“And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.”
YHWH announces setting a sign among them and sending survivors to the nations—Tarshish, Put, Lud, Tubal, Javan, and distant coastlands—to declare divine glory to nations unfamiliar with divine fame. The enumeration of distant nations establishes that the gospel extends globally. The mention of survivors indicates that some will testify about divine action. The sending of survivors as witnesses establishes that testimony to divine power becomes eschatological task. This verse articulates universal mission: those who survive will extend knowledge of YHWH to all peoples. The verse suggests that eschatological salvation includes missionary commission: the redeemed become witnesses to unredeemed nations.
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