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  1. Shabbat.<\/em> Shabbat takes center stage in this chapter. It defines the boundaries of the covenant, who is in and who is out. This may be because Shabbat is not dependent on territory, and so became a recognizable feature of the Babylonian exiles, some of whom are now returning to Zion.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Welcome, all you joiner uppers!<\/em> The prophecy relates, that the movement of <\/span>Shivat Tzion<\/span><\/em>, \u201cthe returners to Zion,\u201d coming to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem, will also touch the hearts of foreigners who want to be a part. The prophecy opens that door. Not just the covenant, but also the Temple itself, thus transforming the Temple for a Jewish national institution, to a universal one: \u201cMy House shall be called A house of prayer for all peoples\u201d (verse 7).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Apart, or a part? That\u2019s the question<\/em>. The question of the distinctiveness of the people of Israel and the relationship with foreign cultures and peoples was one of the most salient issues of the period of the Return to Zion. In addition to the very open, inviting position of the prophet – there were other approaches. In another 464 chapters we\u2019ll read how the leader of those who returned, Zerubavel, rejects the Samaritans, who ask to be allowed to rebuild the Temple together with the Israelites returning from exile: \u201c\u201cIt is not for you and us to build a House to our God, but we alone will build it to the LORD God of Israel\u201d (Ezra 4:3). Ezra and Nehemiah themselves only a few years (and chapters) later, will actively work to banish foreign women.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Yad Vashem – A monument and a name<\/em>. What is left of a person after their death? What perpetuates their memory? Of course, sons and daughters do, for those who have them. And for those who don\u2019t? According to Isaiah here, those who join the covenant will merit a special remembrance in the world: \u201cI will give them, in My House And within My walls, A monument and a name Better than sons or daughters. I will give them an everlasting name Which shall not perish\u201d (verse 5).<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Taking care of #1<\/em>. Those who were supposed to be concerned with national security and welfare, are busy taking care of their own affairs: getting enough sleep: \u201cThey lie sprawling, They love to drowse.\u201d (verse 10), and enough to drink: \u201cEveryone has turned his own way, Every last one seeks his own advantage; \u2018Come, I\u2019ll get some wine; Let us swill liquor. 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