כִּ֣י מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֜מֶשׁ וְעַד־מְבוֹא֗וֹ גָּד֤וֹל שְׁמִי֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וּבְכָל־מָק֗וֹם מֻקְטָ֥ר מֻגָּ֛שׁ לִשְׁמִ֖י וּמִנְחָ֣ה טְהוֹרָ֑ה כִּֽי־גָד֤וֹל שְׁמִי֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
Sebab dari terbitnya matahari sampai terbenamnya, besarlah nama-Ku di antara bangsa-bangsa, dan di setiap tempat dibakar ukupan dan dipersembahkan korban bagi nama-Ku, juga persembahan yang tahir; sebab besarlah nama-Ku di antara bangsa-bangsa, firman Yang Mahakekal semesta alam.
Torat HaOlah
Menachot 110a: “A Song of Ascents, Behold, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand in the House of the Lord at night” (Psalms 134:1). What is “at night”? Rabbi Yoḥanan says: These are Torah scholars, who engage in Torah study at night. The verse ascribes them credit as though they engage in the Temple service... Reish Lakish said: What is that which is written: “This is the law [torah] of the burnt offering, of the meal offering, and of the sin offering, and of the guilt offering...” (Leviticus 7:37)? [This teaches that] anyone who engages in Torah is as though he sacrificed a burnt offering, a meal offering, a sin offering, and a guilt offering... "...And in every place offerings are presented to My name, and a pure meal offering..." (Malachi 1:11) Do they really present offerings in every place? [Rather] these are Torah scholars, who engage in Torah in every place. [God says:] I ascribe them credit as though they burn and present offerings to My name.
Duties of the Heart
The reason for this: it is known that the greatness of a slave in the eyes of men is according to the greatness of his master and according to his master's choosing of him, and bringing him close, and since the Name of the Creator is above and higher than all the high in the eyes of the nations, as written "For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same My Name shall be great among the nations" (Malachi 1:11), and the closest nation to Him, which is singled out for His service is the nation of Yisrael, it would be proper, according to this, that our level and glory be above the other nations.
Torat HaOlah
In Midrash Rabbati Tzav (Pesikta Rabbati 16:1), Rav [Huna] said two things: 1) The exiles will only be gathered in through the merit of Mishna. Why? "And while they are courting among the nations, I will gather them" (Hosea 8:10). Rav Huna said, "Or from where the sun rises to where it sets, My name is honored among the nations, and everywhere incense and pure oblation are offered to My name..." (Malachi 1:11). Is it really so that a pure oblation is offered in Babylonia? Rather, this [Babylonia] refers to the Mishna. The Holy One, blessed be He, said, "Since you engage in the Mishna, it is as if you offered a sacrifice. Shmuel said, "When they are ashamed of all they have done [make known to them the layout of the Temple]..." (Ezekiel 43:11). Is there a layout of the Temple to this day? Rather, the Holy One, blessed be He, said, "Since you engage in its study, it is as if you built it."