Isa 49:6, 56:6-7 | JFB | STEP | 6. It is a light thing —"It is too little that Thou shouldest," [HENGSTENBERG ], that is, It is not enough honor to Thee to raise up Jacob and Israel, but I design for Thee more, namely, that Thou shouldest be the means of enlightening the Gentiles ( ). the preserved —namely, those remaining after the judgments of God on the nation—the elect remnant of Israel reserved for mercy. LOWTH , with a slight but needless change of the Hebrew, translates for "tribes" and "preserved," the "scions"

Isaiah 49:6

6. It is a light thing—"It is too little that Thou shouldest," [HENGSTENBERG], that is, It is not enough honor to Thee to raise up Jacob and Israel, but I design for Thee more, namely, that Thou shouldest be the means of enlightening the Gentiles (Isa 42:6, 7; 60:3).

the preserved—namely, those remaining after the judgments of God on the nation—the elect remnant of Israel reserved for mercy. LOWTH, with a slight but needless change of the Hebrew, translates for "tribes" and "preserved," the "scions"—the "branches."

Isaiah 56:6-7

6. join . . . Lord— (Jer 50:6). Conditions of admission to the privileges of adoption.

7. Even them— (Eph 2:11-13).

to my holy mountain—Jerusalem, the seat of the Lord's throne in His coming kingdom (Isa 2:2; Jer 3:17).

joyful— (Ro 5:11).

burnt offerings . . . sacrifices—spiritual, of which the literal were types (Ro 12:1; Heb 13:15; 1Pe 2:5).

accepted— (Eph 1:6).

altar— (Heb 13:10), spiritually, the Cross of Christ, which sanctifies our sacrifices of prayer and praise.

house . . . for all people—or rather, "peoples." No longer restricted to one favored people (Mal 1:11; Joh 4:21, 23; 1Ti 2:8). To be fully realized at the second coming (Isa 2:2-4). No longer literal, but spiritual sacrifice, namely, "prayer" shall be offered (Ps 141:2; 51:17; Mal 1:11; Mt 21:13).