Isaiah 56:7

"Also the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to serve him, and to love the LORD’s name, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant,"

Key Reflection

This verse highlights that foreign worshippers are welcome in God's community if they commit to serving Him, loving His name, observing the Sabbath, and upholding His covenant. It signifies a broader inclusion where those who embrace these commitments can share in the blessings of the covenant, reflecting God’s inclusive nature in salvation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Even them will I bring to my holy mountain -(See the notes atIsaiah 2:3). That is, they should be admitted to the fellowship and privileges of his people. And make them joyful -In the participation of the privileges of the true religion, and in the service of God, they shall be made happy. In my house of prayer -In the temple - here called the house of prayer. The language here is all derived from the worship of the Jews, though the meaning evidently is, that under the new dispensation, all nations would be admitted to the privileges of his people, and that the appropriate services of religion which they would offer would be acceptable to God.

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