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FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD UNTO THE EUNUCHS - Even the eunuchs, who have
hitherto been excluded from the privileges of the people of God, and
who have been regarded as a separated and degraded people, sh...
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CHAPTER 56
Salvation Enjoyed by the Strangers and Eunuchs
1. _Strangers and servants joined unto the Lord to serve Him and to
love the Name of the Lord (Isaiah 56:1) _ The first eight verses of
this...
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ISAIAH 56:1_._ A GRACIOUS PROMISE TO PROSELYTES AND EUNUCHS. We find
ourselves conscious in this oracle of a change of atmosphere and
setting. The Temple is built, and the centre of an elaborate ritua...
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CHOOSE. See note on Isaiah 1:29....
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In spite of his disability the God-fearing eunuch shall be recognised
as a worthy member of the congregation of Jehovah, and his name shall
be had in everlasting honour in the new Israel.
_that keep m...
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DISCOURSE: 988
ACCEPTANCE FOR ALL SINCERE WORSHIPPERS
Isaiah 56:4. Thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my
sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my
covenant: Even...
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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
distinctio...
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C. WORLDWIDE IS THE INVITATION TO COVENANT RELATIONSHIP, CHAPTER 56
1. DISTINCTIONS DESTROYED
TEXT: Isaiah 56:1-5
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Thus saith Jehovah, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; for my
salvation is ne...
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For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and
choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD UNTO THE EUNUCHS THAT ... PLEASE ME - th...
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1, 2. Further conditions to be observed that men may share in the
approaching deliverance....
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To be born as a *Jew is to be a member of the *Lord’s *covenant
people. But the responsibilities of that membership include the need
to obey the *Lord. That is much more important to God than someone’...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 56
GOD’S PEOPLE WILL INCLUDE ALL NATIONS
V1 (This is what the *Lord says to his people...
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Jesus used the word ‘*eunuch’ to describe one who does not marry,
so as to be free to serve God (see Matthew 19:12).
• Isaiah 54:1-3 contains a similar promise for women without
children. Men and wom...
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כִּי ־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַ †
סָּֽרִיסִים֙...
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BOOK 4
THE RESTORATION
WE have now reached the summit of our prophecy. It has been a long,
steep ascent, and we have had very much to seek out on the way, and to
extricate and solve and load oursel...
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Isaiah 55:1, Isaiah 56:1
CHAPTER XXII
ON THE EVE OF RETURN
Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 55:1,...
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THE BLESSEDNESS OF SABBATH-KEEPING
Isaiah 56:1-12
The bright array of Messianic promises, which occupied the preceding
Chapter s, is now followed by a portion of less interest, seeing that
our attent...
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This division ends with two Chapter s (56 and 57) which set forth
certain aspects of the administration of the Kingdom. The first is
intended to comfort those who by recent promises of restoration mad...
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Eunuchs. It was ignominious to have no children among the Jews, as the
propagation of the true religion depended much on their numbers. But
now, since the Church is gathered from all nations, virginit...
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The sorrow of Israel was great, if any family or tribe went childless;
Jeremiah 22:30. And the reason, over and above the common affliction
of barrenness in a house, was, because the prospect Israel l...
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4._For thus saith Jehovah. _Now follows a confirmation; for the
sincere worshippers of God, who keep the sabbaths and follow the
righteousness of the Law, though they be “eunuchs,” (97) or labor
under...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 55, 56, AND 57.
Chapter s 55, 56, 57 are exhortations given in view of these things.
Chapter 55 is full free grace, which consequently embraces the
Gentiles....
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FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD UNTO THE EUNUCHS THAT KEEP MY SABBATHS,....
That fear and serve the Lord; religiously observe all times of divine
worship, and walk in all the commandments and ordinances of th...
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For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and
choose [the things] that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
Ver. 4. _For thus saith the Lord._] Who "comforteth those that ar...
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Isa. 56:3, 4, etc. Here is plainly a prophecy of the abrogating of
some of the Law of Moses. In gospel times [this shall be,] or
particularly those in Deuteronomy 23:1-3. See 1 Chronicles 23:6;
Jeremi...
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_Neither let the son of the stranger_ The Gentile, who by birth is a
stranger to God, and to the commonwealth of Israel. _That hath joined
himself to the Lord_ That hath turned from dumb idols to the...
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3-8 Unbelief often suggests things to discourage believers, against
which God has expressly guarded. Spiritual blessings are unspeakably
better than having sons and daughters; for children are a care...
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CHOOSE THE THINGS THAT PLEASE ME; that observe my commands, not by
custom, or force, or fear, but by free choice, and full consent, with
love to them and delight in them. TAKE HOLD OF MY COVENANT; tha...
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Isaiah 56:4 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 eunuchs H5631 keep H8104
(H8799) Sabbaths H7676 choose H977 ...
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THE WELCOME GIVEN TO EUNUCHS AND STRANGERS TO ENTER FULLY INTO THE
HOUSE OF YAHWEH (ISAIAH 56:1).
God's true people are to live in readiness for the day of deliverance
(Isaiah 56:1 b), and one day whe...
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CONTENTS: Solemn instruction given to all to make conscience of duty.
Charge against the careless and unfaithful.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The more assurance God gives us of the performance of H...
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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,...
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_For thus saith the Lord_
CHARACTERISTICS AND PRIVILEGES OF GOD’S PEOPLE
The pride of ancestry, and boast of ceremonial exclusiveness and
glorying in the flesh, the Lord, by His prophet, looking for...
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_Neither let the son of the stranger_
“THE SON OF THE STRANGER”
“The son of the stranger” means simply the individual foreigner
(R.., “the stranger”), not one whose father was a foreigner.
(_Prof. J...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 56:1 How to Prepare for the Coming Glory:
“Hold Fast My Covenant.” Isaiah helps readers know how to be
God’s servants who will live with him forever....
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 56:3 The FOREIGNER does not need to fear
God’s rejection if he HAS JOINED HIMSELF TO THE LORD. The EUNUCH,
once he is a believer,
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CHARACTERISTICS AND PRIVILEGES OF GOD’S PEOPLE
Isaiah 56:4. _For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep My
Sabbaths, &c._
The pride of ancestry, and boast of ceremonial exclusiveness, and
glo...
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JOINED TO THE LORD
Isaiah 56:3; Isaiah 56:6. _The sons of the stranger, that join
themselves to the Lord_.
The end of all worship is union with God. To this most glorious issue
all the revelations of...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 56:1
AN EXHORTATION TO OBSERVE THE LAW, ESPECIALLY THE LAW OF THE SABBATH,
COMBINED WITH PROMISES
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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...
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2 Samuel 23:5; Hebrews 6:17; Isaiah 27:5; Isaiah 55:3; Jeremiah 50:5;...
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Take hold — That stedfastly keep the conditions of my covenant....