Isaiah 56:7-8 NIV

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 56:1-12

Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Isaiah 56:1-12 .In Isaiah 55:1-13 the Lord speaks of this glorious everlasting salvation and the glories of His greatness, His power. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than yours, My thoughts than your thoughts" ( Isaiah 55:9 ). The blessing and the power of the Word of God. "As the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, returns not thither, waters the earth that makes it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 56:1-12

Isaiah 56:1 . Keep ye judgment, as a preparation for the Messiah’s advent, who is here called, Salvation; and whose righteousness and mercy are the only ground of a sinner’s justification, adoption, and glory. For his coming Jacob when dying prayed, Oh Lord, I have waited for thy Salvation. Isaiah 56:3 . The stranger that hath joined himself to the Lord. In the second temple there were three courts: Atrium Gentrium, the court of the gentiles, which is the same as the court of Israel.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 56:4-7

Isaiah 56:4-7For thus saith the LordCharacteristics and privileges of God’s peopleThe pride of ancestry, and boast of ceremonial exclusiveness and glorying in the flesh, the Lord, by His prophet, looking forward to Gospel days, now abolishes, and marks out the true distinctions of His people to be that which is moral and spiritual, to the exclusion of all bodily defects or natural peculiarities.Observe--I. THE MARKS AND DISTINCTIONS OF GOD’S PEOPLE. 1. Keeping the Sabbath. 2. Choosing the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 56:6-7

Isaiah 56:6-7Also the sons of the strangerGentiles enjoying God’s favourThis is a clear prophecy of the call of the Gentiles into the Church of Christ.Let us attend to this description of those who are objects of the Divine favour, and entitled to the privileges of His house. 1. They join themselves to the Lord. This supposes a former distance and alienation from Him. But that is removed by humble repentance and returning to the Lord. It includes, renouncing all their idols; forsaking all their... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 56:7

Isaiah 56:7Even them will I bring to My holy mountainThe house of prayerIf we accept the interpretation that the second Isaiah has given us the prophecies of the restoration, we may regard this chapter as a description of Israel after the return from the Chaldean captivity, and, further, the condition of worship in the reign of the Messiah.We place before you the whole matter as a plea for God’s house in the present day. I. THE LOCATION OF WORSHIP. “Mine house.” With God every where, what need... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 56:8

Isaiah 56:8The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saithAn important Divine declaration“Declaration of the Lord, Jehovah: gathering the outcasts of Israel, I roll further gather beyond it to Its gathered ones.That Isaiah 56:8 declares something of importance, and, because it might possibly seem strange, something to be solemnly confirmed, is shown by the expression, which is in itself solemn, and is here placed at the head of the declaration. So far is it from being the case that... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 56:7

Isa 56:7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Ver. 7. Even them will I bring unto my holy mountain, ] i.e., Into my Church, and Church assemblies. Query, Whether eunuchs and strangers were made partakers of all holy services in the second temple, according to the letter? Sure we are that that holy... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 56:8

Isa 56:8 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather [others] to him, beside those that are gathered unto him. Ver. 8. Which gathereth the outcasts of Israel. ] According to that ancient promise of his. Deu 30:4 None of his shall be lost for looking after; he will "fetch back his banished," as that witty woman said. 2Sa 14:14 Yet will I gather others to him. ] Strangers, eunuchs, all mine "other sheep that are not yet of this fold," Joh 10:16 together with all... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 56:7

them will: Isaiah 2:2, Isaiah 2:3, Isaiah 66:19, Isaiah 66:20, Psalms 2:6, Micah 4:1, Micah 4:2, Zechariah 8:3, Malachi 1:11, John 12:20-Ezekiel :, Ephesians 2:11-1 Chronicles :, Hebrews 12:22, 1 Peter 1:1, 1 Peter 1:2 their burnt: Romans 12:1, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5 for mine: Malachi 1:11, Matthew 21:13, Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46, John 4:21-Isaiah :, 1 Timothy 2:8 Reciprocal: Exodus 28:38 - accepted Leviticus 1:4 - be accepted Ezra 8:36 - they furthered Psalms 87:1 - the holy Isaiah 57:13... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 56:8

which: Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 11:12, Isaiah 27:12, Isaiah 27:13, Isaiah 54:7, Psalms 106:47, Psalms 107:2, Psalms 107:3, Psalms 147:2, Jeremiah 30:17, Jeremiah 31:10, Hosea 1:11, Micah 4:6, Zephaniah 3:18-Proverbs :, Zechariah 10:8-2 Samuel : Yet: Isaiah 43:6, Isaiah 49:12, Isaiah 49:22, Isaiah 60:3-1 Kings :, Isaiah 66:18-Ecclesiastes :, Genesis 49:10, John 10:16, John 11:52, Ephesians 1:10, Ephesians 2:14-Nehemiah : beside those that are gathered: Heb. to his gathered Reciprocal:... read more

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 56:1-12

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 56:1-12

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 56:4-7

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 56:6-7

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 56:7

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 56:8

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 56:7

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 56:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 56:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 56:8

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