7. Torah: The Light Unto The Nations
At the end of days, Hashem promises that He will make His wisdom (Torah) known to the entire world, by which all suffering will end and eternal shalom will bless the globe. Through the light of Torah, all darkness will be banished, every nation will be blessed, and all peoples dwelling in harmony and at peace with G-d.
We see proof of Hashem's promise for salvation to come from the Jewish Israelites and spread to the nations in prophets such as Isaiah wherein Hashem promised and prophesied that Israel (the Jewish Nation and the Jewish people) will be the light unto the gentiles. According to passages such as Isaiah 42:5-7 and Isaiah 49:6, this light of the Jewish people extends from the Torah and Hashem Himself as the spark of holiness within the Jewish people is ignited into a flame that shines like a light into the darkness.
This light of the Jewish people, then will be the necessary means that Hashem will use to draw the gentiles to Himself. As the gentiles are drawn to the light of the Jews, Hashem promises to work by opening their eyes, hearts, and spirits to His Torah. Thus, just like the Jewish people, the Torah and the keeping of the mitzvot is the means by which a covenant can and will be made between Hashem and the gentiles. When a gentile unites his or herself with Hashem (and therefore the Jewish people), He promises to write upon them His surname Israel (Isaiah 44), thus inscribing the “stranger” on the palm of His hand just as His native-born child of Israel. Thus, since Hashem is ONE G-d, the way too Him is the same for both Jews and Gentiles: keeping the mitzvot of Torah.
Therefore, there is one way out of the bondage darkness and way into Hashem’s kingdom of light: grab hold of the Tree of Life, the Torah, which was planted as the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden and handed down to Hashem’s chosen Jewish people, as a seal and covenant for eternal life. For just as Hashem states in Genesis 3, if we would reach out our hand and grab hold of the Tree of Life, we will live forever.