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Neither 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.
Isaiah 56:3 — KJV
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Isaiah 56:3
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Isaiah 56:3
Verse 3 of 12
Commentary
Commentary on Isaiah 56:3
Theological / DevotionalSon of the stranger. That is, the Gentile converted to Judaism.
Separated me. The Gentile convert was not to feel himself in any way inferior to those who had been born Jews. Both were to share equally in the privileges and responsibilities involved in the covenant relationship.
A dry tree. A dry tree could bear no fruit. Eunuchs were, according to the law, not to “enter into the congregation of the Lord” (see on Deut. 23:1), that is, not to participate in the services of the Temple. Isaiah here assures such persons of God’s impartial love and acceptance. They were not to feel forsaken by God or despised and forgotten in Israel.
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