isaiah-61:1

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 61:1-3

1-3 The prophets had the Holy Spirit of God at times, teaching them what to say, and causing them to say it; but Christ had the Spirit always, without measure, to qualify him, as man, for the work to which he was appointed. The poor are commonly best disposed to receive the gospel, James 2:5; and it is only likely to profit us when received with meekness. To such as are poor in spirit, Christ preached good tidings when he said, Blessed are the meek. Christ's satisfaction is accepted. By the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 61:1-11

The Lord's Year of Jubilee. The chapter opens with a powerful description of the office of the Servant of Jehovah, of the Messiah Himself. v. 1. The Spirit of the Lord God, of the all-powerful Ruler, the covenant God, whose name is Jehovah, is upon Me, because the Lord hath anointed Me to preach good tidings, a joyful message, the Gospel proclamation, unto the meek, to those subject to spiritual misery; He hath sent Me to bind up the broken-hearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 61:1-11

3—THE THIRD DISCOURSEThe Personal Centre of the Revelation of SalvationIsaiah 61, 62 and Isaiah 63:1-6Great works are never accomplished without great men. After reading chapter 60,sone involuntarily asks himself: Who will be the instrument in God’s hand of performing this great work? This question is answered by the Prophet in the three chapters, 61–63, in which he speaks of Him who will bring complete salvation to Israel, but will judge the heathen. Most modern interpreters (with the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 61:1-11

“The Acceptable Year of the Lord” Isaiah 61:1-11 Messiah’s mission , Isaiah 61:1-3 . At Nazareth our Lord applied these words to Himself. Let us care for the outcasts as He did; but to do so, we need to be anointed with the Holy Spirit, who rested so mightily on Him. The acceptable year is clearly that of Leviticus 25:8-13 . Our Lord, when quoting this, stopped at the comma, Isaiah 61:2 , because the day of vengeance is not yet. See Luke 4:19 . Mark that it is only for a day! God not only... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 61:1-11

Passing from the description of material prosperity, the prophecy describes the inner secret, namely, spiritual realization. This description opens with a new declaration of the Servant of the Lord. The anointed Messenger declares His appointment, and describes His program. All the deliverance described is to be due to the message which He delivers. In the light of the use made of this passage by Christ, it is interesting to consider the program. "To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord"... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:1

THE EDICT OF EMANCIPATION‘To proclaim liberty to the captives.’ Isaiah 61:1 It is a blessed name of Jesus, and as true as it is blessed—the Liberator. I. As in Him there was no sin, He never indeed could know the worst of all bondage—the bondage of the spirit to the flesh. II. And all Christ did, and all Christ was, upon this earth—His whole mission—was essentially either to teach or to give liberty.—His preaching was, for the most part, to change the constraint of law into the largeness of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 61:1-4

The Anointed One Declares His Mission (Isaiah 61:1-4 ). Isaiah 61:1-2 “The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me, Because Yahweh has anointed me, To preach good tidings to the meek (or ‘the poor’), He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening to those who are bound, To proclaim the acceptable year of Yahweh, And the day of vengeance of our God. To comfort all who mourn.” We have here the abrupt change of person so typical in the passages... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 61:1-11

THE COMING OF THE DELIVERER AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ZION ( Isaiah 59:15 to Isaiah 62:12 ). Isaiah wanted them to know that God sees their desperate condition and determines to act. He looks for a man, someone to stand in the gap, but there is none. So He Himself acts. He will step in on behalf of His people. He will bring them a Deliverer, a Redeemer, One Who is clothed in righteousness and salvation, and also One Who is clothed in vengeance and zealousness for God. He is concerned with... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 61:1-4

Isaiah 61-62. The Coming Year of Grace. Isaiah 61:1-Numbers : . The prophet speaks of his “ call” in language reminiscent of the “ Servant Songs.” “ Yahweh’ s spirit abides with me, because He has ordained me. He has sent me to bring glad news to the distressed; to proclaim freedom to the Jews in bondage; to herald the year of favour to those who love Yahweh, which shall prove a day of vengeance upon His foes; to comfort all mourners, giving them a ‘ coronal for a coronach’ (so Box, bringing... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, as it were, to accomplish that which is foretold and promised in the foregoing chapter, whereby this appears to be either the Holy Ghost; See Poole "1 Kings 18:12"; or the Spirit of prophecy, i.e. the gift of prophecy; so we are often to understand by the Spirit, viz. the gifts; as the Spirit upon Samson, viz. the gift of valour, and courage, and strength: see 1 Corinthians 12:4, &c. Though the prophet may speak this of himself in person, yet that it is... read more