Jesus is the light
to the Gentiles.
I will also give thee
for a light to the Gentiles,
that thou mayest be my salvation
unto the end of the earth.
A light to lighten the Gentiles,
and the glory of thy people Israel.
Light to the Gentiles is a title of Jesus the Messiah. Isaiah 49:6 says the Lord will give Him for a light to the Gentiles, that He may be God’s salvation unto the end of the earth. Simeon takes the child Jesus in his arms and says He is a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of Israel. The gospel goes to the Gentile nations. Paul is sent to the Gentiles, and he quotes the same promise. Jesus is the light of the world, and that light reaches the nations.
- Isaiah 42 and 49 speak of the servant who is a light to the Gentiles.
- Simeon recognizes the infant Jesus as that light.
- The promise includes both Israel and the nations.
- Paul applies the word to his ministry among the Gentiles.
- Jesus is the light of the world.
I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
I will also give thee
for a light to the Gentiles,
that thou mayest be my salvation
unto the end of the earth.
A light to lighten the Gentiles,
and the glory of thy people Israel.
- Isaiah 49:6 is the central Old Testament text.
- Luke 2:32 is the New Testament recognition of Jesus as that light.
- Acts 13:47 quotes Isaiah 49:6 in the mission to the Gentiles.
- The light is for the Gentiles and the glory of Israel.
- John 8:12 records Jesus saying, I am the light of the world.
- The promise reaches to the end of the earth.
- The Person – Jesus the Messiah.
- The Light – Given for a light to the Gentiles.
- The Salvation – Salvation unto the end of the earth.
- The Glory – The glory of thy people Israel.
- The Mission – The gospel to the nations.
- The World – Jesus is the light of the world.
- Isaiah 49:6 – “I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.”
- Isaiah 42:6 – “I the Lord have called thee in righteousness… and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles.”
- Luke 2:32 – “A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.”
- Acts 13:47 – “For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.”
- John 8:12 – “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
- John 1:4-5, 9 – “In him was life; and the life was the light of men… That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”
- Matthew 4:16 – “The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.”
- Isaiah 60:1-3 – “Arise, shine; for thy light is come… And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”
- Ephesians 5:8 – “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light.”
- Romans 15:12 – “There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.”
- Luke 2:30-32 – “For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.”
- Acts 26:23 – “That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.”
I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
I am the light of the world.
Jesus is the light to the Gentiles. He is the salvation of God unto the end of the earth and the glory of Israel.
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