Isaiah 61:1
The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to bring good tidings unto the humble; He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the eyes to them that are bound;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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Exodus 29:7Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
Psalms 2:6'Truly it is I that have established My king upon Zion, My holy mountain.'
Psalms 25:9He guideth The humble in justice; and He teacheth the humble His way.
Psalms 45:7(45-8) Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Psalms 68:7(68-8) O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, when Thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah
Psalms 102:20(102-21) To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 61:1
In this chapter, I. We are sure to find the grace of Christ, published by himself to a lost world in the everlasting gospel, under the type and figure of Isaiah's province, which was to foretel the deliverance of the Jews out of Babylon, ver. 1-3 . II. We think we find the glories of the church of Christ, its spiritual glories, described under the type and figure of the Jews' prosperity after their return out of their captivity. 1. It is promised that they decays of the church shall be repaired, ver. 4 . 2. That… Read the whole commentary →