Passage · Old Testament

Isaiah 9:1-2

Isa.9.1-Isa.9.2

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.

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Jesus announces the Kingdom explicitly fulfills Isaiah 9:1-2
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Matthew introduces the Galilean ministry with the words that this was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah.
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Matthew 4:15-16 quotes Isaiah 9:1-2
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Matthew quotes Isaiah's promise of light for Zebulun, Naphtali, and Galilee of the Gentiles when Jesus settles in Capernaum.
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- Matthew 4:13-16
- Isaiah 9:1-2
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