Yes — Isaiah 60 addresses Israel directly, telling her to arise and shine because the glory of the Lord has risen upon her, and it promises Gentiles and kings will come to her light.
In Isaiah 60:1-3, the one addressed is told, 'Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.' Les Feldick repeatedly identifies this 'thee' as the nation of Israel. The passage also promises, 'the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.'
Isaiah 60:1-3 — This is the direct passage being asked about; it commands Israel to arise and shine and promises the Gentiles will come to her light.
Isaiah 49:6 — Explains why Israel's light draws the Gentiles — the Lord gave Israel to be a light to the Gentiles and salvation to the ends of the earth.
The passage says, 'Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.' It then describes the condition of the world: 'For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.' The result is stated in the next verse: 'And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.' Isaiah 49:6 also promises, 'I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.'
Les Feldick stresses that Isaiah 60:1-3 is spoken to the nation of Israel, not to the church. He reads the pronouns in the passage as referring to Israel and says the command to arise and shine belongs to that nation. He also explains that the dark covering the earth is spiritual darkness, and he includes Israel among the people in that gross darkness. Les connects Isaiah 60:3 to Isaiah 49:6, where God says Israel will be given as a light to the Gentiles, and he presents Israel as the vehicle through which the nations would come to God.
Les identifies the 'thee' in Isaiah 60:1-3 with the nation of Israel. He quotes 'Arise and shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee' and says this is Israel. He makes the same point again when he applies the verse to 'the nation of Israel' and affirms that Israel's light will draw the Gentiles.
Les describes the darkness in Isaiah 60:2 as spiritual darkness. He points to 'gross darkness the people' and asks, 'Now who are the people? Israel, the Jew.' He says Israel has been spiritually blinded, but God foresaw this and promised, 'the Lord shall arise upon thee.'
Isaiah 60:3 says, 'the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.' Les shows from Isaiah 49:6 that God gave Israel to be 'a light to the Gentiles' and to bring His salvation to the ends of the earth. He says this was the whole idea of Israel's calling, that Israel would be the go-between to bring salvation to pagan Gentiles.
Israel as Light to the Gentiles
Les uses Isaiah 49:6 to show that Israel was to be a light to the Gentiles, the same role seen in Isaiah 60.
Isaiah 60:1-3 Applied to Israel
Les quotes Isaiah 60:1-3 and applies it to the nation of Israel, noting that the Gentiles will come to Israel's light.
Israel's Light Starts with Israel
Les connects Isaiah 49:6 to Israel being a light to the Gentiles, with salvation meant to reach the end of the earth.
Nation of Israel as the Light to Gentiles
Les reiterates that God gave the nation of Israel to be a light to the Gentiles, which is the same calling reflected in Isaiah 60.
Israel's Priestly Role
Les says Israel was to be a go-between to bring salvation to pagan Gentiles, explaining why Isaiah 60:3 says the Gentiles come to Israel.
God's Purpose for Israel's Light
Les brings out that God's mind was set on Israel taking His light to the Gentiles, with salvation reaching the end of the earth.
Spiritual Darkness and Israel's Role
Les explains that the darkness in Isaiah 60:2 is spiritual darkness covering even Israel, and that the Lord will arise upon Israel; Israel was to be the light-bearing vehicle.
Covenant and Isaiah 60
Les ties Isaiah 60:1-3 to God's covenant with Israel and again applies the command to arise and shine to the nation, affirming the Gentiles will come to her light.
Isaiah 60:1: Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
This verse gives the command to Israel and defines her light as the Lord's glory rising upon her.
Isaiah 60:2: For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
Contrasts the darkness covering the earth with the Lord's glory rising upon Israel.
Isaiah 60:3: And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
States the result of Israel's light: the Gentile nations and kings will come to her.
Isaiah 49:6: 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.
Shows the earlier promise that Israel would be a light to the Gentiles, which Isaiah 60:3 reflects.
Les Feldick is emphatic that Isaiah 60:1-3 is spoken to the nation of Israel. He says the 'thee' and 'thy' in the passage refer to Israel, not to the church. The command to arise and shine and the promise that Gentiles will come to Israel's light belong to Israel's calling, according to Les.
The next line in the verse answers this: 'the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.' Les reads the light as belonging to Israel because the glory of the Lord rises upon the nation. This is the light that the Gentiles are promised to come to in verse 3.
Les says the 'people' in Isaiah 60:2 are Israel, the Jew. He notes that Israel itself was spiritually blinded, yet God promises, 'the Lord shall arise upon thee.'
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