"Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness. And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks. For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul." "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which My covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord: but this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put My law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be My people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." Jeremiah 31:10-14, 23-25, 31-34. 477

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Blandt de israelitter, der blev bortført til Babylon ved begyndelsen af det halvfjerdsårige fangenskab, fandtes der kristne patrioter, som ikke veg en tomme fra principperne og ikke ville lade sig fordærve af selviskhed. De så det som deres opgave at ære Gud, selv om det skulle koste dem alt, hvad de ejede. Disse mænd skulle opfylde Guds hensigt i landflygtigheden ved at gøre de hedenske folkeslag delagtige i de velsignelser, som er en frugt af at kende Herren. De skulle være hans repræsentanter. De skulle aldrig gøre indrømmelser over for afgudsdyrkerne. De skulle betragte det som en stor ære at tro på og tjene den levende Gud. Det gjorde de også. De ærede Gud både i medgang og modgang, og til gengæld ærede Gud dem.