Isaiah 56:1
Verse 1 of 12. The 56th of 66 chapters in Isaiah, in The Major Prophets.
1Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
2Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
3Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
4For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
5Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah 56:1 in the World English Bible
The LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed.Read Isaiah 56:1 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 56:1
God here tells us what are his intentions of mercy to us (v. 1): My salvation is near to come—the great salvation wrought out by Jesus Christ (for that was the salvation of which the prophets enquired and searched diligently, 1 Pet. i. 10), typified by the salvation of the Jews from Sennacherib or out of Babylon. Observe, 1. The gospel salvation is the salvation of the Lord.
Read Matthew Henry on Isaiah 56:1–2: Evangelical Promises; Exhortations to Duty. (b. c. 706.)
Pray Isaiah 56:1 with someone reading it aloud.
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