Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 56:4
4. please me—sacrifice their own pleasure to mine. take hold—so "layeth hold" (see on Isaiah 56:5). read more
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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 56:5
5. in mine house—the temple, the emblem of the Church ( :-). They shall no longer be confined as proselytes were, to the outer court, but shall be admitted "into the holiest" (Hebrews 10:19; Hebrews 10:20). a place—literally, "a hand." than of sons—Though the eunuch is barren of children (Hebrews 10:20- :), I will give him a more lasting name than that of being father of sons and daughters (regarded as a high honor among the Hebrews) (John 1:12; John 10:3; 1 John 3:1; Revelation 2:17;... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 56:6
6. join . . . Lord— ( :-). Conditions of admission to the privileges of adoption. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 56:7
7. Even them— ( :-). to my holy mountain—Jerusalem, the seat of the Lord's throne in His coming kingdom (Isaiah 2:2; Jeremiah 3:17). joyful— (Jeremiah 3:17- :). burnt offerings . . . sacrifices—spiritual, of which the literal were types (Romans 12:1; Hebrews 13:15; 1 Peter 2:5). accepted— (1 Peter 2:5- :). altar— (1 Peter 2:5- :), spiritually, the Cross of Christ, which sanctifies our sacrifices of prayer and praise. house . . . for all people—or rather, "peoples." No longer restricted to one... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 56:1-8
The basis of acceptance and blessing 56:1-8This transitional pericope introduces the problem that the previous sections of the book posed, which I have tried to explain just above. It also begins the explanation of the solution by placing in stark contrast two opposing views of what pleases God: simply being a child of Abraham, versus living in loving obedience to God. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 56:4-5
The prophet prefaced his shocking explanation of the spiritual acceptability of ritually unacceptable people with, "For thus says Yahweh." This was not just his opinion but divine revelation.The Lord would give eunuchs who obeyed Him out of love: an eternal reputation, far greater than what they would have had if they had not obeyed Him, but instead had borne children to perpetuate their reputations on the earth. The Lord’s perpetuation of the Ethiopian eunuch’s reputation in Acts 8:27-39 is... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 56:6-7
Similarly, God would bless foreigners (non-Israelites) who came to believe in Yahweh, and sought to love and follow Him for His sake rather than for personal benefit (cf. Ruth 1:16). They could serve the Lord by ministering to Him. The Hebrew word translated "minister," sharet, usually describes priestly service (cf. Isaiah 60:7; Isaiah 60:10; Isaiah 61:6). Foreigners might even serve the Lord in ways that would be as significant as serving as priests in Israel, though that particular ministry... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 56:1-8
1, 2. Further conditions to be observed that men may share in the approaching deliverance. 1. Keep ye.. justice] i.e. keep the law, and practise righteousness. 2. Layeth hold on] RV ’ holdeth fast by.’ Polluting] RV ’profaning.’3-7. The privileges of the people of God are open to all, even to those who think themselves excluded by race, or by physical disability (Deuteronomy 23:1). The sabbath appears to have been more strictly observed in the BabyIonian period than it had been under the... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 56:1-12
This section is not so argumentative in tone as the last. Its distinguishing feature is the development of the prophet's teaching concerning the Servant of Jehovah. The conception seems to arise, as has been noted, with the nation considered collectively as a Servant of God (Isaiah 41:8-9; Isaiah 44:1-2, Isaiah 44:21; Isa 45:4). So long as the attitude and work of God in relation to the nation are solely in view, there is no limitation of the idea; but when the nation's work and attitude to Him... read more
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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 56:3-7
Isaiah 56:3-7. Neither let the son of the stranger, &c.— The strangers and eunuchs were excluded from the privileges of native Jews. In this period they are informed that the time is coming when those distinctions and restraints shall have no force, when the inward endowments of the soul should be sufficient to give pious persons a title to the communion of saints; and their name should be written in the book of life: A more lasting remembrance than that of the most numerous posterity. The... read more