“A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.”
A light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel — the two-part description of the salvation's purpose: light for revelation (apokalypsin) to the Gentiles (ethnōn) and glory (doxan) to Israel. The Isaiah 49:6 background (I will make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth) is the scriptural ground. The Gentiles receive revelation; Israel receives glory. Both receive the same salvation through the same child, but the specific gift to each is named differently.
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