Isaiah 66:23

From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD speaks to His people at the close of Isaiah 66, following the promise that the new heavens and new earth will endure. He addresses the context of enduring descendants and the final judgment of the rebellious.

The words — The Hebrew מִדֵּי (middei) literally means “as often as” or “at intervals of,” establishing the recurring temporal frame. Paired with חֹדֶשׁ (chodesh, “new moon”) and שַׁבָּת (shabbat, “Sabbath”), it marks the cycle, while יָבֹא (yavo, “it will come”) denotes the future movement of approach.

The thread — The universal pilgrimage of humanity mirrors the gathering described in Psalms 86:9. The recurring New Moon and Sabbath markers parallel the temple calendar outlined in Ezekiel 46:1 and 46:6.

Why it lands — The text asserts that worship will become the continuous, global practice of all humanity under the new creation. It demands recognition that divine worship replaces rebellion as the defining reality of the enduring order.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָיָ֗הve./ha.Yahand/ it will be מִֽדֵּי־mi./dei-as/ often as חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.desha new moon בְּחָדְשׁ֔וֹbe./cha.de.Sh/oin/ new moon/ its וּמִדֵּ֥יu./mi./Deiand/ as/ often as שַׁבָּ֖תsha.Bata sabbath בְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹbe./sha.ba.T/oin/ sabbath/ its יָב֧וֹאya.Vo'it will come כָל־khol-all בָּשָׂ֛רba.Sarflesh לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle./hish.ta.cha.Votto/ bow down לְפָנַ֖יle./fa.Na/i<to>/ before/ me אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe says יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahweh

King James Version

And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 46:1 “This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.
Psalms 86:9 All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
Ezekiel 46:6 On the day of the New Moon he shall offer a young, unblemished bull, six lambs, and a ram without blemish.
Zechariah 14:16 Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
Colossians 2:16 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
Psalms 65:2 O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
Psalms 81:3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
Isaiah 1:13 Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
Zechariah 8:20 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—
Zechariah 14:14 Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance.