Isaiah 56:1 - Exposition

Keep ye judgment, and do justice; rather, keep ye Law , and observe righteousness. The exhortation is general, and has no special bearing on trials or law-courts. It is a call on the Jews, in their captivity, to keep, so far as was possible, the whole Law given on Sinai. My salvation is near to come. The nearer the time of deliverance approaches, the more faithful and exact ought Israel to be in life and conduct. God's "salvation" and his "righteousness" go hand-in-hand. It is as his righteous people, "a holy seed" ( Isaiah 6:10 ), that he is about to vindicate and rescue them. If they are no holier than others, why should he do more for them than for those others?