Isaiah 2:1-5
With thanksgiving for the years of faithful service
by Bishop Margaret Payne and Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter XXXIX, The First Apology of Justin Martyr. (c 150)
- Chapter CXXXV, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- IV.XXXIV.4, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter III, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- Chapter I, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- III.21, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 209)
- IV.1, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter III, On the Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
- V.4, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- VI.XI, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
- V.XXXIII, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
- Epistle LXXIV - To Firmilian, against the Letter of Stephen -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
- Part 52, On the Incarnation of the Word, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "He shows the fruit of the peace which the gospel should bring, that is, that men should do good to one another, while before they were enemies."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "It is God who teaches his people, by his word and Spirit."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "The temple of the Lord which is upon mount Moriah; which yet is not to be understood literally of that material temple, but mystically of the church of God; as appears from the flowing of all nations to it, which was not to that temple, nor indeed was fulfilled 'till that temple was destroyed."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "We Gentiles must not, while giving them the curse, deny them their peculiar blessing by spiritualizing it."
- Comparative References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Commentary,
Isaiah 2:1-5, Michael J. Chan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "Christians share a common theological conviction with the authors of Isaiah 2:1-5: Our most precious promises are attached to tangible realities like land, mountains, temples … bread, water, and ...."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- Commentary, Isaiah 2:1-5 | Ben Cremer | Pastor, Euclid Ave. Church of the Nazarene | A Plain Account, 2016
- "We all see dark places we long to see light invade. We turn on the news, talk to our coworkers, and look at our family. We do not have to look far to find the dark corners of our life in desperate need of light. This first Sunday of advent, the season of faithful preparation, we might ask the question, will we allow our cry for the light turn into demands on how and when the light will come?"
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- "On the Road to the Human Family," Commented Bible Passages from Taize, 2007.
- Commentary,
Isaiah 2:1-5, Barbara Lundblad, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "Isaiah isn't naïve. He is not a Pollyanna prophet. This vision of weapons of war turned into agricultural tools, images of death-dealing turned into food-producing is a promise for 'the days to come.' But biblical visions in both testaments come to us from the future, longing to shape the days in which we are living."
- "Real Peace," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2013.
- "How easy is it to become jaded and rushed and overwhelmed by the onsoming train of Advent and Christmas. How do we pastors survive all this one more time?"
- "Daring to Hope," Faith Element, 2013.
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2013.
- "Practising Advent," Katie Munnik, Presbyterian Record, 2013.
- "Living Light," Alan Brehm,The Waking Dreamer.
- "One of the important aspects of looking forward to something better is to look at ourselves. The good news is that the light of God, God's gracious presence, means we can choose to be the kind of people who are essentially living light, living out of a spirit of kindness and generosity and compassion."
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Commentary,
Isaiah 2:1-5, Anathea Portier-Young, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "What a simple summons then, to walk in the Lord's light, in divine glory, in the path of God's instruction. But it is not easy. What trust does it demand of God's people, to be led by teaching and walking on the path revealed by truth?"
-
Attack Drones
into Solar Arrays? Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question,
2010.
- "Is it better to preach the promise of peace or to proclaim the reality of its long-standing absence?"
-
Isaiah 2:1-5, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
- "As I read Isaiah 2 I am reminded of a nearly forgotten speech by a great American General and President, Dwight Eisenhower."
- Bloomingcactus, Todd Weir, 2010.
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Advent 1A, Chris Haslam, Diocese of Montreal.
-
"The Hope of Homecoming," John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2010.
- "But if the Bible focuses huge attention on going home, how is it different from the nostalgic call to go on home, to hug your parents, to eat some rich food, to sit about the fire and sing happy songs of your youth? Isaiah 2 does have a rather different take on the hope of homecoming."
-
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "Our history, with all its associated events, the things that fill our news broadcasts and papers each day, is not divorced from God?s eternity, God?s reign in Christ."
-
Commentary,
Isaiah 2:1-5, Fred Gaiser, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2007.
- "To preach on this text stands us in good stead: Isaiah preached on it, too! Or so it seems. The text occurs twice in the Bible-with minor variations-here in Isaiah and again in Micah 4:1-3."
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Zion Established,
Interpreting the Book of Isaiah: Yahweh's Changeless Purpose in the Changing
History of Zion, Lee E. Snook, Texts in Context, Word & World, Luther
Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1983.
