Isaiah sees the Word of God leading people from all nations to Mount Zion to hear the teaching of the Law. Because of the Word, men can live at peace with one another. They destroy their weapons and turn them into cultivating tools. These tools will be used to heal relationships and societal ills of all shapes and sizes under the peacemaking work of Christ on the cross.
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September 5, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Joy Perez
Just curious…You mentioned at the start of your message how you thought, as the Bible put’s it, “The WORD which Isaiah the son of Amoz SAW concerning Judah and Jerusalem…” was written in reference of Isaiah seeing Jesus, the Messiah. Is that in your opinion, because it makes great sense that it would be, or is that something that you learned in school? I was just saying because in John Chapter 1 the Word is capitalized in my Bible, NASB, obviously because it is referring to Jesus, but it wasn’t done so in Isaiah. Could you reflect on that a little more?
September 6, 2011 at 9:05 am
talawanda
I believe this statement is based in the Scripture. However, I recognize that not everyone would interpret it the same way. John calls Jesus the Word in chapter 1 of his Gospel. Then, in John 12:41, John writes about Isaiah’s experience. He writes that he spoke these things (referring specifically to Isaiah 6:10) because he had seen His (Jesus’, according to John) glory, and he spoke of Him (Jesus). Isaiah 6 contains Isaiah’s commissioning or call to speak as a prophet to the people of Judah. Therefore, his vision of God enthroned in glory, that John tells us was Jesus, would have predated the prophecy of Isaiah 2. Also, within the context of Isaiah 2:1-4, the prophet is speaking specifically of the coming Kingdom of God where the nations flow up to His mountain ( a Messianic reference). Speaking of the capitalization, you are right. The Word in John 1 obviously refers to God. John explicitly tells us that. However, in Isaiah 2, it is not clear, so the translators have rightly decided to leave it lowercase. Thank you for your helpful comment.
September 6, 2011 at 12:31 pm
Joy Perez
Thank you for your swift response. I am enjoying the Isaiah Study so far…I know it’s only been 1 chapter and 4 verses, but it is jam packed and you deliver it so well! And I just want to clarify that when I asked, “Is that in your opinion, because it makes great sense that it would be, or is that something that you learned in school?” it may have been interpreted wrong. I agreed with what you were teaching and simply meant that it made sense that Isaiah was talking about Jesus. I just wanted to know a little more on your opinion of it and how you came to that conclusion. I’m sorry if you were offended. I do thank you for responding, and I love to see Jesus in and out of the Old Testament! The more I learn and the more I read, the more the Lord opens up to me. And I am beginning to realize that everywhere you look, there is something else “pointing” toward Jesus! Thank you for posting these and I look forward to hearing more of your sermons from this website!