who hold fast to my covenant, them will I bring to my holy mountain, I will give them joy in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be welcome on my altar. These foreigners, who have “joined themselves to (the religion of) Yahweh” but are living in fearful anticipation of being expelled from the community, are assured of their good standing “in my house and within my walls” (Isa 56:5), that is, as participants in the temple cult (Yahweh’s house) and in the civic life of the
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