circumstances. This is why Isaiah begins his discourse with a preface. The subject matter the prophet is about to discuss is different from what he had set forth in the previous chapter. Its theme is more elevated, because it deals with the calling of the nations, the splendor of the gospel, the extension of the knowledge of God throughout all the world, and peace over all the earth.… It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord will be manifest (2:2). Take note how precisely