Isaiah 2:2-3 NIV,NKJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:3

Many people ; rather, many peoples . Shall go ; or, set forth . The prophet means to represent the nations as encouraging one another on the way. There is no jealousy among them, for the "mountain" can hold them all. He will teach us . The nations feel their ignorance of God, and their need of "teaching." God alone can teach them concerning himself ( Romans 11:33 , Romans 11:34 ; 1 Corinthians 2:10 , 1 Corinthians 2:11 ); and "he will teach" them, either directly, as the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:3

Real religious revival "Many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob." Here is the tide of national feeling, no longer on the ebb, but on the flow. God is "to teach them his ways, and they are to walk in his paths;" for they have found out that pleasure gained by sin is peace bartered. Elevation of the truest kind is to be theirs now. This is the image of their uplifted state. They are to go up to the mountain of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:3

The attractions of the gospel Church. The earthly Jerusalem, which was thought of as a mountain surrounded by mountains, but superior to them all, is in the prophet's mind, and it gives form to his thought of the Gospel times—the setting up of the Christian Church, and the planting of the Christian religion in the world. Christianity shall then be the "mountain of the Lord's house," or the "Lord's mountain house," exalted above all other religions, and made the rendezvous of all the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 2:2

In the last days - הימים באחרית be'achărı̂yth hāyâmı̂ym. In the “after” days; in the “futurity” of days; that is, in the time to come. This is an expression that often occurs in the Old Testament. It does not of itself refer to any “particular” period, and especially not, as our translation would seem to indicate, to the end of the world. The expression properly denotes “only future time” in general. But the prophets were accustomed to concentrate all their hopes on the coming of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 2:3

And many people shall go - This denotes a prevalent “desire” to turn to the true God, and embrace the true religion. It is remarkable that it speaks of an inclination among them to “seek” God, as if they were satisfied of the folly and danger of their ways, and felt the necessity of obtaining a better religion. In many cases this has occurred. Thus, in modern times, the people of the Sandwich Islands threw away their gods and remained without any religion, as if waiting for the message of life.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 2:2

Isaiah 2:2. And Or rather, now, it shall come to pass in the last days The times of the Messiah, which are always spoken of by the prophets as the last days, because they are the last times and state of the church, Christ’s institutions being to continue to the end of the world. See Joel 2:28, compared with Acts 2:17; Micah 4:1, compared with Hebrews 1:1; 1 Peter 1:20. The Jews, it must be observed, divided the times or succession of the world into three ages or periods: the first,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 2:3

Isaiah 2:3. And many people shall go Shall not only have some weak desires of going, but shall take pains, and actually go; and say, Come, &c. Yea, such shall be their zeal, that they shall not only go themselves, but shall persuade and press others to go with them. And we will walk in his paths Thus they show the truth of their conversion, by their hearty desire to be instructed in the way of worshipping and serving God acceptably, and by their firm purpose of practising the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 2:1-22

Jerusalem as it should be and as it is (2:1-22)God’s people always looked for the day when Jerusalem would be the religious centre of the world, where people of all nations would go to be taught the ways of God. In that day there would be no more war, but contentment and prosperity (2:1-4). (A note on the new Jerusalem is included in the introduction to Chapters 40-66, where the subject of Jerusalem’s future glory is considered more fully.) Such hope for the future is all the more reason why... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 2:2

in the last days: i.e. the days of Messiah. mountain of the LORD'S house. Psalms 24:3 . Compare Psalms 68:15 . See note on Ezekiel 28:16 . the LORD'S = Jehovah's. App-4 . all nations. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus) = many from all nations. flow = stream. Same word as in Jeremiah 31:12 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 2:3

people = peoples. go up. Note the Figure of speech Zeugma . The second verb must be supplied (enter into). to the house = "[and enter] into the house", &c The "and" is read in some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. God. Hebrew. Elohim. paths. Hebrew. orah Occurs in the "former" portion here, Isaiah 3:12 , &c. and in the "latter" portion, Isaiah 40:14 ; Isaiah 41:3 . the law = law (no Art.) See note on Isaiah 1:10 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 2:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 2:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 2:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 2:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 2:1-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 2:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 2:3

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