Isaiah 2
Hope for the Final Victory!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, December 14.
Before there was international conflict, national unrest, or community discord, there was a spiritual rebellion raging in the Heavenlies against God and His rightful rule over the elohim (translated “gods” in Psalm 95:3-4, and “rulers” in Psalm 82:1). In the ancient Near East cosmology, mountains were places of habitation for the gods, from which they ruled over the affairs of humanity. Mount Zion, where the temple was built by King Solomon, was considered the place of Yahweh’s habitation. The Israelites did not view Yahweh as another territorial god, but as the Creator, who is supreme over all gods, sovereign over all nations, and the only Savior of humanity. This is proclaimed in the prophetic imagery of Isaiah 2:1-3:
The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Now it will come about that in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord will be established as the chief of the mountains, and will be raised above the hills; and all the nations will stream to it. And many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that He may teach us concerning His ways and that we may walk in His paths.”
God chose Zion to be His dwelling place, as Psalm 132:13-14 describes, “For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His habitation. ‘This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.’” In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus referenced Zion as “the city of the great King” (quoting Psalm 48:2 in Matthew 5:35). Don’t discount ancient cosmology as mythology; there is significance to geographical locations – Jerusalem is at the center of God’s plan for His final victory.
Seize the moment and hope for the final victory – “Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion” (Revelation 14:1). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6-9).
God bless you!
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