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Through the Bible with Les Feldick
LESSON 1 * PART 4 * BOOK 60
ISAIAH 1:1 - 2:2 - PART 2
Isaiah 1:24a
"Therefore saith the Lord,…" Isaiah 1:24-26a
"Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, (see how all this is strictly Jewish. We’re not dealing with Gentiles here one bit. Always remember that. After the judgment, after dealing with their rebelliousness, would come the blessings of God.
All right, now when we start talking about the Kingdom, of course, that’s a long term. Isaiah 1:26
Now, instead of being a city of harlots, it’s going to be the city of righteousness, the faithful city.
"Zion (Now, remember, that’s another term for Jerusalem. It was a reference to Israel being cleansed of the unbelievers.
Now remember, we’re talking about two different classes of people now. Under the oak tree. All right, so that’s the reference that under every oak tree there had been an idol.
30. For ye(Now, remember, he’s addressing the unbeliever. A dead oak tree is worthless.
All right, now we’re going to break into the sunrise of a precious promise, and that is a coming, glorious, earthly kingdom for the nation of Israel.
Isaiah 2:1-2a
"The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem." Isaiah 2:2b
Now, in order to establish that he’s talking about this coming earthly 1000 year Kingdom, jump ahead with me to Daniel chapter 2, because everything is now going to be prophetically looking forward to this glorious, earthly Kingdom – on the earth. It’s going to be Heaven on earth. All right, then he comes to the end of all that, verse 43:
Daniel 2:43
Daniel 2:44
a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed:…" It’s going to be Israel’s kingdom under Israel’s king.
You remember when the wise men came to King Herod? King of the Jews." Even old pagan Pilate had a better understanding than the rank and file of Israel. It will be a glorious Kingdom which shall never be destroyed.
Daniel 2:44b
All right, now then, in verse 45 he interprets the dream in light of that Kingdom:
Daniel 2:45
I won’t read them verse-by-verse, but they are the same ones.
The first Gentile Empire would be Babylon, just like the head of gold. All right, now then, come on over to verse 9 of Daniel as Daniel continues explaining his vision. Daniel 7:9
Come on down to verse 13. Daniel 7:13a
Daniel 7:13b-14
14. And there was given him(God the Son) dominion and glory, and a (what?) kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, and they will serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion,…" Now, let’s go back and go a little further in Isaiah chapter 2, and we’re going to digress, if we have time and pick up some of the other prophecies that depict judgment followed by this glorious coming Kingdom. Back to Isaiah 2 verse 2, again. This is a key verse in prophecy.
Isaiah 2:2a
(leading up to Christ’s return) Now, you’ve got to remember – did Israel have any concept of a 2000-year interval between the cross and the Kingdom? God did not expect them to, because Israel had no idea that because of their unbelief, the Kingdom would be postponed. Isaiah 2:2b
"…that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, (The mountains depict kingdoms. It will be above all other kingdoms that have ever existed.) and it shall be exalted above the hills; (even smaller kingdoms and empires) and (Then, here’s the promise.) all nations shall flow into it." There is no concept except that Israel would be the evangelists bringing the Gentiles to the knowledge of their God.
Let’s jump all the way up to Zechariah chapter 8, and I’m thinking of this verse because of what it said, that all the nations will flow into this Kingdom which will be capitalized in Jerusalem where the throne of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords will rule the planet earth. All right, in Zechariah, chapter 8, begin in verse 20. Zechariah 8:20-22
22. Yea, many people and strong nations (plural) shall come to seek the LORD of hosts(where?) in Jerusalem. Now, here comes a promise from God Himself.
Now, of course, since Israel dropped the ball at His first advent and rejected this opportunity, they won’t have the privilege of winning Gentiles to their Messiah during the Kingdom. It’s plain English! All right, verse 1.
Psalms 2:1-3
Now, verse 4, this is God’s response.
(Now, after they reject the King, they’ve crucified Him. Rome carried it out; Israel demanded it. Not mercy, this is judgment. The whole world, not just Israel. Not Israel exempted. What’s the blessing?
Humankind rejects the Messiah of Israel. We know from Psalms 110 verse 1, God calls Him back to glory to sit at the Father’s right hand until He makes His enemies His footstool; which will happen during the Tribulation. "The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Why? Because the King was in their midst!

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