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God's House is Open to All
Scholars emphasize that this verse marks a radical shift. God promises a place "in my house and within my walls" not just to the ritually pure, but to foreigners and eunuchs—those previously excluded. This points forward to the New Covenant church, where barriers of ethnicity, social status, or physical condition are removed. All who faithfully serve the Lord are welcomed into His family.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 56:5
18th Century
Theologian
Will I give in mine house - That is, they shall be admitted to all the privileges of entering my house of prayer, and of b…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 56:5
19th Century
Bishop
Even to them will I give ... — The words may refer simply to the spiritual blessedness of the faithful ([Reference Revela…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 56:5
16th Century
Theologian
I will give to them in my house. Here we see that all people, however unworthy, may obtain admission into the kingdom of God. He alludes t…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 56:5
17th Century
Pastor
Even to them will I give in mine house and within my walls ,
&c.] The Targum is, ``in the house of my sanctuary, and…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 56:3–8
17th Century
Minister
Unbelief often suggests things to discourage believers, against which God has expressly guarded. Spiritual blessings are unspeakably better than ha…