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Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

give: Luke 2:32, Isaiah 9:2, Isaiah 42:7, Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 49:9, Isaiah 60:1-3, Matthew 4:16, John 1:9, John 8:12, John 9:5, John 12:46, Acts 26:18, Ephesians 5:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, 1 John 1:5-7

and: Job 3:5, Job 10:22, Psalms 23:4, Psalms 44:19, Psalms 107:10, Psalms 107:14, Jeremiah 2:6

to guide: Psalms 25:8-10, Psalms 25:12, Psalms 85:10-13, Proverbs 3:17, Proverbs 8:20, Isaiah 48:17, Isaiah 48:22, Isaiah 57:19-21, Isaiah 59:8, Jeremiah 6:16, Matthew 11:28, Matthew 11:29, Romans 3:17

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:37 - give Leviticus 24:2 - the lamps 2 Samuel 23:4 - as the light 1 Kings 11:36 - David 2 Chronicles 21:7 - as he promised Job 12:22 - bringeth Psalms 18:28 - my God Psalms 31:3 - lead Isaiah 2:5 - come ye Amos 5:8 - and turneth Micah 7:8 - when I sit Zechariah 14:6 - not Matthew 2:2 - his Luke 2:14 - and John 1:4 - the life John 9:39 - that they John 14:27 - Peace I leave Acts 16:17 - the way Romans 2:10 - and peace Romans 2:19 - a light Ephesians 2:14 - our Philippians 4:7 - the peace 1 Peter 2:9 - who 1 Peter 3:11 - seek 2 Peter 1:19 - a light 1 John 2:8 - the darkness Revelation 2:28 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

To give light to them that sit in darkness,.... God's elect among the Jews, who were not only in a state of unregeneracy, which is a state of darkness, ignorance, and unbelief; but in the darkness of the legal dispensation, and at this time under more than ordinary darkness and ignorance; having lost the knowledge of the righteousness of God, and of the spirituality of his law, the true sense of the Scriptures, and right notions of the Messiah; being led by blind guides, the Scribes and Pharisees;

and, were as it were also,

in the shadow of death; in a state seemingly irrecoverable, when Christ, the great light arose, and shone upon them; and communicated spiritual light, life, and heat unto them; see Isaiah 9:2 compared with Matthew 4:13 though Christ is also a light, to lighten his chosen ones among the Gentiles, Luke 2:32 but the Jews seem chiefly to be intended here:

to guide our feet into the way of peace; which we knew not: not that he came to teach us how to make our peace with God, but to make peace for us, by the blood of his cross; and so by his Spirit and word, lead us into the true way of enjoying spiritual peace here, and eternal peace hereafter.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To give light ... - See the notes at Matthew 4:16.

To guide our feet ... - The figure in these verses is taken from travelers, who, being overtaken by night, know not what to do, and who wait patiently for the morning light, that they may know which way to go. So man wandered. So he became benighted. So he sat in the shadow of death. So he knew not which way to go until the Sun of righteousness arose, and then the light shone brightly on his way, and the road was open to the promised land of rest - to heaven.

This song of Zechariah is exceedingly beautiful. It expresses with elegance the great points of the plan of redemption, and the mercy of God in providing that plan. That mercy is “great.” It is worthy of praise - of our highest, loftiest songs of thanksgiving; for we were in the shadow of death - sinful, wretched, wandering - and the light arose, the gospel came, and people may rejoice in hope of eternal life.