Isaiah 56:2

Blessed is everyone who does this—those who keep to it, who observe the Sabbath without violating it, and who don't do anything wrong.

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In The King James Version

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

In Context

1This is what the Lord says: Follow the law, and do what is right, for my salvation will soon arrive, and my goodness will be revealed.

3Don't allow foreigners who have dedicated themselves to the Lord say, “The Lord will definitely exclude me from his people.” And don't allow eunuchs to say, “Look at me—I'm as worthless as a dried-up tree because I'm childless.”

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Cross References

Exodus 20:8Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.

Exodus 31:13“Tell the Israelites, ‘It's absolutely essential that you keep my Sabbaths. The Sabbath will be a sign between me and you for generations to come, so that you'll know that I am the Lord who makes you holy.

Nehemiah 13:17Some people from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of things and they were selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.

Psalms 15:1Who may enter your sanctuary, Lord? Who may come into your presence on your holy mountain?

Psalms 37:27Reject evil, do what is good, and you will live forever in the land.

Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who love to do what he says!

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 56:2-3

Evangelical Promises; Exhortations to Duty. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Thus saith the Lord , Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. The scope of these verses is to show that when God is coming towards us in a way of mercy we must go forth to meet him in a way of duty. I. God here tells us what… Read the whole commentary →

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