Isaiah 66:23

AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT FROM ONE NEW MOON TO ANOTHER, AND FROM ONE SABBATH TO ANOTHER, SHALL ALL FLESH COME TO WORSHIP BEFORE ME, SAITH THE LORD. From one new moon to another _ - literally, 'as often as the new moon (shall be) in its own new moon;' i:e., in its own time every month (_ ). And from one sabbath to another - which is therefore perpetually obligatory on earth. Shall all flesh come to worship - (; .) BEFORE ME - at Jerusalem (Jeremiah 3:16 )....

23._From a month to his month, and from a Sabbath to his Sabbath. _(230) The Prophet again points out what shall be the difference between the nature of the spiritual worship of God which shall be under the reign of Christ and of the carnal worship which was under the Law. Sacrifices were offered every month at the new moon. There were Sabbaths, and other festivals, and solemn days, which they carefully observed. But under the reign of Christ there shall be a constant and uninterrupted solemnity; for there are not fixed and stated days of sacrifices on which we must go to Jerusalem, or offer anything in one place or in another; but our oblations, festivals, and rejoicings are continued from day to day in unbroken succession. Yet he alludes to the ancient custom of sacrifices as we have already said that the prophets are frequently accustomed to do. So then the Lord wishes to have “pure s...

15-24 A prophetic declaration is given of the Lord's vengeance on all enemies of his church, especially that of all antichristian opposers of the gospel in the latter days. Ver...

AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS - As the prophet closes the book and winds up his whole prophecy, he directs the attention to that future period which had occupied so much of his attention in vision, when the whole world should be acquainted with the true religion, and all nations should worship Yahweh. Of such a book there could be no more appropriate close; and such a contemplation especially became the last prophetic moments of the ‘evangelical prophet’ Isaiah. FROM ONE NEW MOON TO ANOTHER - Margin, ‘New moon to his new moon.’ The Hebrew literally is, ‘As often as the month cometh in its month;’ that is, in its time, every month, every new moon (Gesenius, Lexicon, on the word מדי _midēy_). The Hebrews held a festival on the return of each month, or at every new moon (see the notes at Isaiah 1:1

SECTION XII.—FINAL THREATENINGS AND PROMISES (Isaiah 66:1.). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 66:1 THE UNGODLY EXILES REBUKED. Israel, being about to return from the Captivity, had the design of rebuilding the temple and re-establishing the temple worship. God rebukes this design in persons devoid of any spirit of holiness, and warns them that mere formal outward worship is an abomination to him (Isaiah 66:1). In Isaiah 66:4 he threatens them wi

AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT FROM ONE NEW MOON TO ANOTHER,.... Or, "from month in its months" q, The Targum is, "in the time of the beginning of the "month in its month";'' that is, in every day of the month; or rather every month: AND FROM ONE SABBATH TO ANOTHER; the form of expressions the same as before; and in like manner paraphrased in the Targum; and signifies either every day in the week; or rather every sabbath, or first day in the week; for we are not to imagine that new moons and Jewish sabbaths, that is, seventh day sabbaths, shall now be observed, which have been long abolished, 1 Thessalonians 2:16 but, as New Testament officers of churches are, in the preceding verses, called by Old Testament names; so here the times and seasons of Gospel worship are expressed in Old Testament language; and the sense i

CHAPTER 66 The Finale: The Two Classes and the Prophecy of Isaiah in a Retrospect 1. _The apostates and their wicked worship (Isaiah 66:1) _ 2. _The remnant suffering and encouraged (Isaiah 66:5) _ 3. _The sudden manifestation of the Lord (Isaiah 66:6) _ 4. _The nation's rebirth (Isaiah 66:7) _ 5. _Jerusalem's supremacy and glory (Isaiah 66:10) _ 6. _The warning of judgment (Isaiah 66:15) _ 7. The regathering after judgment ...

ISAIAH 66. Here divisions are hard to define. The theme the coming punishment of the apostates and the coming glory of the pious is pursued now on one side, now on the other. ISAIAH 66:1. AN ATTACK ON THE PROJECTORS OF A RIVAL TEMPLE. Those Jews who refused to accept the reformed religion apparently proposed to set up a rival temple. Yahweh scornfully demands of them in what manner of building they would house Him, whose habitation is the universe. These things a temple and a resting-place He has already made for Himself, on Zion; for despite His loftiness He ever considers the humble and obedient worshipper. As for these rebels who combine forbidden with legitimate rites, such as human sacrifice, the sacrifice of a dog without effusion of blood, the sacrificial use of swine's blood, and honouring of images, just as they choose their own perverse ways so will He choose to make t

NEW MOON. SABBATH. Reference to Pentateuch. and the law concerning them (Numbers 10:10; Numbers 28:11). App-92. Compare Psalms 81:3; Psalms 81:4. BEFORE ME. Reference to Pentateuch, implying centralized worship, as in Exodus 20:3; Exodus 20:5.Deuteronomy 26:3; Deuteronomy 26:5. App-92.

Comp. Zechariah 14:16. _from one new moon to another_, &c. Lit. "as often as (ch. Isaiah 28:19) there is a new-moon on its new-moon &c.," i.e. apparently "at each separate new-moon &c.," a peculiar idiom found also in Numbers 28:10; Numbers 28:14....