Wednesday, January 12, 2011

LIGHT Isaiah 49:6

... he says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth."

It is too small a thing for you to be my servant
Isaiah 49:3 He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor."

to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept
Isaiah 1:9 Unless the LORD Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.

I will also make you a light
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
John 1:9 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

for the Gentiles
Isaiah 26:18 We were with child, we writhed in pain, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth; we have not given birth to the people of the world.
Isaiah 55:5 "Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations that do not know you will hasten to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor."
Zechariah 8:22 "And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD Almighty and to entreat him."
Luke 2:32 "... a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."

that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth
Deuteronomy 30:4 Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the LORD your God will gather you and bring you back.
Psalm 48:10 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Matthew 28:19-20 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
John 11:52 ... and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.
Acts 13:47 "For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

NOTES:
Light for the Gentiles - Luke 2:30 -32; John 8:12; 9:5; Matthew 5:14
Ends of the earth - Isaiah 11:12; 41:5; 42:10; 48:20

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Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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