Isaiahchapter 61
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Chapter summary
The chapter opens with a Spirit-anointed speaker: "The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek", sent to bind the broken-hearted, proclaim liberty to captives, and announce the year of Jehovah's favor (61:1-2), the text Jesus reads in the Nazareth synagogue and declares fulfilled (Luke 4:18-21).
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Chapter summary
The chapter opens with a Spirit-anointed speaker: "The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek", sent to bind the broken-hearted, proclaim liberty to captives, and announce the year of Jehovah's favor (61:1-2), the text Jesus reads in the Nazareth synagogue and declares fulfilled (Luke 4:18-21).
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The chapter opens with a Spirit-anointed speaker: "The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek", sent to bind the broken-hearted, proclaim liberty to captives, and announce the year of Jehovah's favor (61:1-2), the text Jesus reads in the Nazareth synagogue and declares fulfilled (Luke 4:18-21). The mission works reversal in Zion: a garland for ashes, oil of joy for mourning. The people rebuild ancient wastes while strangers tend their flocks; they are named "the priests of Jehovah" and eat the wealth of the nations. Instead of shame they receive a double portion, and Jehovah, who loves justice, makes an everlasting covenant with them. A rejoicing voice closes the chapter, clothed in garments of salvation, as righteousness springs up before all nations like growth in a garden.
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.
Context
Prophecy · Isaiah — Isaiah overview
- A. 1–3 The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me: Beauty for Ashes
- B. 4–7 Rebuilding the Old Wastes and a Double Portion
- C. 8–11 Clothed with the Garments of Salvation
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Luke 42 verses
- Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
- Luke 4:19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
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Luke 71 verse
- Luke 7:22Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
- Read Luke 7 →
Isaiah 421 verse
- Isaiah 42:7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
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Matthew 51 verse
- Matthew 5:4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
- Read Matthew 5 →
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Isaiah 341 verse
- Isaiah 34:8For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
- Read Isaiah 34 →
Psalms 301 verse
- Psalms 30:11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
- Read Psalms 30 →
Jeremiah 171 verse
- Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
- Read Jeremiah 17 →
John 161 verse
- John 16:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
- Read John 16 →
Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.