Iceland’s Great Inheritance

Mr. Rutherford wrote this wonderful little book in 1937 when he became convinced after thoroughly researching the subject that Iceland is strongly represented by the descendants of the Tribe of Benjamin. He presents what he believes to be the Scriptural parallels between the two. His basic verses of scripture for his theory “They shall lift up their voice they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord they shall cry aloud from the sea. Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea. From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs even glory to the righteous.” (Isaiah 24: 14-16. English Bible) Mr. Rutherford stipulates that three particulars are given concerning this place from which songs and thanksgiving are to be heard in the midst of a troubled The place is insular for the sons of praise are stated to rise”from the sea” “from the isles of the sea”. The Old Testament of course was written in Hebrew but the Hebrew word for “sea” and for “west” is the same namely “yom”. As there are no islands of any consequence that are not in the sea the proper translation is “isles of the west”. The only important islands in the west are the British Isles and Iceland but the following considerations show that one of these islands in particular is referred to in the first place and ultimately incite the inhabitants of the other isles to sing also. These insular people are described in prophecy as living amidst fires. In our world the only fires of nature that we know of are volcanoes and Iceland is the only one of these islands that have active volcanoes.