Isaiah 2 - BibleStudy.ph

These are the original teaching notes from this passage.

Rebellion…
- No excuse…
  - Heaven and Earth knew to listen when the LORD spoke…
  - Even donkeys and oxen know to listen to their MASTER…
  - But the nation of Judah was REBELLIOUS – they refused to LISTEN to their God…
  - God had tried to PUNISH them – but they were beyond helping…
  - If not for a very small REMNANT – they would have been like SODOM and GOMORRAH!
- Empty Religion…
  - God NO longer wanted their SACRIFICES [empty religion]
  - He HATED their feasts – and HID His face when they prayed [covered in blood]
  - The only solution was for them to REPENT – stop doing EVIL…
  - HOW – they had [imperative] to come and reason with the LORD…
  - Though their sins were like SCARLET [תּוֹלָע] – He would make them WHITE as snow…
  - But it was their CHOICE – if they were OBEDIENT they would eat the GOOD of the Land…
  - If they continued to REBEL – then the SWORD would eat them!
1^st – Millennial Kingdom… vs. 1-5
- 1^st – Later days… vs. 1-2
  - Confirming the Word… vs. 1
  - The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem!
  - The Lord gave a SECOND vision to Isaiah about Judah and Jerusalem [Isaiah 2-4]
  - It is the same WORD that was given to his contemporary – Micah 4:1-5
  - If we want to know if the Lord is the one speaking…
  - One easy way to tell is to see the WORD is confirmed by someone else…
  - God is NOT going to say one thing to one person – and something DIFFERENT to another!
  - Future..
  - Now it shall come to pass in the latter days!
  - What Isaiah [and Micah] saw was a PROPHECY concerning the LAST [אַחֲרִית] days…
  - FIRST mention of the MILLENNIAL kingdom in Isaiah [and the Bible]
  - It shall come to PASS [perfect] – Isaiah foretells how the STORY will END!
  - The mistake a lot of people make is being SHORT sighted…
  - We go about our lives acting as if TOMORROW will be the same as TODAY – II Peter 3:4
  - But the truth is things are about the CHANGE – the world will NOT be the same…
  - The day is coming [soon] when this world will NO longer be in the hands of the ENEMY…
  - And since the LORD might rule TOMORROW – how should we live our lives TODAY!
- 2^nd – LORD reigns… vs. 2-5
  - Lifted up… vs. 2
  - That the mountain of the LORDs house shall be established on the top of the mountains.
  - And shall be exalted above the hills – and all nations shall flow to it!
  - In the LAST days – the mountain [Moriah] of the LORD will be exalted [niphal]
  - The place where the HOUSE of the LORD had stood [three times]
  - Will once again be REBUILT – so that ALL nations come to worship there!
  - 1260 days [three and a half years] after the Abomination of Desolation – Matthew 24:15
  - Jesus will come out of Heaven on a white horse – King of Kings – Revelation 19:16
  - He will return with us – TEN thousands of His saints – Jude 1:14
  - He will arrive in Jerusalem – and touch down on the Mount of Olives – Acts 1:11
  - He will go to the valley of MEGIDDO [Armageddon] – Revelation 16:16
  - With one word He will defeat the Antichrist and his army – II Thessalonians 2:8
  - THIRTY days after the His return – 1290 days after the Abomination – Daniel 12:11
  - Jesus will JUDGE those who survive the Tribulation [sheep and goats] – Matthew 25:31-46
  - Then He will establish His MILLENNIAL Kingdom – Revelation 20:1-4
  - And the Lord will REBUILD the TEMPLE [fourth Temple] – Ezekiel 40
  - Word of the LORD… vs. 3
  - Many people shall come and say: Come and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD.
  - To the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways and we shall walk in His paths.
  - For out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem!
  - At that time MANY [רַבִּים] people will say: we must GO [imperative]
  - To the mountain [Moriah] of the LORD [יְהוָה] – to the HOUSE [Temple] of God [אֱלֹהִים]
  - So that He can TEACH [hiphil] us to really WALK [cohortative] in His ways…
  - BECAUSE [כִּי] out of ZION [מִצִּיּוֹן] will flow the LAW [תּוֹרָה]and WORD [דָּבָר] of the LORD!
