Isaiah 56:6

“Also the sons of the stranger that join themselves to the Lord, &c.] Having answered the objection and removed the discouragement of the eunuch, he now returns to the sons of the stranger, who also join themselves to the Lord, as the eunuch had done; (see <235604>Isaiah 56:4) and who do this, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants; who give up themselves to him, not only to be saved by him, but to serve him in righteousness and holiness, with reverence and godly fear, and from a principle of love to him; being heartily desirous, and accounting it an honour, to be his servants: everyone that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;…”

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

“Also the sons of the stranger - (see the note at Isaiah 56:3). The conditions on which they should be admitted to the same privileges are specified, and are the following: 1. They were to ‘join themselves to the Lord’ (see the note at Isaiah 56:3). 2. This should be with a purpose to ‘serve him.’ Their aim and design should be to keep his commandments and to do his will. 3. They were to ‘love the name of the Lord;’ that is, to love Yahweh himself, for the ‘name’ of the Lord is often used as denoting the Lord himself. 4. They were to keep his sabbaths (see the notes at Isaiah 56:4). 5. They were to take hold of his covenant (see the notes at Isaiah 56:4). On these conditions the sons of the…”

“56:6 The essential ingredient for covenant fellowship is love for God (Deut 6:5; 30:20; Matt 22:34-38). • Keeping the Sabbath is a sign of keeping the covenant itself (see Exod 31:13-17).”

“join: Isa 56:3, Isa 44:5; Jer 50:5; Act 2:41, Act 11:23; Co2 8:5; Th1 1:9, Th1 1:10 to love: Mar 12:30-34; Rom 8:28; Co1 16:22; Gal 5:6; Eph 6:24; Jam 1:12, Jam 2:5 every: Isa 56:2, Isa 58:13; Rev 1:10 Isaiah 56:7”

“The fears of proselytes from among the heathen are also removed. "And the foreigners, who have joined themselves to Jehovah, to serve Him, and to love the name of Jehovah, to be His servants, whoever keepeth the Sabbath from desecrating it, and those who hold fast to my covenant, I bring them to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their whole-offerings and their slain-offerings are well-pleasing upon mine altar: for my house, a house of prayer shall it be called for all nations." The proselytes, who have attached themselves to Jehovah (על־הא), (Note: The oriental reading, not in Isa 56:3, but here in Isa 56:6, is על־ה; the western, אל־ה. The Masora follows the…”