Isaiah 56:6-8,John 2:13-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:4-6

Disabled ones sharing Divine blessings. From the points of view of the earlier Judaism, eunuchs and strangers were persons placed under special disability. Neither could take full share in national or sanctuary privileges ( Deuteronomy 23:1-8 ). To understand the feeling towards eunuchs we must remember the two prevailing ideas among the Jews, which made offspring seem so desirable. 1 . A man found a sort of quasi-immortality in the feeling that he would live over again in his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:6

Also the sons of the stranger (comp. Isaiah 56:3 ). The proselytes shall not be treated as they fear. On the contrary, God will treat them in exactly the same way as his original people—will conduct them to Palestine, settle them in his "holy mountain,'' admit them to the temple services, accept their burnt offerings and their sacrifices. All this will be a foretaste of their position in the Christian Church, where there will be neither Jew nor Gentile, neither circumcision nor... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:6

Service. "The sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him," etc. This word is often degraded in human speech. "Service" is con-sidereal humiliating, and only mastership is glorious. But "the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister." We are all of us " debtors" to others; we owe them much, and we owe Christ all. I. SERVICE CALLS OUT WHAT IS BEST IN MEN . 1 . Their unselfishness . 2 . Their heroism . 3 . Their ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:7

My house of prayer. In Solomon's address to God at the dedication of the temple, its character, as a house of prayer, is abundantly laid down ( 1 Kings 8:29-53 ). And no doubt it was used for the purpose of prayer, as well as for the purpose of sacrifice, from its first erection to its final destruction. But the purpose of sacrifice so far predominated, in fact, over the other, that the expression, "my house of prayer," comes upon us in this place to some extent as a surprise. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:7

God's house of prayer for everybody. "Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people." These words were quoted by the Lord Jesus when he drove out the shopkeepers who defiled the temple (see Matthew 21:13 ). The prophet declares that the "prayers and praises (those spiritual sacrifices) of devout Gentiles shall be as pleasing to God as those of the pious Jews, and no difference shall be made between them; for, though they are Gentiles by birth, yet through grace they shall be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:8

The Lord God ; rather, the Lord Jehovah—Adonai Jehovah. An unusual phrase. Which gathereth together the outcasts of Israel ; i.e. the Lord who has pledged himself to bring back Israel from captivity, and to gather together Israel's outcasts from all regions ( Isaiah 11:11 ; Isaiah 27:12 , Isaiah 27:13 ; Isaiah 43:5 , Isaiah 43:6 , etc.). This same Lord now promises something further: "He will gather others also to Israel, besides his own gathered ones." Introduced with such... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 56:6

Also the sons of the stranger - (see the note at Isaiah 56:3). The conditions on which they should be admitted to the same privileges are specified, and are the following:1. They were to ‘join themselves to the Lord’ (see the note at Isaiah 56:3).2. This should be with a purpose to ‘serve him.’ Their aim and design should be to keep his commandments and to do his will.3. They were to ‘love the name of the Lord;’ that is, to love Yahweh himself, for the ‘name’ of the Lord is often used as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 56:7

Even them will I bring to my holy mountain - (See the notes at Isaiah 2:3). That is, they should be admitted to the fellowship and privileges of his people.And make them joyful - In the participation of the privileges of the true religion, and in the service of God, they shall be made happy.In my house of prayer - In the temple - here called the house of prayer. The language here is all derived from the worship of the Jews, though the meaning evidently is, that under the new dispensation, all... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 56:8

The Lord God - This verse is a continuation of the promise made in the previous verses, that those of other nations would be united to the ancient people of God. The sense is, that Yahweh would not only gather back to their country those who were scattered abroad in other lands, but would also call to the same privileges multitudes of those who were now aliens and strangers.Which gathereth the outcasts of Israel - Who will collect again and restore to their own country those of the Jews who... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 56:6-7

Isaiah 56:6-7. The sons of the stranger that join themselves to the Lord That with purpose of heart cleave unto him, as is said Acts 11:23. To love the Lord, to be his servants To serve him out of love to him and to his worship. Them will I bring to my holy mountain To my house which stood upon mount Zion, including mount Moriah; and make them joyful By accepting their services, and comforting their hearts with the sense of my love; in my house of prayer In my temple, in and toward... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:4-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 56:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 56:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 56:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 56:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 56:6-7

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