Midvash

Isaiah 61

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me

The Spirit of the Lord GOD 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 liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,a 2to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,b 3to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.c

4They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.d 5Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers. 6But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.e

7Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.f 8For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.g 9Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.h

10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.i 11For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed 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 is a radiant hinge in the book of Isaiah, where the prophet speaks in the voice of a Spirit-anointed herald who brings good news to the poor, binds up the brokenhearted, and proclaims liberty to captives. The chapter moves from personal commissioning to communal restoratio
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References· Isaiah 61

a
v.1 — The Spirit of the Lord upon me: Luke 4:18; Luke 4:18-19, Luke 7:22, Isaiah 42:7, Matthew 11:5, Psalms 147:3, Isaiah 42:1, Zechariah 9:11-12, Acts 10:38, Isaiah 11:2-5, Isaiah 57:15
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v.2 — Matthew 5:4, Isaiah 34:8, Luke 4:19, Isaiah 57:18, 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, Isaiah 25:8, John 16:20-22, 1 Thessalonians 2:16, Jeremiah 31:13, Malachi 4:1-3
c
v.3 — Psalms 30:11, Jeremiah 17:7-8, John 16:20, Isaiah 61:10, Psalms 45:7, Ecclesiastes 9:8, 1 Peter 2:9, Psalms 23:5, Isaiah 60:20-21, Ezekiel 16:8-13
d
v.4 — Isaiah 58:12, Amos 9:14-15, Ezekiel 36:33-36, Ezekiel 36:23-26, Isaiah 49:6-8
e
v.6 — Exodus 19:6, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 2:5, Isaiah 60:5-7, Revelation 5:10, Isaiah 66:21, Revelation 20:6, 2 Corinthians 11:23, Ezekiel 14:11, Romans 12:1
f
v.7 — Job 42:10, Zechariah 9:12, Isaiah 40:2, Isaiah 60:19-20, Psalms 16:11, 2 Kings 2:9, Isaiah 51:11, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Isaiah 35:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:16
g
v.8 — Psalms 11:7, Jeremiah 9:24, Zechariah 8:16-17, Jeremiah 32:40, Isaiah 55:3, Genesis 17:7, Psalms 37:28, Psalms 25:8-12, Psalms 99:4, Proverbs 8:20
h
v.9 — Isaiah 44:3, Psalms 115:14, Acts 3:26, Genesis 22:18, Romans 9:3-4, Zechariah 8:13, Isaiah 65:23, Romans 11:16-24
i
v.10 — Revelation 19:7-8, Philippians 3:9, Psalms 132:9, Psalms 132:16, Revelation 21:2, Romans 5:11, Isaiah 49:18, Revelation 7:9-14, Romans 14:17, Isaiah 52:1

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