“Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.”
Isaiah 56:1 opens Trito-Isaiah with an eschatological imperative grounded in divine justice and salvation. The appeal to "keep justice and do righteousness" establishes that salvation is not passive reception but active participation in God's covenant demands, reflecting post-exilic concerns about community restoration. The assertion that God's "salvation is about to come" and "deliverance is about to be revealed" signals a realized yet future fulfillment, characteristic of late prophetic theology that bridges present faithfulness with future vindication. This verse reframes the historical exilic return as prologue to a greater eschatological event, demanding ethical comportment in the interim.
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