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<h2><a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,'1-');">Isa 61</a> - Out of the Mouth of the Messiah</h2>
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<p>A. What the Messiah will do.</p>
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<p class="c1">1. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,1);">1a</a>) The empowerment of the Messiah's ministry.</p>
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<p class="c2">The Spirit of the Lord <span class="c6">God</span> is upon Me, because the <span class="c6">Lord</span> has anointed Me.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">The Spirit of the Lord <span class="c6">God</span> is upon Me</span></b>: Here, Isaiah prophetically speaks for the Messiah, and the Messiah announces that He is blessed and empowered by <b><span class="c3">the Spirit of the Lord <span class="c6">God</span></span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. In <a onclick="return mV('Luk',4,'16-22');">Luk 4:16-22</a>, Jesus spoke in the synagogue of Nazareth, His hometown. He opened up the scroll to <a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,'1-');">Isa 61</a> - perhaps an assigned reading, perhaps chosen by Him - and read from the beginning of the chapter through the first line of verse 2. When He sat down, He simply said <i>today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing</i>. Jesus is the person described in <a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,'1-3');">Isa 61:1-3</a> and He is the one <b><span class="c3">the Spirit of the Lord <span class="c6">God</span> is upon</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. If Jesus, the Son of God and God the Son, perfect in both His deity and humanity, needed the <b><span class="c3">Spirit of the Lord <span class="c6">God</span></span></b>, how much more do we!</p>
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<p class="c4">c. <b><span class="c3">Because the <span class="c6">Lord</span> has anointed Me</span></b>: This identifies the speaker as the Messiah, because <i>Messiah</i> means "Anointed One." Passages such as <a onclick="return mV('1Sa',2,10);">1Sa 2:10</a> refer to the Messiah as <i>His anointed</i>.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. The word "anoint" means <i>to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to</i>. Persons in the Old Testament were often literally anointed with oil. For example, priests were anointed for their special service to the <span class="c6">Lord</span> (<a onclick="return mV('Exd',28,41);">Exd 28:41</a>). Literal oil would be applied, but as a sign of the Holy Spirit upon their lives and service. The oil on the head was only the outward representation of the real, spiritual work going on inside them.</p>
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<p class="c5">ii. As Christians under the New Covenant, we also have an anointing: <i>But you have an anointing from the Holy One</i> (<a onclick="return mV('1Jo',2,20);">1Jo 2:20</a>). In the New Testament sense, <i>anointing</i> has the idea of being filled with, and blessed by, the Holy Spirit. This is something that is the common property of <i>all</i> Christians, but something we can and should become more submitted and responsive to.</p>
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<p class="c1">2. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,'1-3');">1b-3</a>) The ministry of the Messiah.</p>
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<p class="c2">To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, that He may be glorified.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. The Messiah announces that He is here to heal the damage that sin brings. Sin has done great damage, so there needs to be a great work of redemption.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. Because sin impoverishes, He will <b><span class="c3">preach good tidings to the poor</span></b>. Because sin breaks hearts, He will <b><span class="c3">heal the brokenhearted</span></b>. Because sin makes captives, He will <b><span class="c3">proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound</span></b>. Because sin oppresses, He will <b><span class="c3">proclaim the acceptable year of the <span class="c6">Lord</span></span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c4">c. Because sin is a crime that must be avenged, He will <b><span class="c3">proclaim . . . the day of vengeance of our God</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. Significantly, Jesus stopped reading before this sentence. He stopped in the middle of the prophecy, because to <b><span class="c3">proclaim . . . the day of vengeance of our God</span></b> is relevant to His <i>Second Coming</i>, not to His first coming. The comma in <b><span class="c3">year of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, and the day of vengeance</span></b> has stood for almost 2,000 years. This shows us something of the nature of Biblical prophecy: it may "shift gears" and time frames quickly, and without warning.</p>
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<p class="c5">ii. We can compare a whole <b><span class="c3">year</span></b> of grace to a single <b><span class="c3">day</span></b> of vengeance.</p>
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<p class="c4">d. Because sin brings grief, He will <b><span class="c3">comfort all who mourn</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. The extent of the comfort and restoration is beautifully described. Instead of the <b><span class="c3">ashes</span></b> of mourning, He gives His people <b><span class="c3">beauty</span></b>. Instead of the <b><span class="c3">mourning</span></b> itself, He gives His people <b><span class="c3">the oil of joy</span></b>. Instead of <b><span class="c3">the spirit of heaviness</span></b>, He gives His people <b><span class="c3">the garment of praise</span></b>. Why do we sit in the ashes, why do we mourn, why do we indulge the <b><span class="c3">spirit of heaviness</span></b> when Jesus gave us something so much better?</p>
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<p class="c5">ii. The word <b><span class="c3">beauty</span></b> has in mind a beautiful crown or head ornament. It is translated <i>exquisite hats</i> in <a onclick="return mV('Exd',39,28);">Exd 39:28</a> and <i>headdresses</i> in <a onclick="return mV('Isa',3,20);">Isa 3:20</a>. In mourning, ashes would be cast upon the head (<a onclick="return mV('2Sa',13,19);">2Sa 13:19</a>). Here, the ashes are replaced with a beautiful crown.</p>
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<p class="c4">e. <b><span class="c3">That they may be called trees of righteousness</span></b>: The restored place of God's people is glorious. The are as strong, beautiful, and useful as <b><span class="c3">trees</span></b> - and <b><span class="c3">trees of righteousness</span></b> at that. Most wonderfully, when people look at the trees, they see they are the <b><span class="c3">planting of the <span class="c6">Lord</span></span></b>.</p>
