God forsaken Jews

We Must Pray for their conversion

 Paralipomenon 2 15 

And the spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Oded, 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: Hear ye me, Asa, and all Juda and Benjamin: The Lord is with you, because you have been with him. If you seek him, you shall find: but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

HAYDOCK CATHOLIC BIBLE COMMENTARY ON THE OLD TESTAMENT 2 PARALIPOMENON 15 CHAPTER XV. Ver. 1. Azarias is called Oded in Heb. v. 8. C. --- But he was his son. H. --- There was a high priest of the name of Azarias, about the same time. M. Ver. 2. With him. He will continue thus to protect you, if you prove faithful. The Pelagians hence inferred, that man was to prepare his own heart for the reception of grace. But the text only speaks of external aid; and though it were understood of internal grace, (C.) we may merit an increase of grace, by a faithful co-operation (W.) with that which God has presented us. E. C. Ver. 3. Shall pass, is not found in Heb. &c. and many supply, "had been." D. --- The Jews, and some interpreters, would explain all this of what had passed already; (C.) and this is the idea of the Prot. "Now, for a long season, Israel hath been without," &c. H. --- But the conclusion convinces us that this is a prediction; (v. 7) take courage. You shall not be involved in these miseries. Some explain the whole of the kingdom of Israel, which, from its commencement till after its final ruin, persevered in its rebellion against the true God. Sanctius. --- Others think the kingdom of Juda was also concerned, and its state of captivity at Babylon foretold. Lyran. --- But its full completion includes the latter ages, particularly after the murder of the Messias, (T.) and seems of the same nature as the prophecy of Osee, (iii. 4.) as our Saviour himself insinuates. Mat. xxiv. 6. 9. 13. C. Osee 3: 4 For the children of Israel shall sit many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without ephod, and without theraphim.   [4] "Theraphim": Images or representations.

Matt 24 6,9.13

Christ foretells the destruction of the temple, with the signs that shall come before it and before the last judgment. We must always watch.

 6 And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 

13 But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.