Ezekiel 39:28 (ESV Strong's)
Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore.
Subject: Restoration
Much of the Old Testament is a record of Israel being saved by God, living holy lives as a nation for a brief time, falling into sin, being delivered into bondage for that sin, asking God to deliver them from that bondage and then God saving them, again. That cycle is repeated in almost all the sections of the O.T. In the above passage of Ezekiel's prophecy we have a verse that supports one section of that cycle. God will save the nation, once again, and bring them all together. This is a reference, however, to the end times. It is a prophetic proclamation of God's ultimate restoration of His people. There are those who believe this is literally the nation of Israel in the end times. There are those who believe this is a reference to the Church and God bringing all nations together (including Israel) into His spiritual Kingdom. Whatever the choice of someone's interpretation of this passage, the message is crystal clear: God is in the restoration business. Despite the evilness that is seen in the hearts of man, God wants to restore them. God wants to revive them. God wants to save them. God is not willing to that anyone should perish, but all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). God wants to restore us to Himself. Repentance opens the door to restoration.
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