makes this covenant of peace with His people, what effect does it have on all creation? .
16.When this restoration takes place, what will be in the midst of the people? . See .
17.What other promises does God make concerning His people? . Note 2.
18.Who is the true shepherd of the Lord's flock? .
19.What vision was given to Ezekiel? .
20.What did God say this vision taught? .
21.Through what great event, then, are God's people to inherit the promises? Ans. Through the resurrection.

Notes

1. Bishop Horsley translates as follows: "O Lord God. Thou hast spoken of Thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me in the arrangements about the Man that is to be from above, O God Jehovah," or, as some translate, "The Adam from above, God Jehovah."

2. The name "David," as used in these scriptures, evidently alludes to Christ; for David had been dead for centuries when these promises were made. On the day of Pentecost, Peter says of David: "He is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up Christ to sit on his throne." . This shows that where a future reign of David is promised in prophecy, it refers to the reign of Christ on the throne of His father David. See ; .

Bible texts in this lesson

Numbers 14:21 · Acts 3:20 · Acts 3:21 · Luke 1:32 · Luke 1:33 · 2 Samuel 7:18 · 2 Samuel 7:19 · Ezekiel 21:25-27 · Hosea 3:4 · Hosea 3:5 · Jeremiah 30:1-7 · Jeremiah 30:8 · Jeremiah 30:9 · Ezekiel 37:21-27 · Ezekiel 37:22 · Daniel 7:27 · Ezekiel 37:21 · Matthew 24:31 · Ezekiel 37:23 · Ezekiel 37:25 · Ezekiel 37:26 · Ezekiel 34:25-29 · Ezekiel 37:27 · Revelation 21:2 · Revelation 21:3 · Ezekiel 34:11-16 · Ezekiel 34:22 · Ezekiel 34:23 · John 10:11 · Ezekiel 37:1-10 · Ezekiel 37:11-14 · Acts 2:29 · Acts 2:30 · Psalms 89:19-21 · Psalms 89:27-29 · Psalms 132:11 · Psalms 132:12

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