- "In the civilo order of Judah, the people were subservient to the king. In the civil order of our nation, the principle is reversed."
-
"See What the Lord Will Do," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "These few verses from Isaiah should fuel our spiritual anticipation."
-
"War in the Old Testament," John A. Wood, (other resources at)
"Peace and War," Christian Reflection, The Center for
Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2004.
- "How can God be both a God of peace and a God of war? The ancient Israelites reached no consensus about holy war, just war, and pacifism. Yet Scripture faithfully records their long and difficult debates, for the diversity of viewpoints arose out of a deep faith in God who had brought the people out of Egypt."
- Commentary,
Isaiah 2:1-5, Michael J. Chan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Croatto, J. Severino,
"The 'Nations' in the Salvific Oracles of Isaiah," Vetus Testamentum,
2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gamble, Robert D., "Watching and Waiting," Journal
for Preachers, 1989.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Goldingay, John, "Isaiah 1.1 and
2.1," Vetus Testamentum, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Holmgren, Fredrick C., "Isaiah 2:1-5, Between Text
and Sermon," Interpretation, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps on LW Series A - Old Testament," Concordia Journal, 2004. (Section on this text begins on page 381.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jacobson, Karl N, Rolf Jacobson, "The One Who Will Be
Born: Preaching Isaiah's Promises in a Harry Potter Culture," Word &
World, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jumper, Mark A., "Post-War
Preaching," Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Section on this text
begins on page 50.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Klein, Ralph W., "Isaiah for Advent,"
Currents in Theology and Mission, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kselman, J.S.,
"A Note on Isaiah 2.2," Vetus Testamentum, 1975.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Landy, Francis,
"Torah and Anti-Torah: Isaiah 2:2-4 and 1:10-26," Biblical
Interpretation, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lowry, James, "A Christmas Memory: A Christmas Hope,"
Journal for Preachers, 1999. Sermon.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Miller, Donald E., "Ain't Gonna Study War No More,
Isaiah 2:1-4," Brethren Life and Thought, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Richter, Kimberly Clayton, "The Advent Texts:
Glorious Visions, Dogged Discipleship," Journal for Preachers,
2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Snook, Lee E., "Interpreting the Book
of Isaiah: Yahweh's Changeless Purpose in the Changing History of Zion,"
Word & World, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Sweeney, Marvin A.,
"Micah's Debate with Isaiah," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wardlaw, Theodore J., "Preaching the Advent Texts,"
Journal for Preachers, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wolf, Hans Walter, "Swords into Plowshares: Misuse of
a Word of Prophecy?" Currents in Theology and Mission, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Yoder, Christine Roy,
"Hope that Walks: An Interpretation of Isaiah for Advent Preachers,"
Journal for Preachers, 2001.
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EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Croatto, J. Severino,
"The 'Nations' in the Salvific Oracles of Isaiah," Vetus Testamentum,
2005.
- Sermons:
- "Later Days," the Rev. Dr. Ted A. Smith, Day 1, 2013.
- "Closer Than You Think," the Rev. Dr. Stephen Montgomery, Day 1, 2010.
- "Peace Is More Than a Christmas Wish," the Rev. Dr. P.C. Enniss, Day 1, 2007.
- "Stewards of God's Peace," Joseph R. Cunningham, Goettinger Predigten im Internet, 2007.
- "The Waiting Place," the Rev. Dr. William L. Self, Day 1, 2004.
- "War and Peace: Iraq, A Just War?" Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
- "Coming," Advent 1A, Rev. Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle.
- Reviews:
- With Children:
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," December 1, 2013, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Isaiah 2:1-5 and Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace by Shelley Moore Thomas. 2010.
- Worshiping with Children, Advent 1A, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013. 2010.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Isaiah 2, YouTube video, David Coleman.
- Clip Art, Isaiah 2:4, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Here's a Promise We Can Count On!, Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: W ZLOBIE LEZY (4.4.7.4.4.7.4.4.4.4.7) (?Infant Holy, Infant Lowly?), The Presbyterian Outlook magazine.
- Another Son Is Killed, Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: LEONI 6.6.8.4 (The God of Abraham Praise), Hungry Hearts newsletter of the PCUSA Office on Spiritual Formation.
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Isaiah 2:2, 3, 4, 5. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Isaiah