  - The PROBLEM with the world TODAY – is people question the TRUTH…
  - Some people believe in God – others say there is NO god [atheists]
  - One person puts their TRUST in one RELIGION – while others have a different FAITH…
  - And the only thing we seem to AGREE on – is that we do NOT agree!
  - But when Jesus REIGNS in Jerusalem – sits on His THRONE in the TEMPLE…
  - Then all of those DOUBTS will quickly be erased…
  - No one will be able to QUESTION if there is a God – because He is RULING on earth…
  - And if anyone wants to KNOW the TRUTH – all they will have to do is GO and ASK!
  - Peace… vs. 4
  - He shall judge between the nations and rebuke many people.
  - They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
  - Nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither shall they learn war anymore!
  - Because Jesus is SITTING in the TEMPLE in Jerusalem…
  - He will be the JUDGE [שָׁפַט] of the whole world – correcting [hiphil] many people…
  - AND [וְ] the RESULT will be [sequential] – PEACE on earth…
  - They will BEAT [piel] their swords into plow – spears into a grass cutters [pruning hook]
  - NATIONS will no [לֹא] longer go to WAR with each other!
  - James 4:1 – “Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from our desires for pleasure that war [inside of us].”
  - Why do we have WARS in the world today – because people are SELFISH…
  - When we do NOT get what we WANT – so we end up going WAR to get it…
  - But once Jesus SITS on His throne – there will be NO more WARS…
  - Because the world will finally learn the ONLY thing we NEED is Him!
- 3^rd – Walk in the light… vs. 5
  - O house of Jacob come and let us walk in the light of the LORD!
  - Knowing how the STORY ends – that Jesus is going to REIGN [Millennial Kingdom]
  - Isaiah command [imperative] the REBELLIOUS house of Jacob [Israel]
  - To choose to really WALK [cohortative] in the LIGHT [אוֹר] of the LORD [יְהוָה]!
  - If someone is walking along the edge of a cliff in the dark…
  - They do CANNOT see the imminent danger they are in [falling off]
  - But the moment someone turns on a FLASHLIGHT – they are able to WALK safely!
  - Those who do NOT know how the story ENDS – are in the DARK…
  - They cannot SEE what matters most in life – and are in constant danger of DEATH…
  - Which is why we need to walk in the LIGHT – John 8:11
2^nd – Judgement of God… vs. 6-22
- 1^st – Filled up… vs. 6-9
  - Abandoned… vs. 6
  - You have forsaken Your people the house of Jacob because they are filled with eastern ways.
  - They are soothsayers like the Philistines. They are pleased with the children of foreigners!
  - The House of Jacob [rebellion] needed to WALK in the LIGHT…
  - BECAUSE [כִּי] – they had ABANDONED [perfect] the LORD…
  - Instead of being FULL [מָלָא] of God- they were FULL of a FALSE religion…
  - They put their FAITH in the SOOTHSAYERS of the Philistines [from the east]
  - SOOTHSAYERS [עָנַן] – observing times [Zodiac or Chinese calendar]
  - [Pleased] Clasping hands [hiphil] with the children of FOREIGNERS [non believers]!
  - People do NOT realize how much they are INFLUENCED by the world around them…
  - We are constantly being FILLED by something – the question is WHAT…
  - If we spend most of our TIME with the world – CLASPING [hiphil] hands with them…
  - Then may well end up ABANDONING the LORD!
  - James 4:4 – “Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God?”
  - Full of money… vs. 7
  - Their land is also full of silver and gold and there is no end to their treasures!
  - [וַ] AND [sequential] – because they were NOT full [מָלָא] of the LORD…
  - They thought they NEEDED to be FULL [niphal] of MONEY [silver and gold]
  - Because there was NO guarantee anyone would PROVIDE for them…
  - But no matter how much they had – it was NEVER [אִין] enough!
