The dispersion of Israel, often referred to as the Diaspora, is a significant theme in biblical prophecy. This dispersion was foretold as a consequence of Israel's disobedience to God's covenant. The prophetic literature of the Old Testament contains numerous references to this event, emphasizing both the judgment and the eventual restoration of Israel.

Deuteronomy 28:64-65
In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses delivers a series of blessings and curses to the Israelites. Among the curses for disobedience, Moses prophesies the scattering of the people: "Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul" (Deuteronomy 28:64-65). This passage highlights the physical and spiritual consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness.

Leviticus 26:33
Similarly, in Leviticus, God warns of the dispersion as a result of breaking His covenant: "I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste" (Leviticus 26:33). This prophecy underscores the severity of the judgment that would come upon Israel for their disobedience.

Jeremiah 9:16
The prophet Jeremiah also speaks of the dispersion, reflecting God's judgment: "I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off" (Jeremiah 9:16). Jeremiah's prophecies often focus on the impending Babylonian exile, a significant event in the history of Israel's dispersion.

Ezekiel 12:15
Ezekiel, another major prophet, reiterates the theme of dispersion: "And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries" (Ezekiel 12:15). This passage emphasizes the purpose behind the dispersion: to bring Israel to a recognition of the LORD's sovereignty.

Amos 9:9
The prophet Amos provides a vivid image of the dispersion: "For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as one shakes a sieve, yet not a pebble will fall to the ground" (Amos 9:9). This prophecy suggests a thorough scattering, yet with a promise of preservation.

Historical Fulfillment
The prophecies concerning the dispersion of Israel were historically fulfilled through various exiles, most notably the Assyrian exile of the northern kingdom in 722 BC and the Babylonian exile of the southern kingdom in 586 BC. These events led to the widespread scattering of the Jewish people across different nations, fulfilling the prophetic warnings given by Moses and the prophets.

Theological Implications
The dispersion serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of covenant unfaithfulness. It also sets the stage for the prophetic promises of restoration and regathering, which are integral to the biblical narrative. The dispersion and subsequent regathering highlight God's justice and mercy, as well as His enduring covenantal relationship with Israel.Isaiah 24:1
Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty, and makes it waste, and turns it upside down, and scatters abroad the inhabitants thereof.
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Jeremiah 9:16
I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
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Hosea 9:17
My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
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Joel 3:6,20
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have you sold to the Grecians, that you might remove them far from their border.
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Amos 9:9
For, see, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall on the earth.
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Ezekiel 4:13
And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, where I will drive them.
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Ezekiel 5:10,12
Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the middle of you, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in you, and the whole remnant of you will I scatter into all the winds.
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Ezekiel 20:23
I lifted up my hand to them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
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Ezekiel 36:19
And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
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Daniel 9:7
O LORD, righteousness belongs to you, but to us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.
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John 7:35
Then said the Jews among themselves, Where will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go to the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
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Acts 2:5
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
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The Return of the Exiles
... among the children of the dispersion there was ... for His mercy endureth forever toward
Israel." Verse 11 ... been the subject of many prophecies concerning the favor ...
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"The Fullness of the Time"
... lands the Jews of the dispersion gathered to ... a better understanding of the Scripture
prophecies concerning the Messiah than had the teachers in Israel. ...
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Of the Birth of Our Saviour, Whereby the Word was Made Flesh; and ...
... was predicted, "Though the number of the children of Israel be as ... as witnesses among
all nations to the prophecies which were sent before concerning Christ ...
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Isaiah
... The presuppositions of the dispersion here described are not such as ... to the fall
of Samaria and the exile of Israel in 72l ... Prophecies concerning foreign nations. ...
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Concerning the Passion of Christ, and Its Old Testament ...
... Concerning the last step, plainly, of His passion you raise ... the community of the
sons of Israel was [1359 ... slew Christ; [1363] and (that the prophecies might be ...
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In his Temple
... to be an object lesson for Israel and for ... this scene He saw symbolized the dispersion
of the ... were convicted that in Him the prophecies concerning the Messiah ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 16 in his temple.htm

The Prophecies
... out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings ... the scattering of the people
of Israel shall be ... The prophecies, which foretell the time, foretell Him only ...
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The Greater Prophets.
... of the captivity of Zion and the dispersion of her ... that, just as Cyrus is to redeem
Israel from the ... and in the fulness of his prophecies concerning the Messiah ...
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Fifthly, as this Revelation, to the Judgment of Right and Sober ...
... day; particularly the captivity and dispersion of the ... that had compared the other
prophecies concerning the (Isaiah ... 37:24.) one shepherd of Israel, even God's ...
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The Sibylline Oracles.
... Prophecies of this calamity were prevalent among the heathen. ... of Rome, and in
speculations concerning the future. ... them with the prosperity of Israel under the ...
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