Isa 56:3-4 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 56:3-7: 56:3-7 The blessing (56:2 ) would extend to eunuchs and to the Gentiles. 56:3 Foreigners who commit themselves to the Lord would become full participants in the covenant community. Previously, their participation had been carefully regulated (Deut 23:3 , 7-8 ). • eunuchs: In the past, an emasculated person was excluded from the community (Deut 23:1 ). Both eunuchs and foreigners had no share in Israel’s holiness and were considered marginal to God’s kingdom. In the age to come, God would bring to the center those who had previously been marginalized (cp. Matt 20:16 ).

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‏ Isaiah 56:3-4

Summary for Isa 56:3-7: 56:3-7 ^a The blessing (56:2 ^b) would extend to eunuchs and to the Gentiles. 56:3 ^c Foreigners who commit themselves to the Lord would become full participants in the covenant community. Previously, their participation had been carefully regulated (Deut 23:3 ^d, 7-8 ^e).

• eunuchs: In the past, an emasculated person was excluded from the community (Deut 23:1 ^f). Both eunuchs and foreigners had no share in Israel’s holiness and were considered marginal to God’s kingdom. In the age to come, God would bring to the center those who had previously been marginalized (cp. Matt 20:16 ^g).
56:4 ^h The Sabbath is a sign of the covenant (Exod 31:13-17 ⁱ).