Isaiah 2:5-21
5 Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
6 You, LORD, have abandoned your people, the descendants of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and embrace pagan customs.
7 Their land is full of silver and gold; there is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses; there is no end to their chariots.
8 Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
9 So people will be brought low and everyone humbled— do not forgive them.
10 Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from the fearful presence of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty!
11 The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
12 The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled),
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan,
14 for all the towering mountains and all the high hills,
15 for every lofty tower and every fortified wall,
16 for every trading ship and every stately vessel.
17 The arrogance of man will be brought low and human pride humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
18 and the idols will totally disappear.
19 People will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from the fearful presence of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.
20 In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks and to the overhanging crags from the fearful presence of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.
Meaning
This passage speaks of the impending "Day of the LORD," a time when God's judgment will humble the proud and bring justice to those who have trusted in wealth, idols, and false practices. Despite the people's accumulation of riches and their reliance on human-made idols, these will be worthless in the face of God's majesty. On that day, God will bring low all human arrogance and pride, revealing His supreme authority.
Moral Lesson
This passage teaches the danger of pride, idolatry, and reliance on worldly wealth. Human achievements and material possessions cannot save people from God's judgment. The only path to security is humility before God and walking in His light. It warns us to turn away from anything that diverts us from true worship of the Lord, and to prepare for the time when all will be judged according to His standards.
