Isaiah 56:3, 6 promises that the sons of strangers will be joined to Yahweh. Zechariah 2:11 says the same.
In both passages, the verb “join” translates the Hebrew lawah , the verb on which the name “Levi” is a pun. The prophets are not simply talking about Gentiles becoming distant hangers-on among the covenant people, but about Gentiles becoming joined like the Levites who have been brought near. They anticipate the priesthood of the plebs.
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