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Isaiah 42:6. King James Version. 6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; Read full chapter.
- Isaiah 49 GNT - Israel, A Light to the Nations - Listen ...
The Lord gives me honor; he is the source of my strength. 6...
- Isaiah 49 GNT - Israel, A Light to the Nations - Listen ...
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
The Lord gives me honor; he is the source of my strength. 6 The Lord said to me, “I have a greater task for you, my servant. Not only will you restore to greatness. the people of Israel who have survived, but I will also make you a light to the nations—. so that all the world may be saved.”.
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant. to raise up the tribes of Jacob. and to bring back the preserved of Israel; t I will make you u as a light for the nations, that v my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
- Introduction1
- A Dangerous Misconception: Confusing Canaanites and Gentiles
- The Law Made Provision For Gentile Converts
- The Jews Were to Be A Light to The Gentiles
- Old Testament Versus New Testament Evangelism
- The Law Facilitated Israel’s Light Bearing
- Conclusion
As I was preparing for this message, I was reminded of Jesus’ response to a question on divorce: 1 Now when Jesus finished these sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River. 2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3 Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful to...
The distinction between the Gentiles and the Canaanites is important. When the Israelites were about to possess the land of Canaan, God commanded His people to annihilate the Canaanites: 14 You will be blessed beyond all peoples; there will be no barrenness among you or your livestock. 15 The Lord will protect you from all sickness, and you will no...
In the law of Moses, God made provision for foreigners who embraced Israel’s faith to worship with the Israelites. So even before the Israelites left Egypt, God gave instructions for how a foreigner could participate in the observance of the Passover: 48 “When a foreigner lives with you and wants to observe the Passover to the Lord, all his males m...
From the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1-3) onward, the nation Israel was to be a source of blessing to the Gentiles. Israel was called to be a “light to the Gentiles.” I will not attempt to defend this statement in this lesson. In the next lesson, however, I will show that because Israel failed to accomplish this mission, our Lord came in the fle...
One way to distinguish evangelism in the Old Testament from evangelism in the New Testament is this: Old Testament evangelism says, “Come”; New Testament evangelism says, “Go.” 3 Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light (Isaiah 60:3, emphasis mine). 18 Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been...
First of all, the Old Testament law included foreigners among those to whom the Israelites were to show charity. “‘When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God...
The point in this lesson is this: God set Abraham and his offspring (Israel) apart for blessing so that they could be a source of blessing to the nations. God did not set Israel apart merely to save the Jews and send the rest to hell. He set Israel apart to be blessed and in turn to become a channel of blessing to the nations. Thus, the salvation o...
I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off, and my salvation will not delay; I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory.” Luke 2:10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
Kaiser believes Isaiah uses “Servant of the Lord” collectively and corporately to refer to the Messiah and the people of Israel (pp. 56–57) and requires the nation to act missionally, bringing justice to the nations, and being a light for the Gentiles.
