1. Luc 2:25 (NEG79)
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What does it mean for Simeon to be waiting for the consolation of Israel?

Luc 2:25 (NEG79)

25 Et voici, il y avait à Jérusalem un homme appelé Siméon. Cet homme était juste et pieux, il attendait la consolation d'Israël, et l'Esprit-Saint était sur lui.

The consolation of Israel refers to God’s intervention to deliver the people of Israel from all their enemies and usher in the epoch of peace under the peaceful and just rule of God’s King.1 It is the time in which God acts to fulfil his covenant promises to Israel.2