 | 1814
...an inheritance, aud the uttermost parts of the earth for a possession' —when ' the Gentiles shuli come to his light, and kings to the brightness of his rising' — when ' all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God' — when ' the fulness of... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1807 - 604 pagina’s
...shine from one end of the earth to the other;" when, to use the language of the inspired prophets, " the Gentiles shall come to his light, and kings to the brightness of his rising ;" in consequence of which, " the wilderness and solitary places shall be glad, and the desart rejoice... | |
 | Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - 1808 - 474 pagina’s
...the slaughter. Though he was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief ^ yet the Gentiles were to come to his light, and Kings to the brightness of his rising. In the hour when Christ died, those prophetical riddles were solved ; those seeming contradictions... | |
 | David Savile - 1810 - 440 pagina’s
...before him. He poured full day upon the sightless mind : God and glory appeared, and " the Gentiles came to his " light, and kings to the brightness of his " rising." And still do his followers enjoy the blessings of his word, and can tell how The Divine Excellence of Christ.... | |
 | John Murray - 1812 - 426 pagina’s
...the fulness of the Gentiles. Isaiah pronounces positively, chapter Ix. verse 3, and onwards, " That the Gentiles shall come to his light, and kings to the brightness of his rising. " Lift up thine eyes round about, and see : all they shall gather themselves together, they come to... | |
 | James Forbes - 1815 - 458 pagina’s
...become the disciples of the Messiah, in confirmation of the ancient prophecy, that the Gentiles should come to his light, and kings to the brightness of his rising. Pagan darkness was now to be dispelled, and their idols to be demolished: then was that spiritual kingdom... | |
 | John Bellamy - 1813 - 458 pagina’s
...coming of Christ the true Messiah, to that light which was to enlighten every man: the Gentiles have come to his light, and kings to the brightness of his rising. From which it must appear that this prophecy has no reference to the future temporal state of the Jews,... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 590 pagina’s
...shine from one end of the earth to the other;" when, to use the language of the inspired prophets, " the Gentiles shall come to his light, and kings to the brightness of his rising ;" in consequence of which, " the wilderness and solitary places shall be glad, and the desart rejoice... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pagina’s
...were in desolate places as dead men." They now look for the Sun of Righteousness. The Gentiles have come to his light, and kings to the brightness of his rising. The kings of the earth have again stood up, the rulers have again taken counsel together ; but it is... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 488 pagina’s
...the slaughter. Though he was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, yet the Gentiles "were to come to his light, and Kings to the brightness of his rising. In the hour when Christ died, those prophetical riddles were solved ; those seeming contradictions... | |
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He was to be •' despised and rejected of men ;" he was to be " taken from prison and from judgment," and to be " led as a lamb to the slaughter." Though He was "a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief," yet "the Gentiles were to come to His light,... 
