Isaiah 60:1-3 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. 3 The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
The Gentiles will come to the light of the world, Jesus, the grace of God given as a gift of salvation to them in His birth, death and resurrection. Faith in Him is the only thing required of us. But we will be changed, precept by precept into the character of His only begotten Son. To those given so much as God’s chosen people much will be required.
Romans 11:2-6 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying, 3 “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life”? 4 But what does the divine response say to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
A small percentage of the Israelites believed that their Messiah Jesus had arrived. In their initial rejection, through faith in Jesus the Christ, the rest of us would be offered salvation. John 3:17
Romans 15:8-12 Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, 9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: “For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name.” 10 And again he says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!” 11 And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!” 12 And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”
Jesus came as the Redeemer King of the Israelites to fulfill the promises made to Abraham. His salvation was to great that He would be only to the Israelites. He is the light to the whole of humanity in the grace of God by faith in Him and His finished work of the Cross.
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
In His second coming those who rejected Him will see Jesus the Christ as their Redeemer King and mourn Him as they would their firstborn son. Hosanna in the highest. Carla
Psalms 18:49 49 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.
David speaks this psalm as one who represents Christ. In the original context of this quotation from Isaiah 11:10, “And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious.”
The root of Jesse refers to an individual ruler from the Davidic line. Paul’s quotation comes from the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament), which emphasizes that the root of Jesse will rule the nations and provide them with hope.
For Paul, Jesus is the root of Jesse—the Messiah from David’s line—who rules over both Jewish and non-Jewish people (Jews and Gentiles). Faithlife Study Bible
Jesus Christ became a servant to the Jews for two purposes: (1) to confirm God’s promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and (2) to demonstrate God’s mercy to the Gentiles so that they might glorify Him. Paul cites four passages from the Old Testament to prove that God intended the Gentiles as well as the Jews to glorify Him. as it is written: Paul quotes from all three divisions of the Old Testament (the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms or Writings), and from three great Jewish leaders (Moses, David, and Isaiah), to demonstrate that God’s purpose was always to bless the Gentiles through Israel. Although the nation of Israel has been set aside for the present, both Jews and Gentiles are being brought together in the church (Ephesians 2:14–22). The root of Jesse is a title for the Messiah. Jesse was the father of David, and the Son of David was the promised Messiah.The NKJ Study Bible.
Deuteronomy 32:43
“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people;
For He will avenge the blood of His servants,
And render vengeance to His adversaries;
He will provide atonement for His land and His people.”
Psalm 18:49
Therefore I will give thanks to You,
O LORD, among the Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your name.
Psalm 117:1
Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!
Isaiah 11:10
“And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a banner to the people;
For the Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious.”
2 Samuel 22:50
Therefore I will give thanks to You,
O LORD, among the Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your name.
Psalm 18:28 (ESV) "For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness."
God provides spiritual guidance, wisdom and righteousness that benefits us greatly. Lighting a lamp dispels the darkness from a room. In the same way, God's light dispels darkness and assures us of His daily presence and guidance in our lives.
Below are a few verses we can meditate on today to better understand the only true God, the source of the light of life, who is Jesus Christ:
● Jesus is the radiance of God's glory (Hebrews 1:3).
● Jesus is the light of humankind (John 1:4).
● Jesus is the power and wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24).
● Jesus is the righteousness of God (1 Corinthians 1:30).
● Jesus is our righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21).
● Jesus is the light of the knowledge of God's glory (2 Corinthians 4:6).
● Jesus is the light of the world (John 8:12).
This Christmas season, as we celebrate how Jesus came into the world, let's remember that by God's great mercy, we can walk in His light all the year through. First5
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