He Will Teach Us His Ways So That We May Walk In His Paths. (Isaiah 2:1-5)

 

He Will Teach Us His Ways So That We May Walk In His Paths. (Isaiah 2:1-5)

How do we know the right way to live? In this world, there are countless voices claiming to tell us what’s right. But not all of them speak the truth—many mix in lies. The truth does not change with time or circumstances. The things of this world like wealth and success are not the truth because everything here eventually decays, fades, and disappears.

And this world is not all there is. Everyone dies once. But death is not the end. People are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Every person will stand before God and be judged according to what they have done. This is the reality we all must face.

But God’s truth is not meant to leave us in fear or despair. Instead, it is His loving hand guiding us out of deception and confusion into true salvation. The prophet Isaiah had a vision of what will happen in the last days, and he faithfully shared it. At that time, all nations will come to the Lord, learn from Him, and follow His ways. God's kingdom will stand firm, unshaken by anything.

A Prophecy Concerning Judah and Jerusalem

This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: (Isaiah 2:1)

Through Isaiah, God gave a prophetic message about the future of Judah and Jerusalem. This message revealed what would happen in the days to come. Many of the prophecies in Scripture have already been fulfilled, proving their truth. But they also point to events that will take place in the future at the return of Jesus Christ.

God openly foretold the judgment. Just as God warned Noah 120 years in advance about the coming flood, and just as He revealed to Abraham the impending judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18:20), these past judgments foreshadow an even greater judgment to come—a final judgment by fire upon the earth.

The Mountain of the Lord

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. (Isaiah 2:2)

The "mountain of the Lord" refers to the place where God’s presence will dwell—Jerusalem. It won’t necessarily be the highest mountain in a physical sense, but it will be supreme in authority, power, majesty, and glory.

The last days refer to the time when Christ will return and establish His rule. In a broader sense, humanity has been living in the "last days" ever since Jesus first came, because no one knows the exact day or hour of His return (Matthew 24:36). Every person’s lifetime is limited, and for each of us, the time to turn to God is now.

God exalted Jesus Christ, who was obedient to the point of death, raising Him from the dead and seating Him at the highest place of honor.

"Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Philippians 2:9-11)

The kingdom of Christ will be unlike any nation on earth. It will be a place of perfect justice, peace, and love. People from every tribe, language, and nation will gather in His presence. "And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other." (Matthew 24:31)

John, in his vision on the island of Patmos, saw this very moment:

9 "After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice: 'Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.' 11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying: 'Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!'" (Revelation 7:9-12)

Let’s Go Up to the Mountain of the Lord

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. (Isaiah 2:3)

People from all nations will come to worship the Lord, eager to learn His ways and walk in them. This reminds us of how Israel used to come before the Lord, offering sacrifices according to the Law. In those moments, God accepted their offerings and poured out His forgiveness, love, and grace. Through these sacrifices, they experienced true fellowship with God.

But now, Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). Everyone who comes to Him is led into the truth and filled with abundant life.

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30)

People from all nations come to the Lord, not just to hear His teachings but to follow His ways. The world tells us that salvation is found in wealth, power, politics, or military strength. But true salvation is only in the hands of the Lord. That’s why God reveals the path we should walk through His word and commandments.

Religions of the world claim different holy sites, just like the Samaritans worshiped on Mount Gerizim while the Jews worshiped in Jerusalem (John 4:20). But Jesus declared that the time would come when true worship wouldn’t be about a physical location but about worshiping the Father in spirit and truth (John 4:21).

"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth." (John 4:23-24)

He Will Judge the Nations with Justice

"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." (Isaiah 2:4)

God is the righteous judge over all the earth. The Bible says, "God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the ‘gods.’" (Psalm 82:1)

He will judge each person according to what they have done (Romans 2:6). One day, Jesus Christ, the righteous Judge, will return to rule over all creation. Jesus spoke this way in the parable of sheep and goats.

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. (Matthew 25:31-33)

On that day, all conflict, suffering, and division will cease. Perfect peace and rest will come because the Lord of Hosts will judge the nations with righteousness. Those who believe in Jesus will receive eternal life, while those who reject Him will face eternal judgment.

History is filled with war, hatred, and division—between races, nations, tribes, languages, social classes, and even among the people of Israel and within the church. But one day, all of this will end. How? Because Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world, shedding His blood on the cross, and rose again in victory. Now, all who are washed in His blood are made new. What humans could never accomplish, God has done through Jesus.

14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. (Ephesians 2:14-18)

Let’s Walk in the Light of the Lord

"Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord." (Isaiah 2:5)

Through the prophet Isaiah, God calls His people to walk in His light. God is light; in Him, there is no darkness at all. Darkness represents confusion, disorder, and ignorance. But God is the Alpha and Omega, the all-powerful and all-knowing One, full of love, justice, and truth. He is always faithful to His word.

So how do we walk in the light? Walking in the light means rejecting darkness and following God’s truth. Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12)

Following Jesus means walking the path of the cross. His suffering and sacrifice on the cross were the ultimate act of love and salvation. To be in the light is to be cleansed by His blood and made new.

"God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." (1 John 1:5-7)

Jesus gave us a new command: "Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (John 13:34)

True love is forgiving those who seem unforgivable. Christ laid down His life for us while we were still sinners. To love one another is to receive the cleansing power of His blood and to walk in His ways. Amen!

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