The opening chapters of Isaiah confront us with a scene of deep spiritual darkness—a people who have rejected God’s counsel, trusted political alliances over His promises, and now face the shadow of Assyrian invasion. Into that gloom Isaiah speaks a staggering word of hope: a light is coming. Though Zebulun and Naphtali would soon be crushed and scattered, Isaiah promises that this very region—Galilee of the nations—would one day see a great light. And seven centuries later, Matthew tells us that Jesus intentionally began His ministry there, fulfilling Isaiah’s words with precision. What Isaiah saw dimly, we now see fully: the promised light has dawned in Christ, shining into the hearts of those once trapped in darkness (2 Cor. 4:6). Yet many believers still live as if they are in the night—walking in guilt, returning to old chains, and holding t ...