Isaiah 56:1

 Thus says the LORD, “Keep justice and do righteousness.”  Isaiah 56:1 Do Righteousness –  Another verb, another noun.  Isaiah continues his summary of God’s instructions for life with two more insights.  The verb is ‘asah.  It describes an activity that is focused on accomplishing a designated purpose.  If this were a Greek word, we would…

Thus says the LORD, “Keep justice and do righteousness.”  Isaiah 56:1 Keep Justice – One of the marks of Torah scholarship was the ability of the rabbi to summarize all the Law in a comprehensive and dense saying.  The scribes posed this challenge to Yeshua when they asked for His summation of all the commandments…