Isaiah 56:1, The prophet exhorts to sanctification; Isaiah 56:3, He promises it shall be general, without respect of persons; Isaiah 56:9, He inveighs against blind watchmen.
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Isaiah 56
Isaiah 56 — Overview
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Isaiah 56 — OverviewIsaiah 56 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleAfter the exceedingly great and precious promises of gospel grace,
typified by temporal deliverances, which we had in the foregoing
chapter, we have here, I. A solemn charge given to us all to make
conscience…Isaiah 56 — OverviewIsaiah 56 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains a prophecy of the conversion of the Gentiles, and their accession to the church, and of the corrupt state of the church afterwards, especially of its rulers, which brought in men comparable to wild…Isaiah 56:1-2Isaiah 56:1-2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe scope of these verses is to show that when God is coming towards us
in a way of mercy we must go forth to meet him in a way of duty.
I. God here tells us what are his intentions of mercy to us (v. 1): My…Isaiah 56:1Isaiah 56:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryKeep ye judgment, and do justice; rather, keep ye Law, and observe righteousness. The exhortation is general, and has no special bearing on trials or law-courts. It is a call on the Jews, in their captivity, to keep, so…Isaiah 56:1Isaiah 56:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe attitude of holy expectation.
God evidently requires of us that, when we are anticipating any special manifestation on his part, there should be special purity on our part. We look at—
I. OUR CONDITION. This is…Isaiah 56:1Isaiah 56:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryGod's nearness a plea.
"My salvation is near to come;" therefore "keep ye judgment, and do justice." Isaiah announced God's delivering and redeeming from Babylon as close at hand, and used this fact as a plea by which…