Thursday, October 26 They will take firm hold of the robe of a Jew, saying: “We want to go with you.”​—Zech. 8:23.

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Thursday, October 26

They will take firm hold of the robe of a Jew, saying: “We want to go with you.”—Zech. 8:23.

 

In the prophecy found at Zechariah 8:23, the expressions “a Jew” and “you people” refer to the same group—the anointed remnant. (Rom. 2:28, 29) The “ten men out of all the languages of the nations” represent the other sheep. They “take firm hold of”—loyally attach themselves to—the anointed, joining them in pure worship. Similarly, in fulfillment of the prophecy at Ezekiel 37:15-19, 24, 25, Jehovah has brought the anointed and the other sheep together in an unbreakable bond of unity. The prophecy mentions two sticks. Those with the heavenly hope are like the stick “for Judah” (the tribe from which the kings of Israel were chosen), and those with the earthly hope are like the stick “of Ephraim.” Jehovah would unite the two groups so that they would become “one stick.” This means that they serve unitedly under their one King, Christ Jesus.—John 10:16. w22.01 22 ¶9-10