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Light to the Nations (Hebrew: אור לגויים ''Or LaGoyim''; also ''Light of the Nations'', ''Light of all Nations'', ''Light for all Nations'') is a term originated from the prophet Isaiah which may express the universal designation of God's kingdom of priests as a mentor for spiritual and moral guidance for the entire world.〔Ariel, David S. ("Chosen People: Some Modern Views." ) ''MyJewishLearning''. 29 October 2013.〕 ==Origins in the Classical texts== The term originated from verses in the Book of Isaiah: :"Yea, He saith, 'It is too light a thing for you to be My servant, to establish the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the scions of Israel, and I shall submit you as a light unto the nations, to be My salvation until the end of the earth' . :"I the LORD have called unto you in righteousness, and have taken hold of your hand, and submitted you as the people's covenant, as a ''light unto the nations''" . :"And unto your light, nations shall walk, and kings unto the brightness of your rising" . Rashi interpreted 'nations' as referring to the tribes of Israel and not to the Gentiles.〔Edwin A. Abbott ,(''The 'Son of Man','' ) Cambridge University Press, (1910) 2014 reprint pp.497–8 n.4.〕 The context of these three references (ch. 41–42, 49, and 60) are a ''prophecy of comfort'' (Hebrew: ''נבואת נחמה'') and a promise to the people of Israel, in which God will restore the people of Israel to their land, and this return will cause the rest of the nations to open their eyes, and look up to the people of Israel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Light Unto the Nations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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