“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.”
The expansion—'He says, "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth"'—expands the servant's significance beyond Israel to universal scope. The assertion that Israel-restoration alone is 'too light a thing' suggests greater purposes at work. The promise to become 'light to the nations' connects the servant to universal revelation. This verse makes clear that Israel's restoration serves humanity's salvation.
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