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I am a Jesus push-
er! The proph-
ecy of Isaiah de-
scribes the people of
Galilee: The people
who sat in darkness
have seen a great light
(Matthew 4:16). The
verb of the sentence
is have seen (eido). It means "to see" or "to
perceive." There is an amazing interaction
between this verb and the accusative (di-
rect object) of the sentence, light. Light is
receiving the action of the verb. It is a con-
trast between people who are immersed in
darkness and who now comprehend the
Stephen Manley
www.jesuspusher.org
I
great light. The Greek word (mega) trans-
lated great expands the force of the light.
The Greek word (phos) translated light comes
from the root word "phao." It is also the root
word for "phone," which is translated "to
shine" or "sound." It is the basis for our word
"telephone." It is the instrument through
which a message comes. John the Baptist
was the "phone" (voice) of one crying in the
wilderness (Matthew 3:3). This concept of
instrument is also contained in the light. The
light is the instrument by which you see your
surroundings, but you do not see the light.
The light is actually life (John 1:4). It is the
life, which gives you the light. Thus the life is
the source of the light giving you the ability
to perceive the life. Light is an instrument by
which the life embraces you. Do you embrace
the light or does the life embrace you through
the light? Since Jesus is the light and the life
it does not matter. It is HIM.
I am a Jesus pusher!!!
The people who sat in
darkness have seen a
great light"
(Matthew 4:16)