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Isaiah

Isaiah 2

The Mountain of the Lord

2 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,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He will judge between the nations
    and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
    nor will they train for war anymore.

5 Come, descendants of Jacob,
    let us walk in the light of the Lord.

The Day of the Lord

6 You, Lord, have abandoned your people,
    the descendants of Jacob.
They are full of superstitions from the East;
    they practice divination like the Philistines
    and embrace pagan customs.
7 Their land is full of silver and gold;
    there is no end to their treasures.
Their land is full of horses;
    there is no end to their chariots.
8 Their land is full of idols;
    they bow down to the work of their hands,
    to what their fingers have made.
9 So people will be brought low
    and everyone humbled—
    do not forgive them.[a]

10 Go into the rocks, hide in the ground
    from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty!
11 The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled
    and human pride brought low;
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

12 The Lord Almighty has a day in store
    for all the proud and lofty,
for all that is exalted
    (and they will be humbled),
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty,
    and all the oaks of Bashan,
14 for all the towering mountains
    and all the high hills,
15 for every lofty tower
    and every fortified wall,
16 for every trading ship[b]
    and every stately vessel.
17 The arrogance of man will be brought low
    and human pride humbled;
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
18     and the idols will totally disappear.

19 People will flee to caves in the rocks
    and to holes in the ground
from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,
    when he rises to shake the earth.
20 In that day people will throw away
    to the moles and bats
their idols of silver and idols of gold,
    which they made to worship.
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks
    and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,
    when he rises to shake the earth.

22 Stop trusting in mere humans,
    who have but a breath in their nostrils.
    Why hold them in esteem?

Footnotes:

1. Isaiah 2:9 Or not raise them up
2. Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish

New International Version (NIV)
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Magnified and Sanctified is Your Name, Oh LORD,
Glorious and Wonderful!
You Alone Are Worthy of Worship and Praise,
For You Alone Are The One True God,
Almighty and Eternal,
Awesome and Transcendent,
Rock of Ages,
Ancient of Days,
Creator of All That is,
Our Rock and Our Redeemer!

Thank You, Father,
For Reassuring Your People With Your Word.

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection and
Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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"Do not forgive them..."

Yikes! Did Isaiah really pray that??? This is why we must read this Book as a whole, and not selected bits of it. We all love to see Messianic verses from Isaiah adorning our Christmas Ornaments, but what do we do with verses like this? It is helpful to remember that, while the Scriptures are Inspired and True, the verse is 100% correct in stating that Isaiah said those words to God in his anguished frustrated prayer. This is much like David's imprecatory Psalms that we studied a few weeks ago. Isaiah, like David, was totally transparent and frank with the Almighty. He didn't veil his prayers in guile and pious-sounding words in order to impress the Lord with his erudition and false piety. And, yes, Isaiah was thoroughly disgusted and frustrated by the behavior of God's People. He was "getting real" with God.

The rest of this Chapter is "Apocalyptic" in nature. It speaks of the Day of the Lord, which in our interpretation is "TEOTWAWKI" (The End Of The World As We Know It). There is a pop song with that title, the acronym is an Internet meme, the other religions have names for it too (Twilight of the gods, Ragnarok, etc), and the History Channel runs speculative programs about it all the time, so this has been on everybody's mind for a long time. Isaiah speaks of terrible Judgement, followed by REAL Peace in the Messianic Age.

For something written over 2500 years ago, it is strangely relevant to our own time.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[blueyon]

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Thank You, blueyon, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[givemWatts]

Thank you,M-L for the insight on Chapter 2 of Isaiah!

Blessings and true Peace for Jerusalem!

Here is a song based on verses 3 and 4 of Book 2 of Isaiah:

"COME, LET US GO UP"

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Thank You, givemWatts, For Your Prayers and Music For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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I love Paul Wilbur!

[givemWatts]

Oh gosh, M-L! This verse is a personal one God has given time and again.

Thanks and Love!

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There are no coincidences!

(((HUGS)))

[Jane Long]

Loving your lesson(s) and joining all in prayer.

Blessings, dear ML.

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Thank You, Jane Long, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[etabeta]

Joining in prayer. God bless.

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[Hiskid]

“8 Their land is full of idols;
they bow down to the work of their hands,
to what their fingers have made.”

There is nothing new under the sun!

Praying for laborers to go to the Israelis and preach the Word in season and out of season, as God will work with them to confirm the Word spoken.

[NEWwoman]

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The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled
    and human pride brought low;
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
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Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

Lifting up all God’s people to this promise

[Jeanbl]

Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem, for our beloved families and dear friends, for our nations.

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Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Maudeen]

Those were my words exactly when I read the passage. . .I double checked the scripture reference and sure enough Isaiah. The Word is definitely “for Such a Time As This”

Agreeing in prayer.