Rewards for Obedience to God
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"How
blessed is the
man who
does this, And the
son of
man who
takes hold of it; Who
keeps from
profaning the
sabbath, And
keeps his
hand from
doing any evil."
3
Let not the
foreigner * who has
joined himself to the
LORD say, "The
LORD will
surely separate me from His
people."
Nor let the
eunuch say,
"Behold, I am a
dry tree."
5
To them I will
give in My
house and within My
walls a
memorial, And a
name better than that of
sons and
daughters ; I will
give them an
everlasting name which will not be
cut off.
6
"Also the
foreigners * who
join themselves to the
LORD, To
minister to Him, and to
love the
name of the
LORD, To be His
servants,
every one who
keeps from
profaning the
sabbath And
holds fast My
covenant ;
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Even those I will
bring to My
holy mountain And
make them
joyful in My
house of
prayer. Their
burnt offerings and their
sacrifices will be
acceptable on My
altar ; For My
house will be
called a
house of
prayer for
all the
peoples."
8
The
Lord GOD, who
gathers the
dispersed of
Israel,
declares,
"Yet others I will
gather to them, to those already
gathered."
9
All you
beasts of the
field,
All you
beasts in the
forest,
Come to
eat.
11
And the
dogs are
greedy *, they are not
satisfied *. And they are
shepherds who
have no understanding ; They have
all turned to their own
way,
Each one to his
unjust gain, to the
last one.
12
"Come," they say, "let us
get wine, and let us
drink heavily of
strong drink ; And
tomorrow will be like
today *, only
more * so."