Jesus stops reading Isaiah 61:2 mid-verse in Luke 4:19, omitting "the day of vengeance of our God" to emphasize mercy over judgment in his inaugural ministry declaration.
Isaiah 61
Good News for the Oppressed
1The Lord GOD’s Spirit is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound,
2to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,
3to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
4They will rebuild the old ruins. They will raise up the former devastated places. They will repair the ruined cities that have been devastated for many generations.
5Strangers will stand and feed your flocks. Foreigners will work your fields and your vineyards.
6But you will be called the LORD’s priests. Men will call you the servants of our God. You will eat the wealth of the nations. You will boast in their glory.
7Instead of your shame you will have double. Instead of dishonor, they will rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they will possess double. Everlasting joy will be to them.
8“For I, the LORD, love justice. I hate robbery and iniquity. I will give them their reward in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9Their offspring will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge them, that they are the offspring which the LORD has blessed.”
10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11For as the earth produces its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
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Isaiah 61 presents a prophetic proclamation of divine commissioning to bring good news to the oppressed and marginalized. The anointed messenger announces liberation for captives, comfort for mourners, and restoration for the devastated, promising that God's people will be transformed from shame to honor and become priests serving the nations. This messianic vision culminates in joyful celebration of God's salvation and righteousness that will flourish before all nations like a garden in spring.
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This chapter continues the restoration themes from Isaiah 60, focusing specifically on the anointed messenger's role in bringing God's salvation to fruition.
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- 1-3 The Anointed Messenger's Commission The Spirit-anointed servant proclaims good news, liberty, and comfort, transforming mourning into joy and praise.
- 4-7 Restoration and Reversal of Fortune The devastated places will be rebuilt, foreigners will serve Israel, and shame will be replaced with double honor and everlasting joy.
- 8-9 God's Covenant Promise The LORD promises justice, an everlasting covenant, and that Israel's blessed offspring will be recognized among all nations.
- 10-11 Joyful Response and Future Hope The chapter concludes with rejoicing in God's salvation and the promise that righteousness will spring up before all nations.
Good News for the Oppressed
61:1–61:11 prophecy hopeful
The Spirit-anointed servant proclaims good news to the oppressed, promising liberation, comfort, and restoration, with God establishing an everlasting covenant of blessing.
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Jesus stops reading Isaiah 61:2 mid-verse in Luke 4:19, omitting "the day of vengeance of our God" to emphasize mercy over judgment in his inaugural ministry declaration.
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Isaiah 61:1 1 reference
Isaiah 61:3 1 reference
Isaiah 61:4 3 references
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Isaiah 58:12 Lexical
Those who will be of you will build the old waste places. You will raise up the foundations of many generations. You wil…
Jeremiah 49:13 Lexical
For I have sworn by myself,” says the LORD, “that Bozrah will become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse.…
Malachi 1:4 Lexical
Whereas Edom says, “We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places,” the LORD of Armies says, “They s…
Isaiah 61:5 2 references
Isaiah 61:8 2 references
Isaiah 61:9 1 reference
Isaiah 61:10 5 references
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Isaiah 59:17 Lexical
He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head. He put on garments of vengeance for clo…
Isaiah 62:5 Lexical
For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God w…
Exodus 28:4 Lexical
These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban, and a sash. The…
Exodus 40:13 Lexical
You shall put on Aaron the holy garments; and you shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the…
Leviticus 16:32 Lexical
The priest, who is anointed and who is consecrated to be priest in his father’s place, shall make the atonement, and sha…
Isaiah 61:11 2 references
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