In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
- 2 Kings 17:6
- 2 Kings 17:6
The Israelite where in the desert for 40 years lost. Chastised for 40 years.
After the desert the same descendants of those Israelites where sent into exile again.
He still comforts those in the wilderness Ismael is an example
Like Ismael brother of Issac was in the wilderness God spoke to him as a boy and trained him to be an archer.
But in the case of the Israelites in exile now the lord will not speak to them until they welcome the lord.