Daniel Whedon 1-3. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me Upon whom? The use which our Lord Jesus Christ at Nazareth (Luke 4:16-22) made of these words must decide that he made himself the person meant. He declared himself herein the predicted and divinely anointed Servant of Jehovah; and that he had brought glad tidings of redemption to his people. The passages in Isaiah 42:6-7; Isaiah 59:20-21, point out the same idea. He (the “Lord God”) hath sent me The “Servant of Jehovah,” the “Messiah.” See... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 61:1-3
1-3. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me Upon whom? The use which our Lord Jesus Christ at Nazareth (Luke 4:16-22) made of these words must decide that he made himself the person meant. He declared himself herein the predicted and divinely anointed Servant of Jehovah; and that he had brought glad tidings of redemption to his people. The passages in Isaiah 42:6-7; Isaiah 59:20-21, point out the same idea. He (the “Lord God”) hath sent me The “Servant of Jehovah,” the “Messiah.” See... read more