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Rewards for Obedience to God
This is what the LORD says,“aMaintain justice and do righteousness,For My bsalvation is soon to come,And My righteousness and justice is soon to be revealed. Is 62:1, 11; Matt 3:2; Luke 21:31; Rom 13:11, 122 “aBlessed (happy, fortunate) is the man who does this,And the son of man who btakes hold of it,Who ckeeps the Sabbath without profaning it,And keeps his hand from doing any evil.”3 Do not let the aforeigner who has joined himself to the LORD say,“The LORD will most certainly separate me from His people.”And do not let the beunuch say, “Look, I am a dry tree.”

4 This is what the LORD says,“To the eunuchs who akeep My SabbathsAnd choose what pleases Me,And bhold firmly to My covenant,

5 To them I will give in My ahouse and within My bwalls a memorial,And a name better than that of sons and daughters;I will give them an everlasting cname which dwill not be cut off.
6 “Also the aforeigners who join themselves to the LORD,To minister to Him, and to love the name of the LORD,To be His servants, everyone who bkeeps the Sabbath without profaning itAnd holds fast to My covenant by conscientious obedience;7 All athese I will bring to My bholy mountainAnd cmake them joyful in My house of prayer.Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will 1be accepted on dMy altar;For eMy house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”8 The Lord GOD, who agathers the dispersed of Israel, declares:“I will gather yet bothers to them (Israel) , to those already gathered.”
9 All you abeasts of the field,All you beasts (hostile nations) in the forest,Come to eat.10 Israel’s awatchmen are bblind,They are all without knowledge.They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.11 And the dogs are agreedy; they 1never have enough.They are shepherds who bhave no understanding;They have all cturned to their own way,Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.12 “Come,” they say, “let us get awine, and let us fill ourselves with strong drink;And btomorrow will be like today, very great indeed.”