He will bring many of Israel's descendants back to the Lord their God.

He helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel! He has taken care of his people and has set them free.

Now the child continued to grow and to become spiritually strong. He lived in the wilderness until the day he appeared in Israel.

Now a man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

a light that will reveal salvation to unbelievers and bring glory to your people Israel."

Then Simeon blessed them and told Mary, his mother, "This infant is destined to cause many in Israel to fall and rise. Also, he will be a sign that will be opposed.

I'm telling you the truth there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when it didn't rain for three years and six months and there was a severe famine everywhere in the land.

There were also many lepers in Israel in the prophet Elisha's time, yet not one of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found this kind of faith!"

so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit down on thrones to govern the twelve tribes of Israel."

But we kept hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel. What is more, this is now the third day since these things occurred.