Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also. 22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. 23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
There never was a period, but in the days of the Lord Jesus Christ, when those events took place. But during our Lord's continuance in the flesh, we find numberless instances of many, who like the Greeks which came up to the feast, desired to see Jesus. John 12:20-21. And immediately after the descent of the Holy Ghost, how general then the enquiry. But, I cannot but think, that what is said in the last verse of this Chapter, yet remains to be fulfilled. And I as humbly conceive, that the call and conversion of God's ancient people the Jews, will be, as is here said, brought about by a wonderful power in one and the same time. Reader! do observe, that the great event here spoken of, and promised, is to be out of all languages of the nations. Now it is more than probable, that the dispersed of Israel are among nations with whom the natives of Europe have no knowledge or communion. And how then by human means, as instruments in the Lord's hands, will the gospel be conveyed to them? Besides, the promise is, that the Lord will set his hand again the second time, to recover the remnant of his people. What is meant by the second time, but in allusion to Egypt as the first wonderful deliverance the Lord wrought, in a public, open display of his sovereign power. See Isaiah 11:11 with Isaiah 19:18 to the end. While therefore it becomes a duty, and a privilege, in the instance of all that love the prosperity of Zion, to adopt every proper means, as instruments in the Lord's hands, for calling home our elder brother, the Jews, to the knowledge and enjoyment of the Lord Jesus Christ, and his salvation; it should seem very clear, that the Lord himself will accomplish this great work before the latter day glory, by stirring up in the minds of his redeemed the awakening cry here expressed, by the sweet influences of His Holy Spirit. For if out of all the languages of the nations, ten men shall thus express themselves, certain it is, that none but the Lord himself can bring such a wonderful event to pass in one and the same hour. Lord! I would say, hasten the blessed promise, and in thine own good time do good unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem! Psalms 51:18 :