31:21,22
Earlier they had been told that they should submit to Babylon and go into exile, but this was only for a season. Likewise, Israel was in slavery in Egypt for a season (a long season as well), but there came a time when the captivity was over. The thing is, we get used to circumstances, even if they are unpleasant or worse and leaving them can seem dangerous and frightening. God sets up signposts, to mark the way back. We are not to wander forever, we are meant to be home with the Lord. “The Lord will create a new thing on earth - the woman will return to the man”. God had “divorced” Israel because of her persistent disobedience, but there would come a time when she would return.
31:23,24
Jerusalem had become a difficult place to live in, and had then become a ruin, but all that would change. “When I bring them back ..” It was God who sent them into exile, it is God who would bring them back. We were all banished from Eden by the Lord, it is the Lord who brings us back to Himself. There would be restoration and the people would call Jerusalem blessed.
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