Matthew Henry Commentary Isaiah 2:1-9

"The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of Jehovah`s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem. And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah. For thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they are filled [with customs] from the east, and [are] soothsayers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. And their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots. Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made. And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not." — Isaiah 2:1-9 (ASV)

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. It is God who teaches His people by His word and Spirit. Christ promotes peace, as well as holiness.

If all people were real Christians, there could be no war; but nothing corresponding to these expressions has yet taken place on the earth. Whatever others do, let us walk in the light of this peace. Let us remember that when true religion flourishes, people delight in going up to the house of the Lord, and in urging others to accompany them.

Those are in danger who delight in strangers to God, for we soon learn to follow the ways of those whose company we keep.

It is not merely possessing silver and gold, horses and chariots, that displeases God, but rather depending on them—as if we could not be safe, comfortable, and happy without them, and would certainly be so with them.

Sin is a disgrace to the poorest and the lowest. And though lands called Christian are not full of idols in the literal sense, are they not full of idolized riches? Are not people so preoccupied with their gains and indulgences that the Lord, His truths, and His precepts are forgotten or despised?