January 28, 2022
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Reading along with us in Isaiah? Here’s today’s reading:
Isaiah 2 (NIV)
The Mountain of the Lord
1 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
2 In the last days
the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established
as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,
and all nations will stream to it.
3 Many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law will go out from Zion,
Isaiah 2
Isaiah begins this chapter with a time he envisions when Israel will be exalted and people will be drawn to it. It will be a time of peace and righteousness and God’s rule and influence will be on the earth. The millennial reign of Christ will be such a time. But then in verse 6 Isaiah begins to describe Judah’s state as one of disobedience, wealth, and accomplishment. Pride is what marks them and the world and so God will bring judgement to correct the wrong and bring down those who are proud. Their is a day (more a time frame than a 24 hour period) that will establish and affirm the glory of God in opposition to the pride of man. People can seem pretty powerful and successful, but it is nothing compared to the power and glory of God, and so there will be a day that shows that in practical terms. At that point, the proud will see their foolishness and will seek to hide from God, but they will not be able to. All the idols they worshipped will be shown to be lacking and there will be nothing to do with them, but cast them aside. Their will be no denying the glory, power, righteousness and judgement of God in that day.
And the result now? Stop trusting in man who has but a breath in his nostrils of what account is he! In other words, if the end is going to show the supremacy of God and the weakness of man, why place your ultimate hope and expectation on them? Why believe and rely on them in ultimate ways and specifically trust in them more than God? It is better to regard God in faith now in the same way that sight will make evident in the day of the Lord.
I love that Isaiah first talks about the millennial reign and what an amazing time it will be quickly followed by the judgement that comes if you are not right in the eyes of God when that comes. He urges them to “walk in the light of the Lord” which means we need to put down our pride, our idols, and our greed for this world’s “stuff” and follow God’s ways first!
In the last days, the mountain of the Lord will be established and He alone will reign. I believe this is describing the millennial reign of Christ. In that day the proud and all will be humbled, they will want to hide from God.
It’s incredible to think that there will be a day when the Lord reigns and we can go to him to learn his ways. During this time, there will be no war and the proud will be humbled so they will hide away in fear of the Lord. When the Lord reigns, human pride will be humbled as they realize that they put their trust in the wrong things. It’s important to remember that our trust should not be in people, places, or things, rather, it should be on our Heavenly Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Word.