God made us a light to gentiles

God made us a light to gentiles

Acts 13:47

            ⁴⁷ For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “‘I have made you^[a] a light for the Gentiles, that you^[b] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’^[c]”

 Lk 2:32

             ³² a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and the glory of your people Israel.”

Isa 49:6

            he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant 
    to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”

Isa 42:6

            “I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, ⁷ to open eyes that are blind, 
    to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.

Acts 26:23

            ²³ that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”

We learn the following from the above verses

1)     God made us a light to gentiles that we may bring salvation to the ends of the earth

2)     Salvation is a light for revelation to gentiles and glory of God’s people

3)     God will make a light for gentiles that His salvation may reach the ends of the earth

4)     God makes us a light for gentiles to open the eyes that are blind and free the captives from prison

5)     Messiah suffered first and rose from the dead, brought the message of light to His own people and to the gentiles