“So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.”
The statement that from west to east people will fear YHWH's name and know divine glory as the nations and peoples come from afar illustrates the cosmic effect of YHWH's vindication: all humanity witnesses and acknowledges divine justice. The correlation between fear of God's name and knowledge of divine glory establishes that proper response to justice is fearful awe. The movement of peoples from east to west to behold God's vindication suggests an eschatological pilgrimage or theophany. This verse transforms local covenant judgment into cosmic event: YHWH's restoration of justice becomes visible demonstration of divine power to all peoples.
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