Prophesies of Redemption A shoot shall sprout from the stem of Yishai, and a branch shall go forth out of his roots; and the spirit of HaShem shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, and the spirit of knowledge and fear of HaShem. The wolf will dwell with the lamb and the leopard lie down with the young goat. [Yish'ayahu 11:1-2] For the Earth shall be full of the knowledge of HaShem as the sea covers the ocean bed. [11:6] The root of Yishai, who stands as a banner for the nations, to him the nations will seek … HaShem will … stretch forth His arm to take possession of the remnant of His people. [11:9-10] Take Comfort, Take Comfort, My people says your God. Speak to the heart of Yerushalayim and call out to her, that her allotted time has been concluded, her sins pardoned, for she has received from HaShem's hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: Clear a way [for] HaShem in the wilderness; pave a highway for our God in the desert. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill lowered. The crooked path shall be straightened, and the jagged peaks flattened. And the glory of God shall be revealed, and all flesh together shall see that the mouth of HaShem has spoken. Arise you who bring tidings to Tsion, ascend to a high mountain. Lift up your voice with strength, you who bring tidings to Yerushalayim. Lift up [your voice]. Do not fear to say to the cities of Yehuda: This is your God, this is HaShem your God. He will come with might. His arm will rule for Him. Behold, the reward is with Him and the payment [for fulfilling] His deeds is before Him. He shall pasture His flock like a shepherd. He will gather lambs with His arm and carry them in His bosom. He will lead] the sheep] which are nursing. [40:1-5,9-11] I will bring your seed from the east and I will gather you from the west. I will say to the north, "give up," and to the south, "Do not restrain." "Bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the ends of the earth." [43:5-6] For the sake of Tsion I will not hold still, and for the sake of Yerushalayim, I will not be silent, until her righteousness shines forth like brilliance, and her salvation as a burning torch. [62:1-2] Behold the days are coming, says HaShem, when I will fulfill the good words which I spoke to the House of Yisrael … In those days, I will cause an offshoot of righteousness to sprout forth, for Dawid, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. [Yermiyahu 33:14-15] On that day I will raise the sukkah [tabernacle] of Dawidh [David] that is fallen and repair its breaches. I will raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old … I will bring back the captivity of My people Yisrael, and they shall build the waste cities and dwell within. They shall plant vineyards and drink their wine. They shall also make gardens and eat their fruit, and I will plant them in the Land. [Amos 7:11, 14-15] But in the end of days, it shall come to pass that the mountain of the House of HaShem shall be established on the top of the mountain, and it shall be exalted above the hills and people shall stream towards it. And many nations will come and say, "Let us go up to the mountain of HaShem." For Torah shall go forth from Tsion and the word of HaShem from Yerushalayim. [Micah 4:1-4] Behold, I will send my messenger and he will clear the way before Me. And HaShem, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His Beith HaMiqdash. And the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold shall come says, HaShem Ts'va'oth. Then shall the offering of Yehuda and Yerushalayim be pleasing to HaShem, as in the days of old, and as in former years. [Malakhi 3:1,4] When a king will arise from the House of Dawidh HaMelekh [King David], learned in Torah … who will build the Beith HaMiqdash HaQodesh [The Holy Temple] in its place and gather the entire Jewish nation (to Erets Yisrael), … this is certainly the Mashiah [Redeemer] … and at that time there will be neither hunger nor war, neither jealousy nor competition - for there will be bountiful good; the world's delights will be available as the dust of the earth, and the whole world will be involved in knowing God. Therefore, the Jewish people, each in his own individual way, will be enlightened with wisdom, knowing the secrets of the universe. As [the prophet Yish'ayahu] said, "As the sea fills up the ocean bed, so will the knowledge of God fill the entire earth." [Rambam: Hilkhoth Melakhim {Laws of Kings} Chapter 12]

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