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THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET
ISAIAH
CHAPTER 9
  2 The people that walked in adarkness have seen a great blight: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Footnotes
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The ‘dimness’ and ‘darkness’ were apostasy and captivity (Isa. 8: 20-22)
  20 To the alaw and to the testimony: if bthey speak not according to this word, it is because there is no clight in them.
The ‘great light’ is Christ (Isa. 9: 6-7)
  6 For unto us a achild is bborn, unto us a cson is given: and the dgovernment shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, eCounsellor, The fmighty gGod, The heverlasting Father, The Prince of iPeace.
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