course, the Jewish Passover, and this was printed as an open letter to Pre mier Kosygin. The theme was, “Let my people go!” Then LOOK maga zine for April 30, 1968, commented, “Israelis hope that the Soviet Union will permit much of its three-million Jewish population to emigrate to Is rael.” At present, there is no chance of this. Premier Levi Eshkol prom ised, “It may take another 50 years, but we’ll have Jews from Russia.” Now there is one other point of the compass which we have not dis cussed. This is the south. Notice in verse 6 of Isaiah 43 that God is go ing to say to them, “Keep not back!” That command means “Don’t restrain them any longer!” It is given to us in the imperative but in the present tense. The Hebrew word here in Scripture translated South is teman. It’s not actually the exact Hebrew word for south but that from which we get the country of Yemen. Locat ed geographically, Yemen is in the southwestern sector of the Arabian peninsula. Its southern boundary is Aden; to the west is the Red Sea. Historians tell us that a band of Jewish people went to Yemen about forty-two years before the temple was destroyed. When this calamity befell Jerusalem, a call went out to
Jewish Appeal to help refugees over in Israel. It has been a staggering financial problem with people arriv ing at the rate of about a thou sand a day. Conservative estimates indicate that it will cost about $3,000 per applicant to get him re habilitated, re-established, and on his own feet, moving ahead again. Just multiply $3,000 by 1000 every day and by 365 days of the year. You’ll see the fantastic amount of money in volved. Yet long millenniums ago, God knew what the needs of these people would be. So, only to the west, did he give this indication. “I will gather thee [selectively] from the west.” The next point of the compass is north. Isaiah 43:6 prophesies: “I will say to the north, Give up!” As we think of the events which have transpired in recent days, we recall with great shame and horror the way in which Hitler treated the Jew ish people during World War II. Following the close of World War II, those Jews who survived Hitler’s massacre were allowed to leave for the Holy Land should they so desire. About 100,000 of them who were left were from the countries of Czecho slovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Po land, Hungary, and so on. Russia, however, steadfastly refused permis sion. In the Soviet Union today there are over two millions of Jewish peo ple. Some estimates range up to three milions, including those in the Com munist satellite nations. So, the north is commanded to “give up” the Jew ish people. This is written in the fu ture imperative tense as far as the original Hebrew is concerned. In other words, it is a command which some day in the future will be given when we know not. You can be sure that the Lord some day will say to the Russian people, “You give them up!” I have here a full page ad which ran on Good Friday, April 12, 1968, in the Los Angeles Times. It was, of
The success of any banquet revolves around those who faithfully serve. Blola students above are Linda Wisdom (left) of Redlands, and Karen Weather of Guam. The girls assisted in a recent dinner for foreign students in the Los Angeles area. 13
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