Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
in mine house—the temple, the emblem of the Church (I Timothy 3:15). They shall no longer be confined as proselytes were, to the outer court, but shall be admitted "into the holiest" (Hebrews 10:19-20).
a place—literally, "a hand."
than of sons—Though the eunuch is barren of children (Isaiah 56:3), I will give him a more lasting name than that of being father of sons and daughters (regarded as a high honor among the Hebrews) (John 1:12; John 10:3; I John 3:1; Revelation 2:17; Revelation 3:12).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 56:5:
Ecclesiastes 7:1
Isaiah 14:22
Isaiah 56:1
Isaiah 57:8
Jeremiah 6:3
Acts 8:27
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