Isaías 56:4

4 Porque así dice el SEÑOR: A los eunucos que guardan mis días de reposo, escogen lo que me agrada y se mantienen firmes en mi pacto,

Isaías 56:4 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 56:4

For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths,
&c.] That fear and serve the Lord; religiously observe all times of divine worship, and walk in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord; show regard to all the institutions of the Gospel, and perform all religious exercises, private and public, on Lord's days, and at other times: and choose the things that please me;
who do that which is wellpleasing unto God, which he has declared in his word to be acceptable to him; and do that from right principles, with right views, and of choice; not forced to it by those who have authority over them, or led to it merely by example and custom: and take hold of my covenant;
not the covenant of circumcision, as Kimchi; for what had eunuchs to do with that? but the covenant of grace, the everlasting covenant, the covenant of peace before spoken of ( Isaiah 14:10 ) ( 55:3 ) , made between the Father and the Son, on account of the elect; which may be said to be taken hold of when a person by faith claims his interest in God as his covenant God; comes to Christ as the Mediator of the covenant; and deals with his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, for pardon, justification, and atonement; regards all the promises and blessings of the covenant as belonging to him and lives by faith on them, as such; so David by faith laid hold on this covenant, ( 2 Samuel 23:5 ) .

Isaías 56:4 In-Context

2 Cuán bienaventurado es el hombre que hace esto, y el hijo del hombre que a ello se aferra; que guarda el día de reposo sin profanarlo, y guarda su mano de hacer mal alguno.

3 Que el extranjero que se ha allegado al SEÑOR, no diga: Ciertamente el SEÑOR me separará de su pueblo. Ni diga el eunuco: He aquí, soy un árbol seco.

4 Porque así dice el SEÑOR: A los eunucos que guardan mis días de reposo, escogen lo que me agrada y se mantienen firmes en mi pacto,

5 les daré en mi casa y en mis muros un lugar, y un nombre mejor que el de hijos e hijas; les daré nombre eterno que nunca será borrado.

6 Y a los extranjeros que se alleguen al SEÑOR para servirle, y para amar el nombre del SEÑOR, para ser sus siervos, a todos los que guardan el día de reposo sin profanarlo, y se mantienen firmes en mi pacto,