Isaiah 2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares… I. A PROPER ESTIMATE OF THE MISERIES OF WAR must prepare the way for universal peace. II. THE DISSEMINATION OF THE WORD OF GOD. Nothing but the Word of God can effect the cure of this moral distemper — nothing but the Spirit of God can subdue the native principles of the heart — nothing but the salvation of the Gospel can remove the evil we deplore. There is no other remedy can reach the core of the malady. III. THE PRAYERS OF CHRISTIANS must accompany the other means used for the establishment of peace. (J. Gray, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. |
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