The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
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Interpretation
The calling of the Gentiles, the spread of the gospel, and that far more extensive preaching of it yet to come, are foretold. Let Christians strengthen one another, and support one another.
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This thought runs through Isaiah 2:1-5.
Glossary
- Amoz Person
- Strong, the father of the prophet Isaiah ( 2 Kings 19:2 , 20; 20:1; Isa. 1:1 ; 2:1 ). As to his personal history little is positively known. He is supposed by some to have been the “man of God” spoken of in 2 Chr. 25:7 , 8.
- Isaiah Person
- (Heb. Yesh’yahu, i. e., “the salvation of Jehovah”). (1. ) The son of Amoz ( Isa. 1:1 ; 2:1 ), who was apparently a man of humble rank.
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.