Isaías 61

Isaías 61

NOTE: This Verse by Verse Commentary page is part of an ongoing project to add notes to each verse of the Bible. Therefore many verses do not yet have notes, but if the Lord tarries and gives me breath, additions will follow in the future. The goal is to edify and equip you for the work of service (Eph 4:12-13+) that the Lord God might be glorified in your life and in His Church. Amen (Isa 61:3b, Mt 5:16+) Click Chart by Irving Jensen to Enlarge Another Chart by Charles Swindoll ISAIAH ("Jehovah is Salvation") See Excellent Timeline for Isaiah - page 39 JEHOVAH'S Judgment & Character (Isaiah 1-39) JEHOVAH'S Comfort & Redemption (Isaiah 40-66) Uzziah Jotham Ahaz 1-12 13-27 28-35 Hezekiah's Salvation & Blessing 36-39 True God 40-48 Suffering Messiah 49-57 Reigning Lord 58-66 Prophecies Regarding Judah & Jerusalem Is 1:1-12:6 Prophecies Against the Nations Warnings & Promises Historical Section Redemption Promised: Israel's Deliverance Redemption Provided: Israel's Deliverer Redemption Realized: Israel's Glorious Future Prophetic Historic Messianic Holiness, Righteousness & Justice of Jehovah Grace, Compassion & Glory of Jehovah God's Government "A throne" Is 6:1 God's Grace "A Lamb" Is 53:7 Time 740-680BC Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; Spirit: Isa 11:2-5 42:1 59:21 Mt 3:16 Lu 4:18,19 John 1:32,33 3:34 anointed: Ps 2:6 *marg: Ps 45:7 Da 9:24 John 1:41 Acts 4:27 10:38 Heb 1:9 to preach: Isa 52:9 Ps 22:26 25:9 69:32 149:4 Mt 5:3-5 11:5 Lu 7:22 to bind: Isa 57:15 66:2 Ps 34:18 51:17 147:3 Ho 6:1 2 Co 7:6 to proclaim: The proclaiming of perfect liberty to the bound, and the year of acceptance with Jehovah, is a manifest allusion to the proclaiming of the year of the jubilee by sound of trumpet; and our Saviour, by applying this text to himself, plainly declares the typical design of that institution. Isa 42:7 49:9,24,25 Ps 102:20 Jer 34:8 Zec 9:11,12 Joh 8:32-36 Ac 26:18 Ro 6:16-22 7:23-25 2 Ti 2:25,26 Isaiah 61:1 - Binding Up Broken Hearts - C H Spurgeon Isaiah 61:1 - Freedom at Once and Forever - C H Spurgeon Isaiah 61:1 - Heart Disease Curable - C H Spurgeon Isaiah 61:1 - Our Lord's Preaching - C H Spurgeon Isaiah 61:1-11: The Spirit-filled Servant and the Kingdom of God - Allen Ross Septuagint - Lxx pneuma kuriou ep eme ou eineken echrisen (AAI) me euaggelisasthai (AMN) ptochois apestalken (Perfect Active Indicative) me iasasthai (AMN) tous suntetrimmenous (Perfect Passive Participle) te kardia keruxai (AAN) aichmalotois aphesin kai tuphlois anablepsin Comment - The words in bold are the words Jesus read in the synagogue in Nazareth over 700 centuries later as recorded in Luke 4:18-note. Jesus also added a portion of the passage in Isaiah 58:6 "TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED." Notice also that the original Hebrew text does not have the phrase "and recovery of sight to the blind." However the Septuagint does have that specific phrase which clearly indicates that Jesus was reading the Septuagint Greek and not the Masoretic Hebrew. Below is the English translation from the Septuagint. English Translation of Septuagint - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; Comment - As noted above Jesus did not read "to heal the broken in heart" which is present in the Septuagint. However He did read "recovery of sight to the blind" which is present in the Septuagint, but not in the original Hebrew text. Clearly Jesus accepted the Septuagint as the inspired word of God. ICB - The Lord God has put his Spirit in me. This is because he has appointed me to tell the good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts are broken. He has sent me to tell the captives they are free. He has sent me to tell the prisoners that they are released. Amplified The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed and qualified me to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up and heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the [physical and spiritual] captives and the opening of the prison and of the eyes to those who are bound, NET The Spirit of the sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners, KJV The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; ESV The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; NLT The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, for the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. CSB The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and freedom to the prisoners; GWN The Spirit of the Almighty LORD is with me because the LORD has anointed me to deliver good news to humble people. He has sent me to heal those who are brokenhearted, to announce that captives will be set free and prisoners will be released. BHT rûªH ´ádönäy yhwh(´élöhîm) `äläy yaº`an mäšah yhwh(´ädönäy) ´ötî lebassër `ánäwîm šelähanî laháböš lenišberê-lëb liqrö´ lišbûyìm derôr wela´ásûrîm peqah-qôªh NAB The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, NIV The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, NJB The spirit of Lord Yahweh is on me for Yahweh has anointed me. He has sent me to bring the news to the afflicted, to soothe the broken-hearted, YLT The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands. BBE The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again; To help you place Isaiah 61 in its proper context, see the Book Chart above and the outline below from John Hannah... The glory of the kingdom (Isa 60:1-63:6) The position of Israel in the kingdom (Isa 60:1-22) Her enlightenment (Isa 60:1-3) Her prominence (Isa 60:4-14) Her peace (Isa 60:15-22) The ministry of the Messiah (Isa 61:1-11) The two advents of Messiah (Isa 61:1-3) The results of the second advent (Isa 61:4-11) The restoration of Israel (Isa 61:4-9) The gift of righteousness (Isa 61:10-11) The position of Jerusalem in the kingdom (Isa 62:1-63:6) The resolve to bless Jerusalem (Isa 62:1) The restoration of Jerusalem (Isa 62:2-5) The promise of Jerusalem's permanent deliverance (Isa 62:6-12) The destruction of Jerusalem's