What does Isaiah 56:1 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment,a and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed."
CHAPTER LVI _Whoever would partake of the blessings of the Gospel is_ _required to be holy in all manner of life and conversation._ _And he that will be so is declared to be accepted according to_...
THUS SAITH THE LORD - That is, in view of the fact that the kingdom of God was to come at no distant period. Yahweh states what was necessary to prepare themselves for it, and what was the character w...
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...
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...
JUSTICE. righteousness....
The exhortation to righteousness is based on the nearness of Jehovah's salvation (cf. Isaiah 46:13; Isaiah 55:6). _justice_should be RIGHTEOUSNESS (as in R.V.), the same word as in the last line of th...
C. WORLDWIDE IS THE INVITATION TO COVENANT RELATIONSHIP, CHAPTER 56 1. DISTINCTIONS DESTROYED TEXT: Isaiah 56:1-5 1 Thus saith Jehovah, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is ne...
Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. THUS SAITH THE LORD, KEEP YE JUDGMENT - equity. John the Baptist preac...
56:1 judgment (e-6) Or 'justice,' i.e. 'just judgment.'...
KEEP YE.. JUSTICE] i.e. keep the law, and practise righteousness....
All will see that the *Lord *keeps his promise to rescue his people....
LVI. (1) THUS SAITH THE LORD. — Isaiah 56:1 form a distinct section, and obviously had an historical starting. point. It has been said (Cheyne, following many other critics) that “the writer of this...
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שִׁמְר֥וּ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וַ עֲשׂ֣וּ צְדָקָ֑ה כִּֽי ־קְרֹובָ֤ה יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ לָ בֹ֔וא וְ...
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...
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 atten...
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...
Thus saith the LORD, (a) Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation [is] near to come, and my (b) righteousness to be revealed. (a) God shows what he requires of them after he has delivered t...
_Judgment, the right resolution to do God's will, which justice executes, chap. xxxii. (Worthington) --- My justice. Septuagint, "mercy." Christ is at hand. Prepare for your deliverance, by keeping th...
CONTENTS The subject of this Chapter is very different from that of the preceding: it consists of threatenings, mingled with promises; cautions to the watchmen of Israel, and an awful account of unfa...
1._Thus saith Jehovah. _This is a remarkable passage, in which the Prophet shows what God demands from us, as soon as he holds out tokens of his favor, or promises that he will be ready to be reconcil...
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....
THUS SAITH THE LORD, KEEP YE JUDGMENT, AND DO JUSTICE,.... Observe the word of the Lord, which comes from the God of judgment, is the best informer of the judgment, and the only rule of faith and prac...
_Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation [is] near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed._ Ver. 1. _Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice,_] _i....
_Thus saith the Lord_ This verse, and the rest of this chapter, until Isaiah 56:9, seems to belong to the foregoing prophecy. From the consideration of God's promises there made to the believing Jews...
Thus saith the Lord, the same God of the covenant who has spoken in the foregoing powerful appeals, KEEP YE JUDGMENT, equity or righteousness in living in conformity with the demands of the covenant w...
JUDGMENT: Or, equity...
1,2 The Lord tells us what are his expectations of duty from us. Be honest and just in all dealings. Also strictly observe the sabbath day. To have the blessing of God upon employments all the week, m...
ISAIAH CHAPTER 56 Blessedness of the godly, without any respect of persons, ISAIAH 56:1. Blind watchmen shall be destroyed, ISAIAH 56:9. This verse and the rest of this chapter, until verse 9, seems t...
Isaiah 56:1 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 Keep H8104 (H8798) justice H4941 do H6213 (H8798) righteousness H6666 salvation H3444 about H7138 come H935 (H8800) righteousness H6666 revealed H1540 (H8736)...
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...
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...
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,...
_Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment_ PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY The doctrine of the passage is simply this, that they who enjoy extraordinary privileges, or expect extraordinary favours, are un...
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. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document...
THE PRESCRIBED METHOD OF WAITING FOR GOD’S SALVATION Isaiah 56:1. _Thus saith the Lord, keep ye judgment, &c._ [“The doctrine of the passage is simply this, that they who enjoy extraordinary privile...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 56:1 AN EXHORTATION TO OBSERVE THE LAW, ESPECIALLY THE LAW OF THE SABBATH, COMBINED WITH PROMISES. There was much of the Law which it was impossible to observe during the Captivity....
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...
Isaiah 1:16; Isaiah 26:7; Isaiah 26:8; Isaiah 46:13; Isaiah 51:5; Isaiah 55:7; Jeremiah 7:3; John 7:17; Luke 3:3; Malachi 4:4;...
My salvation — That eminent salvation by the Messiah, and in which, without this you shall have no share. Is near — So the scripture often speaks of things which are at a great distance, as if they we...