isaiah 56:7

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Isaiah 56:7

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 56:7
Verse 7 of 12

Scripture focus

Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Isaiah 56:7KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 56:7

Theological / Devotional

To my holy mountain. That is, to join the Messianic kingdom (see Isa. 11:9; 57:13; Joel 3:17; cf. Ps. 48:2).

Mine house. God intended that the Temple should be a house of prayer (1 Kings 8:30, 38, 41-43), but the Jews had made of it a “den of robbers” (Jer. 7:11; cf. Luke 19:46).

For all people. Had Israel been faithful, men from all nations would have come to Jerusalem to worship God (see pp. 28-30), but on account of transgression the Jews were eventually rejected and the Temple was destroyed (Jer. 7:11-15; Matt 23:37, 38; 24:1, 2). The blessings that might have been theirs were given to the Gentiles (Isa. 60:3; Mal. 1:11; Acts 13:46, 47; see pp. 35, 36).

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