enemies (Isa 63:1-6) Allen Ross - One expository arrangement that could be used in preaching from this passage is as follows (as in a message for people called to service): I. God’s servants are appointed by God’s Spirit to proclaim God’s message (Isa. 61:1a) A. They are anointed by God. B. They are anointed by God to proclaim good news. II. The proclamation of the Word of God transforms the lives of those who believe (Isa. 61 1b-3) A. The good news is that there is hope for the hopeless. B. The good news is that there is liberty from bondage. C. The good news is that there is grace for the debtor. D. The good news is that there is joy in place of sorrow. III. God’s program of redemption fits us for service (Isa. 61:4-11). A. We have been blessed with reconciliation. B. We have been made a kingdom of priests. C. We have every reason to praise. THE MISSION OF MESSIAH THE SERVANT OF THE LORD Spirit (Ruah)...Lord GOD (Adonai YHWH)...anointed Me (Messiah) - This verse speaks of the Trinity. (Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 3) It is amazing that even Jesus depended on the Spirit of God to accomplish the Mission of God! (cf Peter's summation of Jesus' mission = Acts 10:37-38+) Reasoning from greater to lesser, how can we not do the same beloved? We are all on mission for God and His Gospel (Sign on back of church as you leave "You are now entering the Mission Field!"), but we can only complete our mission by continually depending on the Spirit's supernatural empowerment. Are you trying to accomplish God's mission in and through your life in your power or in dependence on His power? Remember Jesus' words that "apart from Me you can do (absolutely) nothing (that will remain for eternity - cf Jn 15:16)" (John 15:5). So as believers on mission we must daily die to self and abide in the Vine (Jesus) by being continually filled with the Spirit of Jesus (Acts 16:7+, Php 1:19, Eph 5:18+). His Spirit then bears the fruit through us as willing, surrendered vessels for honor prepared for every good (Spirit empowered) work. (2 Ti 2:21+). Isaiah 61:1-2a is significant as this is the text Jesus chose to read from in Luke 4:16-21-note on the Sabbath in the the synagogue in Nazareth. After reading these passages, He applied the text to Himself stating “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” (Lk 4:21-note) He was declaring to all the Jews in the synagogue that He was the long expected Messiah, the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy, if they had ears to hear and eyes to see! W E Vine - Up to the end of the last chapter the speaker was Jehovah. In the first verse of this chapter there comes a change; the speaker is not Isaiah but Christ the Messiah. In confirmation of this, what He says about Himself is identical with what has already been said about the Servant of Jehovah. Allen Ross - It was a portion of this passage that Jesus read in the Synagogue (in Luke 4) and reported fulfilled in their hearing. Thus, no matter what the actual historical application might have been for the speaker (the prophet, or the remnant, or the compiler), the ultimate and fullest meaning is that the Holy Spirit anointed Jesus to declare the Good News. But the theology of both the Old and New Testament settings corresponds. The Good News in the historical setting was release from the bondage of the exile to full and free service of the LORD once again, a jubilee-like experience; but in the New Testament that bondage is sin and death, and the deliverance is spiritual and eternal as well as physical. Once again the New Testament captures the spirit as well as the letter of the Old Testament passage; but it takes it to its divinely intended-and lofty-fulfillment. Some question who is speaking here. For example Jewish writers apply these words to the prophet Isaiah, but no prophet ever uttered words in this manner! Except the Prophet Jesus (cf Dt 18:15)These are the words of the Servant of the Lord (Isa 42:1, 50:4,5). Indeed the task outlined in the first 3 verses is such that only God Himself could carry it out, doing so through His Servant, the Messiah. In Isaiah 61:2 God speaks of "the favorable year of the LORD" which is a reference to the Year of Jubilee prescribed in Leviticus 25 ‘You are also to count off seven sabbaths of years (7 "sevens" = 49 years) for yourself, seven times seven years (49 years), so that you have the time of the seven sabbaths of years, namely, forty-nine years (NOTICE 3 TIMES GOD EMPHASIZES 49 YEARS SO THE MESSAGE WAS CRYSTAL CLEAR!). ‘You shall then sound a ram’s horn abroad on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the day of atonement you shall sound a horn all through your land. 10 ‘You shall thus consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim a release (deror; Lxx = aphesis - cf use in Lk 4:18-note) through the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, and each of you shall return to his own property, and each of you shall return to his family. 11 ‘You shall have the fiftieth year as a jubilee; you shall not sow, nor reap its aftergrowth, nor gather in from its untrimmed vines. 12 ‘For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat its crops out of the field. 13 ‘On this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his own property. (Lev 25:9-13-note) Comment: Notice the key feature of the fiftieth year is to proclaim a release, the Hebrew word deror being translated in the Septuagint by the noun aphesis which means release from captivity (deliverance), cancellation of a debt and primarily in the NT speaks of forgiveness of sins (Mt 26:28). And so the Year of Jubilee was for Israel in the OT remission of literal debts which served as a picture of a NT believer's remission of their debt of sin, which would certainly be a "favorable year" (and a favorable eternity!). Jesus used the picture of Isaiah 61:1 to describe the purpose of His coming to earth when He read it in the synagogue at the outset of His Galilean ministry in Luke 4:18-note. As Warren