This is and edited version of chapter 12 of Mauro’s book, ‘The Hope of Israel’. Chapters 40 to 46 inclusive of the Book of Ezekiel contain the record of a vision given to that prophet, in which he was shown the pattern of a temple and its various appointments, the arrangements, gates, courts, and chambers, […]
Ezekiel’s Temple and the outflow of living waters – Where did the Spirit descend at Pentecost?
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Ezekiel’s prophecies: the Doom of Jerusalem, the Branch, the Shepherd of Israel and the Valley of Death
October 5, 2012 by
This is an edited version of chapter 11 of Mauro’s book, ‘the Hope of Israel’. The prophecies of Ezekiel are often cited as lending support to the idea of the future re-constitution and earthly dominion of a Jewish nation. While these contain many clear warnings of judgments to come upon the house of Israel and […]
The New Covenant – part 10 of ‘The Hope of Israel’
October 5, 2012 by
This is an edited version of the tenth chapter of Mauro’s book. It was shown in a previous chapter that in God’s covenants with Israel, both in the covenant of Horeb (Deut. 5:2-3) and in the substitute made in the land of Moab (Deut. 29:1), all the promises were expressly made to depend upon conditions […]
The travail of Zion – part 9 of ‘the Hope of Israel’
October 5, 2012 by
This is an edited version of chapter 9 of Mauro’s ‘the Hope of Israel’. We have shown by the prophecies of Moses, the founder of the nation, of Joshua the conqueror of the original possessors of the Promised Land, and of David the greatest king of Israel and one of its greatest prophets, that the […]
The Christian’s Relationship to the Mosaic Law
October 5, 2012 by
This is an edited version of Mauro’s original article. The Gentile Believer and the Law We have said that the experience of the ‘wretched man’ of Romans 7 is not the normal experience of a converted Gentile. It is, nevertheless, a sad fact that it may (and often does) become the abnormal experience of converted […]
Salvation in Zion (the sure mercies of David) – part 8 of ‘The Hope of Israel’
October 5, 2012 by
This is an edited version of chapter 8 of Mauro’s book, ‘The Hope of Israel’. ‘The hope of the gospel’ is for those, whether Jews by heredity or Gentiles, whom God has ‘delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom of His dear Son’ (Col. 1:12,23). For the gospel brings a glorious hope even […]
God’s promise to Israel fulfilled through Joshua – part 7 of ‘The Hope of Israel’
October 5, 2012 by
(This is an edited version of chapter 7 of Mauro’s book.) Verses 43 to 45 of Joshua 21, throw light on the question we are investigating, namely the future hope of the Jews. The passage has already been mentioned in passing, but its importance demands a more extended consideration. Its value for our present purpose lies […]
More on God’s warnings through Moses – Part 6 of ‘the Hope of Israel’
October 5, 2012 by
(This is an edited version of chapter 6 of Mauro’s ‘The Hope of Israel’.) We have already seen that, by the covenant of Sinai, God offered Israel the highest of all blessings, but upon the express condition of obedience; the terms being, ‘If you will obey My voice indeed, and keep My Covenant’ (Ex. 19:5-6). […]
God’s warnings through Moses – Part 5 of ‘The Hope of Israel’
October 4, 2012 by
(This is an edited version of chapter 5 of Mauro’s book.) God’s covenant at Mount Sinai was very broad in scope, extending to the entire community that left Egypt with Moses, but was conditional in character, i.e. the performance of its promises by Jehovah was dependant upon certain express conditions, which the Israelites bound themselves […]
The Hope of the Patriarchs – Part 4 of ‘The Hope of Israel’
October 4, 2012 by
(This is an edited version of chapter 4 of Mauro’s book.) ‘Faith is the substance of things hoped for’ (Hebrews 11:1) We now return to the Old Testament Scriptures for the purpose of ascertaining what they predict concerning the children of Israel, and particularly whether they foretell the restoration of their national greatness in a […]
