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Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
Isaiah 2:5 · New Living Translation
Parallel translations
  • WEB House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
  • KJV O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
  • BSB Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
  • NKJV O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord.
  • NASB ¶Come, house of Jacob, and let’s walk in the light of the Lord.

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Quick answer

In light of that glorious future, Isaiah calls the house of Jacob to walk now in the LORD's light. The vision becomes a present summons to faithfulness.

Overview

The promised day of peace should motivate God's people to live obediently today. 'Walking in the light' means living according to God's revealed truth and righteousness. This anticipates the call to walk as children of light in Christ, the true light of the world (John 8:12; Ephesians 5:8).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 14

  • Eph 5:8For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
  • 1 Jn 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
  • Luke 1:79to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
  • Isa 60:19–20The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
  • 1 Jn 1:5This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
  • Rev 21:23–24The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
  • John 12:35–36Jesus therefore said to them, “Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn’t overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn’t know where he is going.
  • Isa 58:1“Cry aloud, don’t spare. Lift up your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their disobedience, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
  • Ps 89:15Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.
  • 1 Th 5:5–6You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,
  • Isa 2:3Many peoples shall go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of Yahweh, 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 the law shall go out, and Yahweh’s word from Jerusalem.
  • Isa 50:10–11Who among you fears Yahweh, and obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in Yahweh’s name, and rely on his God.
  • Isa 60:1–2“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.
  • Rom 13:12–14The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Isaiah videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on IsaiahMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).

How Isaiah 2:5 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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