Teks -- Isaiah 60:3 (NET)

60:3 Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.

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Wesley: Isa 60:3 - The Gentiles

A plain prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles.

JFB: Isa 60:3

(Isa 2:3; Isa 11:10; Isa 43:6; Isa 49:22; Isa 66:12).

JFB: Isa 60:3 - kings

(Isa 49:7, Isa 49:23; Isa 52:15).

JFB: Isa 60:3 - thy rising

Rather, "thy sun-rising," that is, "to the brightness that riseth upon thee."

Clarke: Isa 60:3 - And the Gentiles shall come

And the Gentiles shall come - This has been in some sort already fulfilled. The Gentiles have received the light of the Gospel from the land of Judea, and the Gentile kings have embraced that Gospel; so that many nations of the earth are full of the doctrine of Christ.

Calvin: Isa 60:3 - And the Gentiles shall walk // To thy brightness // And kings to the brightness of thy rising

3.And the Gentiles shall walk He confirms what we have already said, that there is no other light of men but when the Lord shines on them by his word. All indeed acknowledge this; but they do not set so high a value as they ought on this benefit, and imagine it to be something of an ordinary kind, which naturally belongs to all men. But he shows that this grace is supernatural, and therefore it ought to be distinguished from nature; which is clearly shown by the repetition of the words upon thee, in the preceding verse.

First, then, we ought to believe that this benefit comes from God alone; and secondly, that all are not indiscriminately partakers of it, but only the elect, on whom the Lord shines by undeserved favor, so as to take them out of the ordinary rank of men. This is done by Christ, who is called “the Sun of Righteousness,” because we are enlightened as if by his rays. (Mal 4:2) Besides, the Prophet declares that this favor shall be spread far and wide by the Jews; which is also intimated by the words of the covenant,

“In thy seed shall all nations be blessed.” (Gen 22:18)

To thy brightness If one nation only had enjoyed the light, it would have been of no advantage to the rest; but, so far as the doctrine of the Gospel has been spread throughout the whole world, Judea has held out the light to the Gentiles formerly blinded, in order to point out the way. By making the brightness peculiar to a single nation, he shows that in no other way could the world be enlightened, or come to share in this benefit, than by seeking light from that word which proceeded from the Jews, and was heard at Jerusalem, where the lamp of the Lord was kindled, and where the Sun of Righteousness arose, that from it he might diffuse his light to all the ends of the earth, as we have formerly seen, “Out of Zion shall go forth the Law.” (Isa 2:3) There is, therefore, no light but from the doctrine of the prophets; so that they who withdraw from it falsely boast of walking in the light.

And kings to the brightness of thy rising He alludes to the dawn; for, as the morning­star begins the day in one quarter only of heaven, and immediately the sun enlightens the whole world, so the daybreak was first in Judea, from which the light arose and was afterwards diffused throughout the whole world; for there is no corner of the earth which the Lord has not enlightened by this light. He mentions “kings,” that they might not imagine that none but the common people would come to this light, but princes and nobles, who in other respects are greatly delighted with their high rank. But now he confers on the Church the very highest honor, that she shines with such brightness as to attract to herself nations and princes. He calls it “the light” of the Church; not that she has any light from herself, but borrows it from Christ, as the moon borrows from the sun.

Defender: Isa 60:3 - Gentiles shall come

This prophecy had a precursive fulfillment when the eastern wise men came to honor Christ at His birth (Mat 2:1-13), but it will become complete reality when Christ returns for His eternal kingdom (Rev 21:23, Rev 21:24)."

TSK: Isa 60:3 - the Gentiles // kings

the Gentiles : Isa 2:2-5, Isa 11:10, Isa 19:23-25, Isa 45:14, Isa 49:6, Isa 49:12, Isa 49:23, Isa 54:1-3, Isa 66:12, Isa 66:19, Isa 66:20; Gen 49:10; Psa 22:27, Psa 67:1-4, Psa 72:17-19, Psa 98:2, Psa 98:3, Psa 117:1, Psa 117:2; Amo 9:12; Mic 4:1, Mic 4:2; Zec 2:11, Zec 8:20-23; Mat 2:1-11, Mat 28:19; Luk 24:47; Joh 12:20,Joh 12:21, Joh 12:32; Act 13:47, Act 15:17; Rom 11:11-15, Rom 15:9-12

kings : Isa 60:10,Isa 60:16, Isa 49:7, Isa 49:23; Psa 2:10, Psa 68:29, Psa 72:11, Psa 138:4; Rev 11:15, Rev 21:24

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Poole: Isa 60:3 - The Gentiles shall come // Kings

The Gentiles shall come either to congratulate thy deliverance, or to note the respect that should be shown them by other nations upon their deliverance; or rather, shall be allured by thy light to come to thee: as travellers in a dark night, and out of their way, when a light discovers itself do make to it; so the doctrine of the gospel shall shine so bright, and be made so conspicuous by preaching and miracles, that they shall not only congratulate them, and wish them much joy, but rejoice and participate with them in their happiness, Rev 21:24 . A plain prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles, which promise was made to Christ, Isa 49:6 . And , or yea , or even kings , which was fulfilled under Cyrus, Darius, Alexander, and the Egyptian kings.

Kings: to add to thy lustre, thou shalt not be honoured only by the conversion of mean persons, but even of honourable personages, embracing the Christian faith, and submitting themselves to Christ’ s sceptre and government; See Poole "Isa 49:23" ; to observe thy progress, and how thou shalt increase by degrees, as the sun in its ascending. In Christ’ s time there were twelve apostles, afterwards one hundred and twenty disciples, in a short time many thousands, then the church grew into congregations, and then spread to nations.

Haydock: Isa 60:3 - Rising

Rising. The three wise men were the first. [Matthew ii.]

Gill: Isa 60:3 - And the Gentiles shall come to thy light // and kings to the brightness of thy rising

And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,.... To the Gospel, preached in the midst of her; and to Christ, who is her light and into her church state, and partake of the prosperity and happiness of it. The Targum is,

"and nations shall walk in thy light;''

and so in Rev 21:24, where it is interpreted of the nations of them that are saved, truly regenerated and converted persons:

and kings to the brightness of thy rising; Christ, the sun of righteousness, will rise upon her; and this being the morning of the latter day glory, the church will rise as a bright morning star; and such be the evidence and lustre of Gospel truths and ordinances, that kings shall he enlightened by them, and come and join themselves unto her, and walk with her in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. Some of this high rank and dignity have been called, and but a few; but in those times the instances will be many, even all kings shall serve and worship the Lord, Psa 72:11.