Isaiah
2 – The Light of the World
In
Isaiah 1, Isaiah looked within the heart of the nation. Now he looks ahead to
the future kingdom God promised His people. Instead of being a place for
corrupt worship, the temple will be a center of truth and blessing for Jews and
Gentiles. Instead of international conflict, there will be peace. When world
conditions distress you, remember that things will not always be like this.
Judah
was borrowing new religious ideas from the gentile nations and not walking in
God’s truth. Their faith was in material progress and not in the Lord. How they
needed to get back to the light of God’s Word! In our own day, astrology and
Eastern religion have replaced the Bible, and making money is more important
than serving the Lord.
The
day of the Lord is a time of judgment from the Lord that can apply locally, as
with Judah, or worldwide, as in the end times. Man’s pride will be brought low,
and all that man lives for will be destroyed. God patiently waits as people
rebel against the truth, but in the end, sin will be judged and the Lord will
be exalted. God will protect the believing remnant when that day of judgment
comes (I Thess. 1:10, 5:9-10).
From
the perspective of the NT, the latter days takes place at the second coming of
Christ. This will mean salvation and blessing not only for Israel but for
people from all the nations who will learn Gods ways and worship Him. (Micah
4:1).
On
that day, idols will be treated like trash. Pride deceives people into
assembling an idol-filled culture because idolatry gives people a feeling of
control and power.
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