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Isaiah 9:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 9:2

Verse 2 of 21

Scripture focus

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Isaiah 9:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 9:2

Theological / Devotional

A great light. To the people of Galilee, who lived in such impenetrable darkness, great light was suddenly to shine forth (see John 1:4-9). The mind of the prophet was carried forward to the coming of the world’s Messiah. These words met their fulfillment at the beginning of Christ’s public ministry in Galilee (see on Matt. 4:12-16). From the time of the captivity of the ten tribes in 723/722, Galilee was literally in darkness — subject to foreign powers and without the ministry of either priest or prophet — until the coming of Messiah.

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