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A great light in Galilee
Isaiah promised that the humbled northern tribes would see a great light. Matthew says the promise was kept when Jesus made Capernaum His base and began to preach.
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New TestamentMatthew 4:15-16Open this recordRead the earlier witness
1Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan— 2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Read the later witness
15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— 16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” Why FaithGraph draws this line
Matthew 4:15-16 quotes Isaiah 9:1-2.
Matthew quotes Isaiah's promise of light for Zebulun, Naphtali, and Galilee of the Gentiles when Jesus settles in Capernaum.
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