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  1. Similar and different<\/em>. 58 chapters ago we read a vision of the end of days where the nations flocked to Jerusalem – just like in this chapter. But in Isaiah 2 they are coming to learn how to walk in the path of God: \u201cAnd the many peoples shall go and say: \u2018Come, Let us go up to the Mount of the LORD, To the House of the God of Jacob; That He may instruct us in His ways, And that we may walk in His paths\u2019\u201d (2:3), whereas here they are bringing offerings.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. There\u2019s room in the trunk<\/em>. The ingathering of the exiles promised in verse 9, includes all the possessions \u201cBehold, the coastlands await me, With ships of Tarshish in the lead, To bring your sons from afar, And their silver and gold as well.\u201d This is not at all obvious, given our knowledge and memories of return from various exiles, where everything was left behind.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Judah rules<\/em>! This is the picture we get from the chapter. It is the mirror image of the long-lived reality, where, even in the period of the return to Zion, Judah was paying a heavy tax, along with all the other nations of the region, to: Assyria, Babylonia, Persia…<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Upgrade<\/em>. In the urban renewal project of the city, Jerusalem will get an upgrade: \u201cInstead of copper I will bring gold, Instead of iron I will bring silver; Instead of wood, copper; And instead of stone, iron…\u201d (verse 17).<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Hurry up and wait<\/em>. When will all this occur? When will the redemption come? The verse that closes the chapter has a puzzling answer: \u201cI the LORD will speed it in due time\u201d (verse 22). At its own pace – or asap? 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