  - How we look at MONEY – is a direct indication of our heart towards God…
  - Those who are FAR from the LORD – NEED to have LOTS of MONEY…
  - But those who are CLOSE to the LORD – do NOT worry about MONEY…
  - Because we have the PROMISE our FATHER will take care of ALL our NEEDS!
  - Luke 12:29-31 – “Do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink – nor have an anxious mind… your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added to you.”
  - Full of horses… vs. 7
  - Their land is also full of horses and there is no end to their chariots!
  - [וַ] also [sequential] – because they were NOT full [מָלָא] of the LORD…
  - They thought they NEEDED to be full of HOSES – CHARIOTS beyond [אִין] counting…
  - Because they had NO guarantee anyone would PROTECT them!
  - There is nothing wrong with people who want to own guns [I had a CCW]
  - But we do NOT need to PROTECT ourselves – because we know who is GUARDING us!
  - There is NO army – no WEAPON better than the LORD…
  - If God is the one who is watching over us – we have NOTHING to fear!
  - Psalm 20:7 – “Some trust in chariots and some in horses. But we will remember the name of the LORD our God.”
  - Full of idols… vs. 8-9
  - Their land is also full of idols.
  - They worship the work of their own hands that which their own fingers have made.
  - People bow down and each man humbles himself. Therefore do not forgive them!
  - [וַ] also [sequential] – because they were NOT full [מָלָא] of the LORD…
  - They thought they NEEDED to be full of IDOLS – images that they MADE…
  - And because they did NOT worship God – and WORSHIPED [Hishtaphel] their idols…
  - HUMILIATING [niphal] themselves – God would NOT [jussive] forgive them!
  - Here we see the ULTIMATE end for those who are NOT full of the Lord…
  - Not only do they have to WORRY about their PROVISION and PROTECTION…
  - In the end they have to WORRY about STANDING before God – Revelation 20:12
  - Because their IDOLS will do NOTHING for them on the Day of JUDGEMENT!
- 2^nd – The Tribulation… vs. 10
  - Hiding… vs. 10
  - Enter into the rock – hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD – the glory of His majesty!
  - Here Isaiah again gives us a snap shot of the FUTURE…
  - What will happen to those who are FULL [מָלָא] of this WORLD…
  - Those who put their faith in MONEY – POWER [horses] – and IDOLS [things they made]
  - They will be LEFT behind when the RAPTURE happens – I Thessalonians 4:16
  - And will have to go through the TRIBULATION…
  - Where they must [imperative] run into CAVES [rock] to HIDE [niphal] in fear of the LORD!
  - Revelation 6:15 – “[They] hid themselves in the caves.”
  - Be ready…
  - Matthew 24:42 – “Watch therefore – for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming!”
  - We MUST [imperative] WATCH [be on guard] – be FULL of the LORD…
  - Because we do NOT know [εἴδω] the exact HOUR [ὥρα] when He will come!
  - I John 3:3 – “Everyone who has this hope… purifies himself.”
  - PURIFIES – [ἁγνίζω] – from the ROOT word HOLY – to be separate for God…
  - If we are LIVING [present] our LIVES like Jesus could come back at ANY moment…
  - It will cause us to be HOLY – so we are ready to meet God!
  - We are living in the LAST days – we know the END is close…
  - If the RAPTURE happened today – what would Jesus find in us doing…
  - We might think – PLEASE come back NOW – I am in CHURCH…
  - But what if He came this TOMORROW morning – are we READY…
  - When we CHOOSE [active] to live our lives like Jesus could come at ANY moment…
  - It causes us to be HOLY – be FULL – so we are PREPARED to meet our LORD!
  - Matthew 24:44 – “Be ready for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do NOT expect!”
- 3^rd – Day of the Lord… vs. 11-17
  - Humility… vs. 11
  - The lofty looks of man shall be humbled.
  - The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down – the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day!
  - It will be in that [הַ] DAY [יוֹם] – ONLY the LORD will be lifted up [2x emphasis] – Isaiah 2:17
  - As all MEN will be humbled [perfect] and will [perfect] BOW before Him!
  - Because we do NOT get to choose whether or not to WORSHIP God…
  - We only Get to choose WHEN – either now in salvation – or later in condemnation!
