| Marcus Dods - Incarnation - 1831 - 594 pages
...the dominion of the world, who was to be the " Salvation of God to all the ends of the earth," — " a light to lighten the Gentiles^ as well as the glory of Israel," — a King the expectation of whose coming was so general, that the flatterers of Vespasian... | |
| Richard Watson - Bible - 1832 - 1094 pages
...their peculiarity and election, as a nation, was terminated by the coming of the Messiah, who was to be "a light to lighten the gentiles," as well as " the glory of his people Israel." Their ELE pride and consequent unbelief resented this, which will explain their... | |
| John Hall - 1832 - 504 pages
...wise men from the East did homage to Him, who, it had been declared by the aged and devout Simeon, was a Light to lighten the Gentiles, as well as the glory of His people Israeli They were afterwards warned of God in a dream, that they should not return to Herod,... | |
| Isaac Taylor - Enthusiasm - 1833 - 536 pages
...house" — the Jewish temple. There, the long desired " consolation of Israel" is affirmed to be " a Light to lighten the GENTILES," as well as the glory of the chosen people. Early check, this, to the then prevalent and fast ripening national arrogance and... | |
| Richard Cattermole, Henry Stebbing - Christianity - 1834 - 372 pages
...gospel is to be preached to all other nations, as well as the Jewish ; Christ being now come to be ' a light to lighten the Gentiles as well as the glory of his people Israel.' But though the words of the commission be so clear to this purpose, yet the apostles... | |
| Sermons, English - 1830 - 820 pages
...commission had been exclusively to Israel : not that he intended it to be so always. Blessed be God, " He is a light to lighten the Gentiles as well as the glory of his people Israel." But he here pleads that " He is not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of... | |
| John Healy (rector of Redmile.) - 1835 - 136 pages
...Testament. Now we know that the Gospel is designed for all—Gentile as well as Jew. Christ is hailed as " A light to lighten the Gentiles," as well as " the glory of his people Israel." But does the New Testament, on this account, take any special cognizance, by way... | |
| Albert Barnes - Bible - 1799 - 434 pages
...'Every man.' The whole human race — Jews and Gentiles. John preached to the Jews. Jesus came to be a light to lighten the Gentiles, as well as the glory of the people of Israel. Luke ii. 32. ' That cometh into the world." Meaning the true light was He who,... | |
| Christopher Ness - 1836 - 154 pages
...large on the negative of the question; only some few, as old Simeon and others, knew that he should be a light to lighten the Gentiles, as well as the glory of the people of Israel. The rest concluded, that the most severe judgments and dreadful calamities would... | |
| William Johns - Bible - 1836 - 154 pages
...him" — his apostles and devoted ministers, comprehends a full display of the whole counsel of God, a light to lighten the Gentiles, as well as the glory of his people Israel. It contains all the light and knowledge which are necessary, and probably as much... | |
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