Table of Nations

Table of Nations

Can it be an accident that the word “nation” ( goy ) occurs 73 times in Isaiah?

The initial vision of Jerusalem’s restoration includes all nations – goy is used 4x in Isaiah 2:2-4, signalling the global extent of the redemption. And the overall numerology of the word substantiates that global reach: Nations to the four corners will stream to Zion, all the nations, all 70 of them, will learn Yahweh’s torah.


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