Today’s Scripture:

 This is the word revealed to Isaiah, son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

2 In the last days,[a] the mountain of Yahweh’s temple    will be raised up[b] as the head of the mountains,    towering over all the hills.[c]    A sparkling stream of every nation will flow into it.[d]3 Many peoples will come and say,    “Everyone, come! Let’s go up higher to Yahweh’s mountain,    to the house of Jacob’s God; then he can teach us his ways    and we can walk in his paths!”    Zion[e] will be the center of instruction,[f]    and the word of Yahweh will go out from Jerusalem.4 He will judge fairly between the nations    and settle disputes among many peoples.[g]    They will beat the swords they used against each other    into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.[h]    No nation will take up weapons against another,    nor will they prepare for war anymore.5 O house of Jacob, come let us walk    in the wonderful light of Yahweh![i]

6 Lord, you have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob,    for they are full of divinations from the east,    like the land of the Philistines, with diviners everywhere;    they are pleased with what is false and foreign.[j]7 Their land overflows with gold and silver;    they are wealthy beyond measure.    Their land is filled with horses and innumerable chariots!8 Worthless idols are everywhere, and they worship    the work of their own hands, what their fingers have made.[k]9 The people bow down low before the “no-gods,”    and the leaders lie down flat before them in worship,    so do not spare them![l]10 Enter into the rock and hide in the dust    from the dreadful presence of Yahweh    and from his majestic glory.[m]11 The arrogant[n] will be humbled    and the pride of man brought low.    Only one will be exalted in that day: Yahweh!12 The Lord of Angel Armies[o]&...