He will turn many of the sons of Israel
to the Lord their God.

He has helped His servant Israel,
mindful of His mercy,

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
because He has visited
and provided redemption for His people.

The child grew up and became spiritually strong, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

a light for revelation to the Gentiles
and glory to Your people Israel.

Then Simeon blessed them and told His mother Mary: “Indeed, this child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed—

But I say to you, there were certainly many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months while a great famine came over all the land.

And in the prophet Elisha’s time, there were many in Israel who had serious skin diseases, yet not one of them was healed —only Naaman the Syrian.”

Jesus heard this and was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, I have not found so great a faith even in Israel!”

so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom. And you will sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

But we were hoping that He was the One who was about to redeem Israel. Besides all this, it’s the third day since these things happened.