What does Isaiah 49:6 say God will give Israel to be?
Isaiah 49:6 states God will give Israel, His servant, to be a light to the Gentiles and salvation to the ends of the earth. Though it is a light thing for Him to raise up Jacob's tribes and restore preserved Israel, His greater purpose is to bring salvation to pagan Gentiles.
Les explains that in Isaiah 49:6 God is speaking to the nation, the tribes of Israel. God first says it is a light thing for His servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and restore the preserved of Israel, but then He says He will give thee for a light to the Gentiles, so thou mayest be salvation to the ends of the earth. Les connects this to the priesthood of Israel: the whole idea was that Israel could be the go-between to bring salvation to pagan Gentiles. He also notes Isaiah 42:1 already prophesied that Messiah would bring forth judgment or rule to the Gentiles.
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
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Who is speaking in Isaiah 49:6?
Les teaches that in Isaiah 49:6, God is speaking. The verse says, "And he, that is, God, said, it is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved of Israel." Les notes that God is speaking to the nation, the tribes, and says, "I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles... that thou mayest be my salvation to the ends of the earth." Les explains this was the whole idea of the priesthood of Israel, to be the go-between to bring salvation to the pagan Gentiles.
Who is God talking to in Isaiah 49:6?
In Isaiah 49:6, when God says 'thee', He is talking to the tribes of Jacob, that is, the nation of Israel.