Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 56:7

7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain , and make them joyful in my house of prayer : their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar : for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people .

To my house, as it is explained in the following clause, which stood upon Mount Sion, largely so called, including Mount Moriah. Formerly the Gentiles neither had any desire to come thither, nor were admitted there; but now I will incline their hearts to come, and I will give them admission and free liberty to come into my Church.

By accepting their services, and comforting their hearts with the sense of my Love, and pouring down all sorts of blessings upon them.

In my Temple, in and towards which Prayers are daily made and directed unto me, 1 King. 8. 19, 28.

They shall have as free access to mine House and Altar, as the Jews themselves, and their services shall be as acceptable to me as theirs. Evangelical Worship is here described under such Expressions as agreed to the Worship of God which then was in use, as it is Mal. 1. 11. and elsewhere. See also Rom. 12. 1. Heb. 13. 15.

Jews and Gentiles shall have equal freedom of access to my House, and shall there call upon my Name. Possibly he may call it an House of Prayer, either to imply that Prayer to God, whereof Thanksgiving is a part, is a more considerable part of Gods Worship than Sacrifice, which being considered in itself is little valued by him, as he frequently declareth: or to signifie that in the New Testament, when the Gentiles should be called, all other Sacrifices should cease, except that of Prayer, and such like Spiritual Services. Which also is confirmed from the nature of the thing. For seeing Sacrifices were confined to the Temple at Ierusalem, and it was impossible that all Nations should resort thither to offer up Levitical Sacrifices in such time and manner as God appointed, it was necessary upon supposition of the general conversion of the Gentiles, that that way of Worship ship should be abolished, and such a way prescribed as they were capable of practising.

Marginal references: Ch. 2. 2.; Mat. 21. 13. Mar. 11. 17. Luk. 19. 46.