all others or, in other words, make it known that he alone is to be worshiped. 2:3a The second stage involves the flowing of all nations to the mountain of the LORD (cf. Isa 27:13; 56:7; 66:19–21) for instruction in order to walk in his paths. The idea of the nations coming to know God is prominent in Isaiah, but it has its roots in the original promise to Abraham that “all peoples on earth will be blessed through you” (Gen 12:3). Although it is against the normal law of gravity for the nations to