Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Isaiah 61

We know that Jesus proclaimed his mission in his home synagogue by reading Isaiah 61:1-2a (Luke 4:18-19). I wonder if that was all of the passage that he read? I wonder if he didn't keep reading at least through verse 6. Or was the passage so well known that once he had read the introduction the entire audience knew the verses that followed. Did he limit his focus, and the fulfillment of God's plan to the liberation? What was Jesus hoping to inspire with hIs message.
Stuart

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