5. in mine house--the temple, the emblem of the Church
(1Ti 3:15).
They shall no longer be confined as proselytes were, to the outer
court, but shall be admitted "into the holiest"
(Heb 10:19, 20).
a place--literally, "a hand."
than of sons--Though the eunuch is barren of children
(Isa 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)
(Joh 1:12; 10:3;
1Jo 3:1;
Re 2:17; 3:12).
JFB.
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