[[Ps-107]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Ps-106]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Ps-108]] --- ### and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: This verse describes the regathering of the Jewish people from the four corners of the earth following their displacement. *Historical context*: Theologians and historians associate this with the end of the Babylonian Captivity in 538 BC after the decree of Cyrus the Great, and more broadly with the modern Aliyah or return of the Jewish Diaspora starting in the late 19th century and intensifying after 1948. *Related to*: [[Deut-30#v3|Deuteronomy 30:3]] and [[Isa-43#v5|Isaiah 43:5]]-6 ### For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The text refers to the miraculous opening of fortified city gates and the breaking of iron restraints during a liberation. *Historical context*: This is a direct fulfillment of the prophecy in [[Isa-45#v1|Isaiah 45:1]]-2 concerning Cyrus the Great. Babylon was famous for its massive bronze gates and iron bars; when Cyrus conquered the city, these defenses failed, allowing the Jewish exiles to be set free. *Related to*: [[Isa-45#v2|Isaiah 45:2]] ### He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction that God would send a specific 'Word' that possesses the power to provide physical and spiritual healing and to raise people from the dead. *Historical context*: Christian theological tradition identifies this 'Word' with the Logos (Jesus Christ), as described in [[John-01#v1|John 1:1]]-14. Jesus' ministry was characterized by healing the sick and performing resurrections, which scholars view as the literal realization of this verse. *Related to*: [[John-01#v1|John 1:1]], [[John-01#v14|John 1:14]], and [[Matt-08#v16|Matthew 8:16]]-17 ### He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A description of divine authority over nature, specifically the ability to silence a life-threatening storm instantly. *Historical context*: This is regarded as a typological prophecy of the Messianic authority over creation. It was specifically fulfilled when Jesus Christ rebuked the wind and the sea on the Sea of Galilee, causing an immediate calm as recorded in the Synoptic Gospels. *Related to*: [[Mark-04#v35|Mark 4:35]]-41, [[Matt-08#v23|Matthew 8:23]]-27, and [[Luke-08#v22|Luke 8:22]]-25 --- #ai_prophecy