2 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 It shall come to pass in the latter days
that the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be lifted up above the hills;
and all the nations shall flow to it,
3 and many peoples shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go the law,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations,
and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.
5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord.
Walk in the Light of the Lord! Walk in the truth of the Heavenly Father! Live your life in the truth of him who died for your transgressions! Isaiah is given a true word of hope. Isaiah provides us with a certain hope that one day there will be no more wars. There will be no need to train for war.
Why will there be no more war? Because there is one true Judge over us all. He will judge our deeds in truth and justice. He will settle all the disputes of peoples and nations. This Judge will condemn and restore. This Judge will not do away with the Law but he will judge all based on it.
My favorite part of this text is the people flowing to the Mountain of God to be instructed in his ways. They will be instructed in the truth of God's word. They will then flow out with the Law upon their lips into all the nations. These people will judge between what is right and wrong. They will judge the nations not based on society or cultural influence but on the Word of the Lord.
Ultimately it will be Jesus Christ who will make the final Judgement. He takes the judgement of the World upon himself on the cross at Calvary. He takes our sins upon himself, so that we will not be condemned but restored to new life.
Why will there be no more war? Because there is one true Judge over us all. He will judge our deeds in truth and justice. He will settle all the disputes of peoples and nations. This Judge will condemn and restore. This Judge will not do away with the Law but he will judge all based on it.
My favorite part of this text is the people flowing to the Mountain of God to be instructed in his ways. They will be instructed in the truth of God's word. They will then flow out with the Law upon their lips into all the nations. These people will judge between what is right and wrong. They will judge the nations not based on society or cultural influence but on the Word of the Lord.
Ultimately it will be Jesus Christ who will make the final Judgement. He takes the judgement of the World upon himself on the cross at Calvary. He takes our sins upon himself, so that we will not be condemned but restored to new life.
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