THE REIGN OF GOD IN THE BIBLICAL ISAIAH 2:2-4

Abstract

Isaiah does not mean actual mountain here. “The mountain of the house of the Lord†refers to YHWH’s rule. Mount Zion is portrayed here as the centre of God’s government over the world. Isaiah uses “Mountain†(har) as a figure of speech to portray the seat of YHWH’s rule. Isaiah envisions a time when Israel and her God would be the most highly exalted in the earth eventually. That the nations come to Zion to learn the Torah symbolizes the universal acknowledgement of YHWH, “the God of Jacob,†as the God of all nations. Isaiah portrays the Torah as the rule of life, the secret of peace and the anchor of a new world order characterized by peace and fraternal co-existence.