ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 2:1 Within the reassuring context of God’s promises (Isaiah 2:2; Isaiah 4:2), Isaiah identifies the sinful human obstacles standing in the way of the promised hope (Isaiah 2:6). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 2:2 THE LATTER DAYS refers to the distant future (e.g., Numbers 24:14; Deuteronomy 4:30; Daniel 2:28). It sometimes refers specifically to the time of the Messiah (Hosea 3:5). Jesus began his messianic kingship with his resurrection, and NT authors believed that the latter days... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 2:4 NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP SWORD AGAINST NATION, NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANYMORE. Tiny Judah has been threatened by war for most of its existence. Now Isaiah predicts that the triumph of biblical faith will bring a peace such as the world has never known. All nations SHA... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 2:10 FROM BEFORE THE TERROR OF THE LORD, AND FROM THE SPLENDOR OF HIS MAJESTY. Sennacherib, king of Assyria, boasted in his writings of “the terror-inspiring splendor of my lordship.” Isaiah answers all such human pride with the vision of God as the only one who is truly terrif... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 2:12 AGAINST ALL... AGAINST EVERY. Ten times in these verses Isaiah says that God opposes all human pride. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 2:20 THEIR IDOLS OF SILVER AND THEIR IDOLS OF GOLD... TO THE MOLES AND TO THE BATS (that is, into the ruins and caves in which they live). The substitutes for God that are valued in the present world will be seen for the worthless things they are. God’s people will not regret t... [ Continue Reading ]