The Dispersion Of Israel References
References
Dispersion of Israel Foretold-Biblical Predictions
Prediction that the descendants of Joseph should be as branches that run over the wall-Gen. 49:22.
And I will scatter you among the heathen-this conditioned on the wickedness of the people-Lev. 26:33; see also Deut. 4:27.
Israel to flee before their enemies, and to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth-Deut. 28:25. The people to become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord would lead them-verse 37. And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other-verse 64.
Because of their wickedness the Lord would smite Israel, and root them up out of the good land, and scatter them beyond the river-1 Kings 14:15.
The Lord removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria-2 Kings 17:23.
To the kingdom of Judah the Lord spake: And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim-Jer. 7:15. Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive-13:19; see also 15:14. Judah to be delivered, to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither the Lord would drive them-29:16-19.
And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries-Ezek. 22:15.
I will sift the house of Israel, among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth-Amos 9:9.
And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries-Zech. 10:9.
Woes to fall upon the people in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which would come from far-Jer. 5:15.
Israel shall surely go into captivity-Amos 7:17.
The people who remained until the time of Christ were to be further scattered: Shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled-Luke 21:24.
Book of Mormon Prophecies of the Dispersion
Lehi predicted the Babylonian captivity, and that the people should be scattered on all the face of the earth, and recognized the bringing of himself and his colony to the western continent as part of the decreed scattering-1 Nephi 10:3, 12-14.
Scattering of the descendants of Lehi shown in vision to Nephi-1 Nephi 13:14, 15.
Scattering of the Jews following the crucifixion of Christ foretold by Jacob-2 Nephi 10:5, 6; compare verse 22.
The Voice from heaven proclaimed further scattering unless the people would repent-3 Nephi 10:7.
The Gentiles to contribute to the scattering of the house of Israel-3 Nephi 20:27; see also Mormon 5:9, 20.
The Dispersion Successively Accomplished
The kingdom of Israel removed, and none but those of Judah left; all the seed of Israel delivered into the hand of spoilers-2 Kings 17:20.
And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria-2 Kings 18:9-11.
The Lord gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers, because of the sins of the people-Isa. 42:24.
Zion a wilderness and Jerusalem a desolation-Isa. 64:10, 11.
I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries-Ezek. 20:23, 24; see also 36:19; compare 34:5, 6.
And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon-2 Chron. 36:17-20.
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not-Zech. 7:13, 14; compare Joel 3:2; James 1:1.
Nephi proclaimed part of the dispersion already accomplished and predicted further scattering-1 Nephi 22:3-5, 7, 8.
The Lord revealed to Jacob that the Jews had been carried away captive-2 Nephi 6:8.
Consider the allegory of the olive-tree, and the pruning of the vineyard-Jacob, chaps. 5, 6.