Isaiah 56 Commentary
A House Of Prayer For All Nations
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KEY THOUGHT: For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” [Isaiah 56:7b NKJV]
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Isaiah 56 NKJV
Salvation for the Gentiles
56 Thus says the Lord:
“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
For My salvation is about to come,
And My righteousness to be revealed.
2 Blessed is the man who does this,
And the son of man who lays hold on it;
Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
3 Do not let the son of the foreigner
Who has joined himself to the Lord
Speak, saying,
“The Lord has utterly separated me from His people”;
Nor let the eunuch say,
“Here I am, a dry tree.”
4 For thus says the Lord:
“To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And hold fast My covenant,
5 Even to them I will give in My house
And within My walls a place and a name
Better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give [a]them an everlasting name
That shall not be cut off.
6 “Also the sons of the foreigner
Who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him,
And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants—
Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And holds fast My covenant—
7 Even them I will bring to My holy mountain,
And make them joyful in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
Will be accepted on My altar;
For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
8 The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says,
“Yet I will gather to him
Others besides those who are gathered to him.”
Israel’s Irresponsible Leaders
9 All you beasts of the field, come to devour,
All you beasts in the forest.
10 His watchmen are blind,
They are all ignorant;
They are all dumb dogs,
They cannot bark;
[b]Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 Yes, they are greedy[c] dogs
Which never[d] have enough.
And they are shepherds
Who cannot understand;
They all look to their own way,
Every one for his own gain,
From his own territory.
12 “Come,” one says, “I will bring wine,
And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating drink;
Tomorrow will be as today,
And much more abundant.”
Footnotes
a. Isaiah 56:5 Lit. him
b. Isaiah 56:10 Or Dreaming
c. Isaiah 56:11 Lit. strong of soul
d. Isaiah 56:11 Lit. do not know satisfaction
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Isaiah 56 Commentary
Salvation is at hand. The mention of the Sabbath reminds us of the rest that the LORD has always wished for His people. We saw it in the many Sabbaths that we read about in the Torah. We saw it in the LORD’s promise to settle Israel in Canaan and give Jacob rest from his enemies.
Or, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” The Servant, now identified as the LORD Jesus Christ, invites everyone to the special Sabbath – the real Sabbath. Matthew 11:28.
The invitation is for everyone – the nations are included. Even eunuchs strictly forbidden from the special areas of the LORD’s sanctuary are all welcome.
Can there be any reason to stay away from the party? The Servant would say no. He is gathering men and women to Himself.
But there is a problem. Israel is blind. Probably the first prayer to say is for open eyes. Let the LORD show you things you must see. Don’t die in jail when the door to freedom is wide open!
The mention of eunuchs is important. We are talking about men whose circumstances excluded them from the normal worship of the LORD. No one born disadvantaged should complain.
The LORD leaves the door wide open. The celebrating party at the LORD’s Table is united by the fear of the LORD in the participants – those who keep His Sabbaths and hold fast to His covenant.
When the LORD Jesus Christ quotes from this passage, He says more than meets the eye. “My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
House of prayer for all nations? Irony! He just chased some individuals from the same temple! It underlines one critical point. The redeemed and the cleansed must not only appear clean, they must actually be clean – walk the talk.
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