Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

On 11/04/2007 19:31, Lisbeth S. Fried wrote:
>   
> > On 4/11/07, Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net> wrote:
> >     
> > > Peter Kirk wrote:
> > >       
> > > > > Is. 56:6-7 And foreigners who bind themselves to YHWH to serve
> > > > > him, to love YHWH's name, and to be his servants, all who keep
> > > > > the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold themselves fast in my
> > > > >           
> covenant —
>   
> > > > > these I will bring to my holy mountain and cause them to rejoice in
> > > > >           
> the house
>   
> > > > > of my prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices [will be] an
> > > > >           
> acceptable offering on
>   
> > > > > my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all
> > > > > nations."
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> Is there something I'm missing here? what's the problem with the verbs?
>
> Liz Fried
>
>   
Liz, the problem is that both Harold and Shoshanna are, in different 
ways, taking "my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations" 
to be applicable only in the eschatological future (from Isaiah's 
perspective), whereas I am suggesting that this is a timeless truth, 
that the temple was always supposed to be open to everyone's offerings. 
It certainly seems unsafe to read this as necessarily referring only to 
the future.

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