It’s likely that the setting in Isaiah 56 is the land of Israel, i.e. the exiles have returned to their homeland. The Lord rebukes the Israelites for their unrighteousness – viz. keeping the Sabbath holy. Apparently they were profaning the Sabbath, i.e. not observing the prohibitions of the law regarding the Sabbath. More important, inContinue reading “Isaiah 56:1-8”