  - Romans 14:11 – “As I live – says the LORD – every knee shall bow to Me.”
  - Day of the Lord… vs. 12
  - For the day of the LORD of hosts!
  - BECAUSE [כִּי] – of the DAY of the LORD [יוֹם לַיהוָה] of the ARMIES of heaven [צָבָא]!
  - The DAY of the Lord – the phrase is used 32 times in the Bible…
  - 27 times in the Old Testament – 5 times in the New Testament…
  - IMPORTANT – the DAY of the Lord is NOT just one DAY…
  - It describes the EVENTS leading up the RETURN and Jesus – and JUDGEMENT of the world…
  - It BEGINS with the RAPTURE of the church – and ENDS with the WHITE throne!
  - No hiding… vs. 12-17
  - Shall come upon everything proud and lofty. Upon everything lifted up shall be brought low.
  - Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up. And upon all the oaks of Bashan.
  - Upon all the high mountains – and upon all the hills that are lifted up.
  - Upon every high tower and upon every fortified wall.
  - Upon all the ships of Tarshish and upon all the beautiful sloops.
  - The loftiness of man shall be bowed down and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low.
  - The LORD alone will be exalted in that day!
  - When the DAY of the LORD begins [with the Rapture]
  - EVERYONE [כָּל] who is PROUD will be [sequential] HUMBLED – and BOW down…
  - Isaiah goes on to give EIGHT locations…
  - Upon [עַל] ALL [כָּל] of the cedars of LEBANON [40 meters high – 2.5 meters thick]
  - Upon [עַל] ALL [כָּל] of the oaks of BASHAN [Jordan] – [25 meters high – 2 meters thick]
  - Upon [עַל] ALL [כָּל] of the MOUNTAINS that are high..
  - Upon [עַל] ALL [כָּל] of the HILLS that think they are tall [niphal]
  - Upon [עַל] ALL [כָּל] of the high TOWERS [מִגְדָּל]
  - Upon [עַל] ALL [כָּל] of the fortified WALLS [protected cities]
  - Upon [עַל] ALL [כָּל] of the ships of TARSHISH [Spain or Carthage]
  - Upon [עַל] ALL [כָּל] of the beautiful SHIPS [only here OT]
  - The picture is SOBERING – there is NO place to HIDE…
  - The WRATH of God will come upon [עַל] EVERYONE [כָּל] – EVERYWHERE…
  - Those who are in the FOREST – those who are in the MOUNTAIN…
  - Those who are in the CITIES – and those who are on the SEA…
  - There will be NO place where men can HIDE from the FACE of the LORD!
  - Psalm 139:7 – “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?”
  - The world does NOT want to be FOUND by God…
  - So they stand in DARKNESS – to try and HIDE from the LIGHT – John 3:19
  - The problem is there is NO place where they can HIDE…
  - God is OMNIPRESENT – He is EVERYWHERE – and He will ALWAYS find us!
- 4^th – Revival… vs. 18
  - [And] the idols He shall utterly abolish!
  - AND [וְ] – in that day – ALL of the IDOLS will DISAPPEAR…
  - Everything that men have MADE – and put their TRUST in – will vanish!
  - We just came back from Japan – a very impressive country…
  - They built TRAINS that travel at 300kph – and they are ALWAYS on time…
  - Their built one of the largest STOCK markets in the world [3^rd largest]
  - They built the largest CITY in the world – TOKYO with over 37 million people…
  - What they do NO have is Jesus – their FAITH is in what they have BUILT!
  - What will the world do when EVERYTHING they have built their lives on CRUMBLES…
  - When their buildings FALL – and their money FAILS…
  - When all of their IDOLS vanish – and they are left with ONLY the LORD…
  - The TRIBULATION is NOT about God wanting to PUNISH the world…
  - He is trying to WAKE them up – show them Jesus is what they are MISSING…
  - TEN percent of EVERYONE who has ever lived – is alive today [eight billion]
  - Yet only around 25% of the world today identifies as CHRISTIAN…
  - And when their IDOLS fail – it will lead to the greatest REVIVAL in history!
