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Isaiah 42:6
“ I, the LORD, officially commission you; I take hold of your hand. I protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, and a light to the nations,
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Isaiah 2:3
many peoples will come and say,“ Come, let us go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the temple of the God of Jacob, so he can teach us his requirements, and we can follow his standards.” For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; the LORD will issue edicts from Jerusalem.
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1 Corinthians 9 21
To those free from the law I became like one free from the law( though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.
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Micah 4:2
Many nations will come, saying,“ Come on! Let’s go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the temple of Jacob’s God, so he can teach us his commands and we can live by his laws.” For Zion will be the source of instruction; the LORD’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem.
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Isaiah 49:6
he says,“ Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
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Matthew 12:18-20
“ Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.He will not break a bruised reed or extinguish a smoldering wick, until he brings justice to victory.
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1 Peter 2 9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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Romans 8:2-4
For the law of the life- giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.For God achieved what the law could not do because it was weakened through the flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,so that the righteous requirement of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
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Psalms 147:20
He has not done so with any other nation; they are not aware of his regulations. Praise the LORD!
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Proverbs 6:23
For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
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Exodus 19:6
and you will be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”
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Psalms 78:1
Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak!
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Isaiah 42:1-4
“ Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.He will not cry out or shout; he will not publicize himself in the streets.A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees.He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.”
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Exodus 33:13
Now if I have found favor in your sight, show me your way, that I may know you, that I may continue to find favor in your sight. And see that this nation is your people.”
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John 16:8-11
And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong concerning sin and righteousness and judgment–concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.
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Psalms 33:12
How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.
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Isaiah 26:2
Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter– one that remains trustworthy.
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Psalms 50:7
He says:“ Listen my people! I am speaking! Listen Israel! I am accusing you! I am God, your God!
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Psalms 106:5
so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.
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Luke 2:32
a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”