- What is “the end of days”?
- Is there any specific reference to the “messianic”?
- In turning to “the mountain of God” and to “the house of Jacob’s God”, is the purpose worship or other? According to Isaiah 2:4, what will be the ultimate yield of justice and change?
- Why is the refrain “house of Jacob” utilized rather than (for example) “Judeans”?
- Does the prophet see some connection between prosperity (or opulence) and separation from the n-dtzvah pattern (compare Isaiah 2:7-8)?
- Isaiah 2:11-17 posit a constant refrain of “height,” “pride,” and in each case there is a comparison with Divinity. Is this a call for “humility” and/or recognition of “the One Above, higher than all others”?
- Does Isaiah 2:20 indicate that idol worship pattern was rather current in the prophet’s time?
- The closing refrain has been reflected in a tefillah which is said four times a year in our liturgy. What theme does it stress? Reliance, according to the prophet, then, is to be upon whom/what?
