Luke 2:32
An Ohr (Light) to give hisgalus (revelation) to the Nations and the kavod (glory) of Your Am (people), Yisroel. + 2:32 Isa 42:6; 49:6
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
In Context
31Which You prepared in the presence of kol haammim (all the peoples),
33And the Abba and Em of the yeled were amazed at the things being spoken about him.
Cross References
Isaiah 4:2In Yom Hahu shall the Tzemach Hashem + 4:2 Offshoot, Son; reference to the divine nature of the Tzemach or Son of Hashem be beautiful and glorious, + 4:2 See the Tzemach Dovid/ Hashem 1Y 1:7 and the p'ri ha'aretz shall be the ga'on (pride) and glory for them that are escaped + 4:2 See the word she'ar (remnant), Isa 11:10-11 of Yisroel.
Isaiah 42:6I Hashem have called Thee in tzedek, 1 and will take hold of Thine yad, and will keep Thee, 1 and give Thee + 42:6 Moshiach for a Brit + 42:6 Mt 26:28 (Covenant) of the Am (People), 1 for an Ohr Goyim; 1
Isaiah 49:6And He said: 1 It is too small a thing that Thou shouldest be Eved to Me 1 to raise up the Shivtei Ya'akov, 1 and to bring back the Netzurei Yisroel (Preserved of Israel, the She'erit); 1 I will also give Thee for Ohr Goyim, 1 that Thou mayest be My Yeshu'ah (Salvation) unto the ketzeh ha'aretz. 1
Isaiah 60:19The shemesh shall be no more thy ohr yomam; 1 neither for brightness shall the yarei'ach give light unto thee; 1 but Hashem shall be unto thee an Ohr Olam, 1 and thy G-d thy tiferet. 1
Zechariah 2:5I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and, hinei, a man with a measuring line in his hand!
Luke 2:10And the malach said to them, Do not have pachad (fear, terror); for hinei I announce Besuras HaGeulah to you of great simcha (joy) which will be for kol Am Berit (all the People of the Covenant);
Matthew Henry on Luke 2:26-41
Christ and Simeon in the Temple; Anna in the Temple. 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his… Read the whole commentary →