  - Revelation 7:9-10 – “Behold a great multitude which no one could number of all nations – tribes – peoples – and tongue standing before the throne… clothed with white robes.”
- 5^th – Rejection… vs. 19-22
  - Sixth seal… vs. 19
  - They shall go into the holes of the rocks and into the caves of the earth.
  - From the terror of the LORD and the glory of His majesty.
  - When He arises to shake the earth mightily!
  - Sadly – NOT everyone will REPENT in that [הַ] DAY [יוֹם]
  - [וּ] And [sequential] – some will instead go into CAVES [holes in the ground]
  - Because they are AFRAID to FACE the LORD…
  - As He comes and causes the EARTH shake [עָרַץ]!
  - The JUDGMENTS of the book of Revelation of divided into THREE sets…
  - Seven SEALS – seven TRUMPETS – and seven BOWLS [21 in all]
  - When Jesus [Lamb] opens up the SIXTH seal – there is a GREAT earthquake!
  - Revelation 6:12-14 – “I looked when He opened the sixth seal – and behold there was a great earthquake… every mountain and island was moved out of its place!”
  - Love of Money… vs. 20
  - In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold.
  - Which they made – each for himself to worship – to the moles and bats!
  - In that [הַ] DAY [יוֹם] men will CAST [hiphil] their IDOLS…
  - Their SILVER and GOLD that they WORSHIP [hithpael]
  - They will THROW them into the CAVES [with the moles and bats]
  - The suggestion is they are taking their MONEY with them when they HIDE…
  - Because they are still HOPING it can do something to SAVE them!
  - In the year 1900 – the total GDP [wealth] of the world was – $3.5 TRILLION
  - When I was BORN in 1974 – the GDP of the world had grown tenfold to – $30 TRILLION
  - In the year 1995 – the GDP of the world had almost doubled again to – $50 TRILLION
  - By the year 2025 – the GDP of the world was over $125 TRILLION
  - HALF of all wealth EVER made in HISTORY – has been created in the past TWENTY years!
  - This unprecedented growth in WEALTH – has made the world BLIND to Jesus…
  - It has caused EVERYONE – in EVERY nation – to believe MONEY is the answer…
  - Buying into the LIE – that there is something other than GOD we should live for!
  - Hard heart… vs. 21
  - To go into the clefts of the rocks and into the crags of the rugged rocks.
  - From the terror of the LORD and the glory of His majesty.
  - When He arises to shake the earth mightily!
  - Men will HIDE in the ROCKS – in the CLIFFS – for FEAR of the FACE of the LORD…
  - But their MONEY will NOT be able to HELP them – or SAVE them…
  - In that DAY when God SHAKES the earth [great earthquake]!
  - What is ODD – is that they choose to go and HIDE – under ROCKS…
  - The first thing you learn as a KID – is do not go inside in an EARTHQUAKE…
  - It is far more dangerous – because in the AFTERSHOCKS – it might collapse!
  - Revelation 6:15-16 – “[They] hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains and said to the mountains and rocks: Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.”
  - They command the rocks to FALL [imperative] on them…
  - Because by the time we get to the SIXTH seal – those who are LEFT – do NOT want Jesus…
  - They are so in LOVE with their sin – they would rather DIE – than REPENT!
  - John 3:19 – “This is the condemnation… men loved [ἀγαπάω] darkness rather than light – because their deeds were evil.”
  - Stay away… vs. 22
  - Sever yourselves from such a man whose breath is in his nostrils. For of what account is he?
  - From these kind of MEN – we MUST [imperative] stay away…
  - Because they only have ONE breath [singular] left – they are NOT going to live long…
  - And then they are going to have to give an ACCOUNT [niphal] of their life!
  - There are only TWO kinds of people in this world…
  - Those who draw us CLOSER to Jesus – or those who will PULL us away!
  - I Corinthians 15:33 – “Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.”
  - Since we KNOW how the story ENDS – the DAY of the LORD is coming…
  - And we KNOW that we are going to be FILLED with something…
  - And that MONEY – and POWER [this world] cannot save us…
  - We MUST surround ourselves with those who are going to point us to Jesus!