Children of Israel. Jews. Descendants of Israel or Jacob.

Shall he turn. By repentance. He shall call them from their sins…

Shall he turn to the Lord their God.—The opening words of the message of the New Covenant spring out of the closing words…

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call hi…

St. Ambrose of Milan: Following the prophecy that he will be the cause of rejoicing for many, the greatness of his virtue is…

The OT prophets were repeatedly concerned with turning the erring people back to God. In this work none was more prominent than Elijah on Mount Car…

And many of the children of Israel shall he bring back. These words show the shamefully dissolute conduct that then prevailed in the Churc…

And many of the children of Israel
To whom only, or at least chiefly, he was sent, and came preaching, and administe…

The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners, as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were distingui…