But there will be no more gloom for her who was
in anguish;
in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun
and the land of Naphtali with contempt,
but later on He shall make it glorious,
by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles.
The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
~Isaiah 9.1-2
Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken
into custody,
He withdrew into Galilee;
and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum,
which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
"The land of Zebulum and the land of Naphtali,
by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles--
"The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great light,
and those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death,
upon them a Light dawned."
From that time Jesus began to preach and say,
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
~Matthew 4.12-16
Photos from Hubbel Space Telescope courtesy NASA
"O Jerusalem" by Greg
Olsen is copyrighted, protected and
used with permission.
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