Isaiah 66:23
in Isaiah 66From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
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ASV
And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith Jehovah.
KJV
And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.
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This verse in Isaiah 66
Commentary
10 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And it shall come to pass - As the prophet closes the book and winds up his whole prophecy, he directs the attention to that future period which had occupied so much of his attention in vision, when the whole world should be acquainted with the true religion, and all nations should worship Yahweh. Of such a book there could be no more appropriate close; and such a contemplation especially became the last prophetic moments of the ‘evangelical prophet’ Isaiah.
This site's exposition
so shall your seed and your name remain
on Isaiah 66:22-23
The new heavens and the new earth from chapter sixty-five return as the guarantee of a lesser promise, as the new creation shall remain before me, so shall your seed and your name remain, the permanence of the renewed cosmos made the measure of the permanence promised Israel's own line. All flesh worshipping from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another extends Israel's own calendar of appointed worship to the whole earth, the monthly and weekly rhythms that marked the covenant people now marking universal worship. Henry reads the verse as the fulfillment toward which the sabbath itself had always pointed, a rest no longer bounded to one nation's calendar but kept by all flesh before the Lord.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
(Vers. 22, 23.) For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make to stand before me, saith the Lord: so shall your seed stand, and your name. And there shall be month after month, and sabbath after sabbath: all flesh shall come to adore in my sight, saith the Lord. LXX: For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make to remain before me, saith the Lord: so shall your seed and your name remain.
Physicists, who are concerned with discussing celestial matters, say that the moon does not have its own light, but is illuminated by the rays of the sun. It is always filled and shines by a part of it, from which it is closer to the sun, and it is not hidden by the shadow of the earth, as the poet also demonstrated in a single verse (Virgil, Georgics Book I). Nor does the moon rise under the rays of her brother.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Third, as to the duration of their glory: and there shall be month after month, as if to say, month will follow month and feast will follow feast in your prosperity, above: year is added to year: the solemnities are at an end (Isa 29:1). …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And, &c. - In the gospel-church there shall be as constant and settled a course of worship (though of another nature) as ever was in the Jewish church: Christians are not bound to keep the Jewish sabbaths or new-moons. But New Testament worship is expressed by Old Testament phrases.
3 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.
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3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
21 ), according to the model of which Christian assemblies seem to be formed. Where the Lord's day is weekly sanctified, and the Lord's supper monthly celebrated, and both are duly attended on, there this promise is fulfilled, there the Christian new moons and sabbaths are observed.
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And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Literally, "As often as the new moon (shall be) in its own new moon," that is, every month (Zec 14:16). sabbath--which is therefore perpetually obligatory on earth. all flesh-- (Ps 65:2;
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The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֗ה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מִֽדֵּי־ | midei- | as often as | H1767 → | 39 times |
| חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ | chodesh | a new moon | H2320 → | 284 times |
| בְּחָדְשׁ֔וֹ | bechadesho | in new moon its | H2320 → | 284 times |
| וּמִדֵּ֥י | umidei | and as often as | H1767 → | 39 times |
| שַׁבָּ֖ת | shabat | a sabbath | H7676 → | 110 times |
| בְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹ | beshabato | in sabbath its | H7676 → | 110 times |
| יָב֧וֹא | yavo' | it will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בָּשָׂ֛ר | basar | flesh | H1320 → | 270 times |
| לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥ת | lehishtachavot | to bow down | H7812 → | 172 times |
| לְפָנַ֖י | lefanai | <to> before me | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אָמַ֥ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְהָיָ֗הand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
מִֽדֵּי־as often as
midei-H1767 →39 times
חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙a new moon
chodeshH2320 →284 times
בְּחָדְשׁ֔וֹin new moon its
bechadeshoH2320 →284 times
וּמִדֵּ֥יand as often as
umideiH1767 →39 times
שַׁבָּ֖תa sabbath
shabatH7676 →110 times
בְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹin sabbath its
beshabatoH7676 →110 times
יָב֧וֹאit will come
yavo'H935 →2568 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
בָּשָׂ֛רflesh
basarH1320 →270 times
לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תto bow down
lehishtachavotH7812 →172 times
לְפָנַ֖י<to> before me
lefanaiH6440 →2123 times
אָמַ֥רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 86:9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
it leads to
- Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Psalms 66:4
All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
- Isaiah 2:2–4
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to…
- Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- Psalms 102:15
So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
- Revelation 15:4
Through
Zechariah 14:16Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
it leads to
- Zechariah 14:17–19
And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.
- Zechariah 8:20–23
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—
- Isaiah 60:6–9
Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
- Zechariah 14:17–19
About Isaiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Calvin, Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.