The consequence of the removal of the iniquity of the land shall be the return of the peaceful and prosperous days of Solomon (1 Kings 4:25), and social intercourse and festivity shall prevail on every side. Micah had already made this a type of the kingdom of Christ (Zechariah 4:4).

"We are told in the Talmud (Yoma vii. 4) that when, on the great Day of Atonement, the high priest had performed the various duties of that solemn day, he was escorted home in a festive manner, and was accustomed to give a festal entertainment to his friends. The maidens and youths of the people went forth to their gardens and vineyards with songs and dances; social entertainments took place on all sides, and universal gladness closed the festival of that solemn day." Rev. C. H. H. Wright, Bampton Lectures, pp. 77, 78.

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