The Chosen People
While they hung their harps upon the willows, and mourned for the holy temple that was laid waste, the light of truth shone out through them, and a knowledge of God was spread among the nations. The heathen systems of sacrifice were a perversion of the system that God had appointed; and many a sincere observer of heathen rites learned from the Hebrews the meaning of the service divinely ordained, and in faith grasped the promise of a Redeemer.
— The Desire of Ages, Chapter 2, “The Chosen People,” p. 28
— The Desire of Ages, Chapter 2, “The Chosen People,” p. 28
