Isaiah 2

Isaiah 2:1-4 (NKJV)
1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the Lord’s house
Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the
hills; And all nations shall flow to it.
3 Many people shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the
Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall
walk in His paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the Lord
from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; 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.
Micah 4:1-4 (NKJV)

1 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the Lord’s house
Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the
hills; And peoples shall flow to it.
2 Many nations shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the
Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall
walk in His paths.” For out of Zion the law shall go forth, And the word of the Lord
from Jerusalem.
3 He shall judge between many peoples, And rebuke strong nations afar off; 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 any more.
4 But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree, And no one shall make
them afraid; For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
There is some discussion as to whether Isaiah copied from Micah or whether both copied
from the prophet Joel. Regardless of who said it first, it is considered to be such a strong
prophetic word that it is repeated – this gives weight to the inspiration of the words as
being from God.
In reading Hebrew and more properly in understanding it, it is important to look at idioms
as well as exact translations of specific words. For example – if you looked up “latter” it
would mean “latter” and “days” would mean “days”, but the phrase “latter days” means
at the end of time i.e. when God brings all things to a conclusion.
The expression “the last days” (acharith hayyamim, “the end of the days”), which
does not occur anywhere else in Isaiah, is always used in an eschatological sense. It
never refers to the course of history immediately following the time being, but invariably
indicates the furthest point in the history of this life - the point which lies on the outermost
limits of the speaker's horizon. K&D
Likewise, the word “mountains” means mountain or hill – but it is a very common
Middle Eastern expression for “nations” or “kingdoms”. Even on the nightly news, you
can hear Ahmadinejad talking about how Islam will rule over all the other “mountains.”
In interpreting the passage prophetically, I agree with the following:
2:1–5. The phrase The word that Isaiah … saw indicates that this is a separate prophecy
from that of chapter 1. These verses are repeated in a somewhat different form in Micah
4:1–4. We are now transported into the messianic age when the Holy City shall be the
center of the earth and all nations shall come to it to learn the ways of God. It should be
noted that this universal emphasis will not be fulfilled in the days of Israel’s earthly
kingdom, nor in the days of the church, but in the last days. This points our attention to
the millennial future when Israel’s kingdom shall become a reality only during the time
when the Messiah shall rule after the church age. The mountain of the LORD’s house
refers to Mount Zion, formerly known as Mount Moriah, on which the various temples of
Israel were built. In Isaiah’s day, the Temple of Solomon was still standing. The
implication of this passage is that in the millennial kingdom there will once again be a
Temple in Jerusalem which shall serve as the focal point of the worship of Jesus Christ
during His kingdom rule on earth. God’s kingdom is pictured as being exalted above the
hills, i.e., the kingdoms of this world. All nations refers to the gentile nations (Heb
goyim). Both the law (torah) and the word (debar) are pictured as continually
(present tense) going forth from the presence of the Lord. Christ Himself shall judge
among the nations. This will be that time when He shall rule with a “rod of iron” (Rev
2:27) upon the earth and compel all nations to practice justice toward one another. This
will be a time of complete international peace and safety unlike any other time in the
history of the world. To try to apply this passage to the church age is ridiculous. Notice
that Christ Himself is pictured as the judge (shaphat) who shall discern and direct the
affairs of all nations during His millennial kingdom. Thus, the weapons of war shall be
turned into tools of peace and economic productivity. KJV Bible commentary
At the end of the tribulation, all of the nations led by the prince (chief) Gog come up
against the Messiah Jesus. During the millennium, Jesus will be the only chief prince of
the nations.
H7218 – chief
‫ראש‬
rô'sh
BDB Definition:
1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
1a) head (of man, animals)
1b) top, tip (of mountain)
1c) height (of stars)
1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)
1e) head, front, beginning
1f) chief, choicest, best
1g) head, division, company, band
1h) sum
From Zion-Jerusalem there would go forth thorah, i.e., instruction as to the questions
which man has to put to God, and debar Jehovah, the word of Jehovah, which created
the world at first, and by which it is spiritually created anew. Whatever promotes the true
prosperity of the nations, comes from Zion-Jerusalem. There the nations assemble
together; they take it thence to their own homes, and thus Zion-Jerusalem becomes the
fountain of universal good. K&D
H8451 - law
‫ תורה‬/ ‫תרה‬
tôrâh
BDB Definition:
1) law, direction, instruction
1a) instruction, direction (human or divine)
1a1) body of prophetic teaching
1a2) instruction in Messianic age
1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction
1a4) body of legal directives
1b) law
1b1) law of the burnt offering
1b2) of special law, codes of law
1c) custom, manner
1d) the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law
H1697 - word
‫דבר‬
dâbâr
BDB Definition:
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner
Jesus Christ will be in charge during the Millennium - justice will be done because the
Chief Justice will be Jesus! What a glorious day that will be!

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