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Luke 2:29-32
Christ would eventually serve as a light to the Gentiles. While Simeon does not quote Isaiah directly, he was certainly familiar with Isaiah 49 as well as Isaiah 8 and 9.
In these two early chapters of Isaiah, the prophet also shows Christ as a light to the Gentiles. Lurking in them is the rhetoric of Joel—the darkness, the shadow of death, yet afterward, just as in Joel, hope shines through.
Charles Whitaker
Peter's Trumpets Message—on PentecostRelated Topics: Christ as a Light to the Gentiles | Darkness | Hope | Jesus Christ as a Light to the Gentiles | Joel's Prophecies | Shadow of Death
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