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Two Sides of a Blessed Life
Commentators explain that this verse outlines two essential components of a life that God blesses: devotion to God and moral integrity. "Keeping the Sabbath" represents our entire worship and relationship with God, while "keeping his hand from doing any evil" represents our upright and just relationships with other people. True faith encompasses both.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 56:2
18th Century
Theologian
Blessed is the man - Hebrew, ‘The blessings of the man’ (). The sense is, ‘happy is the man.’ The word here rendered ‘man’ (אנושׁ <…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 56:2
19th Century
Bishop
That keepeth the sabbath from polluting it ... —It is natural that a devout king like Hezekiah would be an observer of th…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 56:2
16th Century
Theologian
Happy is the man that shall do this. When he calls those persons “happy” who, having embraced this doctrine, devote themselves to walk upr…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 56:2
17th Century
Pastor
Blessed is the man that does this That does justice, and keeps judgment; he hereby exercises a good conscience both towards God and…