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Text -- Isaiah 2:1-19 (NET)
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The Future Glory of Jerusalem
2:1 Here is the message about Judah and Jerusalem that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz .
2:2 In the future the mountain of the Lord’s temple will endure as the most important of mountains , and will be the most prominent of hills . All the nations will stream to it,
2:3 many peoples will come and say , “Come , let us go up to the Lord’s mountain , to the temple of the God of Jacob , so he can teach us his requirements , and we can follow his standards .” For Zion will be the center for moral instruction ; the Lord will issue edicts from Jerusalem .
2:4 He will judge disputes between nations ; he will settle cases for many peoples . They will beat their swords into plowshares , and their spears into pruning hooks . Nations will not take up the sword against other nations , and they will no longer train for war .
2:5 O descendants of Jacob , come , let us walk in the Lord’s guiding light .
The Lord’s Day of Judgment
2:6 Indeed , O Lord, you have abandoned your people , the descendants of Jacob . For diviners from the east are everywhere; they consult omen readers like the Philistines do. Plenty of foreigners are around .
2:7 Their land is full of gold and silver ; there is no end to their wealth . Their land is full of horses ; there is no end to their chariots .
2:8 Their land is full of worthless idols ; they worship the product of their own hands , what their own fingers have fashioned .
2:9 Men bow down to them in homage, they lie flat on the ground in worship . Don’t spare them!
2:10 Go up into the rocky cliffs , hide in the ground . Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord , from his royal splendor !
2:11 Proud men will be brought low , arrogant men will be humiliated ; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day .
2:12 Indeed , the Lord who commands armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty , for all who are proud – they will be humiliated ;
2:13 for all the cedars of Lebanon , that are so high and mighty , for all the oaks of Bashan ;
2:14 for all the tall mountains , for all the high hills ,
2:15 for every high tower , for every fortified wall ,
2:16 for all the large ships , ships , for all the impressive ships .
2:17 Proud men will be humiliated , arrogant men will be brought low ; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day .
2:18 The worthless idols will be completely eliminated .
2:19 They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground , trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor , when he rises up to terrify the earth .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Idolatry |
Isaiah |
Judgments |
PETER, SIMON |
Pride |
Church |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
Israel |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
Gentiles |
JOEL (2) |
Temple |
Jesus, The Christ |
PROMISE |
Salvation |
DEUTERONOMY |
HAGGAI |
ISAIAH, 8-9 |
Day |
Glory |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Isa 2:1; Isa 2:1; Isa 2:2; Isa 2:2; Isa 2:2; Isa 2:3; Isa 2:3; Isa 2:3; Isa 2:3; Isa 2:3; Isa 2:3; Isa 2:4; Isa 2:4; Isa 2:5; Isa 2:5; Isa 2:6; Isa 2:6; Isa 2:6; Isa 2:6; Isa 2:7; Isa 2:7; Isa 2:8; Isa 2:9; Isa 2:9; Isa 2:10; Isa 2:11; Isa 2:11; Isa 2:12; Isa 2:12; Isa 2:13; Isa 2:14; Isa 2:16; Isa 2:16; Isa 2:16; Isa 2:16; Isa 2:17; Isa 2:17; Isa 2:18; Isa 2:18; Isa 2:19; Isa 2:19; Isa 2:19; Isa 2:19
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NET Notes: Isa 2:2 Heb “as the chief of the mountains, and will be lifted up above the hills.” The image of Mount Zion being elevated above other mountains a...
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NET Notes: Isa 2:4 This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:93; M. Klingbeil, NIDOTTE 1:1117-...
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NET Notes: Isa 2:5 Heb “let’s walk in the light of the Lord.” In this context, which speaks of the Lord’s instruction and commands, the “li...
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NET Notes: Isa 2:6 Heb “and with the children of foreigners they [?].” The precise meaning of the final word is uncertain. Some take this verb (I ש...
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NET Notes: Isa 2:7 Judah’s royal bureaucracy had accumulated great wealth and military might, in violation of Deut 17:16-17.
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NET Notes: Isa 2:10 Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “get awa...
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NET Notes: Isa 2:13 The cedars of Lebanon and oaks of Bashan were well-known for their size and prominence. They make apt symbols here for powerful men who think of thems...
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NET Notes: Isa 2:14 The high mountains and hills symbolize the apparent security of proud men, as do the high tower and fortified wall of v. 15.
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NET Notes: Isa 2:16 The ships mentioned in this verse were the best of their class, and therefore an apt metaphor for the proud men being denounced in this speech.
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