When God chooses to restore His people, the description is lavish! "I will make you an object of eternal pride, a joy from age to age" (60:15).
Do you recall when Jesus went into a synagogue and carefully opened the scroll to read from Isaiah 61:1-2? But if you look at that passage (Luke 4:16-21) you will notice that Jesus didn't finish the whole passage. He broke off midway through Isaiah 61:2, right in the middle of a sentence. Strange. Or is it?
Jesus very intentionally ended with, "to proclaim the year of the Lords' favor...", rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. They all just sat and stared at Him. Then He said, "Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled" (Luke 4:21). In Jesus' first coming, He brought good news and healing and liberty. That was His mission and it was being fulfilled before their eyes.
Jesus will take up the scroll and finish the verse one day. Isaiah 61:2 concludes: "...and the day of our God's vengeance."
Read it here.
Do you recall when Jesus went into a synagogue and carefully opened the scroll to read from Isaiah 61:1-2? But if you look at that passage (Luke 4:16-21) you will notice that Jesus didn't finish the whole passage. He broke off midway through Isaiah 61:2, right in the middle of a sentence. Strange. Or is it?
Jesus very intentionally ended with, "to proclaim the year of the Lords' favor...", rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. They all just sat and stared at Him. Then He said, "Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled" (Luke 4:21). In Jesus' first coming, He brought good news and healing and liberty. That was His mission and it was being fulfilled before their eyes.
Jesus will take up the scroll and finish the verse one day. Isaiah 61:2 concludes: "...and the day of our God's vengeance."
Read it here.
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