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<p>B. What God's people will do.</p>
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<p class="c1">1. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,4);">4</a>) God's people will rebuild what is ruined.</p>
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<p class="c2">And they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">They shall rebuild the old ruins</span></b>: God loves to restore <b><span class="c3">ruins</span></b>. He wants to use His people to restore and rebuild things that broken down and <b><span class="c3">ruined</span></b>. Under the empowerment of the Spirit, and the ministry of the Messiah, God's people will be rebuilders.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. <b><span class="c3">The desolations of many generations</span></b>: Even if the rubble has stood for <b><span class="c3">many generations</span></b>, God can still use His people to rebuild. A beautiful example - and partial fulfillment - of this is Nehemiah, who took the decades-old rubble of Jerusalem's walls and rebuilt the walls.</p>
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<p class="c1">2. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,'5-6');">5-6</a>) God's people will be set apart to serve the <span class="c6">Lord</span>.</p>
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<p class="c2">Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the foreigner shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. But you shall be named the priests of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, they shall call you the servants of our God. You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory you shall boast.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">You shall be named the Priests of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, men shall call you the Servants of our God</span></b>: God's people, under the anointing of the Spirit and the ministry of the Messiah, have a holy occupation. They are <b><span class="c3">Priests of the <span class="c6">Lord</span></span></b>, and <b><span class="c3">Servants of our God</span></b>. God provides others to take care of the <b><span class="c3">flocks</span></b> and to be <b><span class="c3">your plowmen and your vinedressers</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c1">3. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,7);">7</a>) God's people will rejoice at God's great blessings.</p>
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<p class="c2">Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, and instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be theirs.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. What a change under the anointing of the Spirit and the ministry of the Messiah! No more <b><span class="c3">shame</span></b>. Now, <b><span class="c3">you shall have double honor</span></b>. No more <b><span class="c3">confusion</span></b>. Now, <b><span class="c3">they shall rejoice in their portion</span></b>. Indeed, <b><span class="c3">everlasting joy shall be theirs</span></b>, a joy that can never be taken away.</p>
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<p>C. The everlasting covenant.</p>
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<p class="c1">1. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,8);">8</a>) The heart behind the covenant.</p>
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<p class="c2">For I, the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering; I will direct their work in truth, and will make with them an everlasting covenant.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">For I, the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering</span></b>: The <span class="c6">Lord</span> explains how sacrifices such as a <b><span class="c3">burnt offering</span></b> can really just amount to <b><span class="c3">robbery</span></b> if the heart isn't right. Instead, <b><span class="c3">the <span class="c6">Lord</span> loves justice</span></b>. Sacrifices alone, and the sacrificial system in itself, are not enough.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. God has an alternative to the sacrificial system: <b><span class="c3">I will direct their work in truth, and will make with them an everlasting covenant</span></b>. As God directs the work, and as He makes an <b><span class="c3">everlasting covenant</span></b>, then His heart will be fulfilled among the people.</p>
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<p class="c1">2. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,9);">9</a>) The covenant brings prominent blessings.</p>
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<p class="c2">Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people. All who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the posterity whom the <span class="c6">Lord</span> has blessed.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">They are posterity whom the <span class="c6">Lord</span> has blessed</span></b>: This <i>everlasting covenant</i> brings blessing, and blessings so prominent that the blessed <b><span class="c3">shall be known among the Gentiles</span></b>. In fact, <b><span class="c3">all who see them shall acknowledge them</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. The writer to the Hebrews pronounces a blessing regarding this <b><span class="c3">everlasting covenant</span></b>: <i>Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.</i> (<a onclick="return mV('Hbr',13,'20-21');">Hbr 13:20-21</a>)</p>
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<p class="c1">3. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',61,'10-11');">10-11</a>) The covenant brings salvation and righteousness.</p>
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<p class="c2">I will greatly rejoice in the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its bud, as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord <span class="c6">God</span> will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">I will greatly rejoice in the <span class="c6">Lord</span></span></b>: The blessed one's joy isn't in the blessing itself, but <b><span class="c3">in the <span class="c6">Lord</span></span></b>. He must have been reading <a onclick="return mV('Phl',4,4);">Phl 4:4</a>, where Paul writes <i>Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!</i></p>
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<p class="c4">b. <b><span class="c3">For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness</span></b>: The granting of salvation and righteousness to God's people is represented by the picture of clothing them.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. These are <i>glorious</i> garments: <b><span class="c3">As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c5">ii. These are <i>given</i> garments: <b><span class="c3">For He has clothed me . . . He has covered me</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c4">c. The blessing of God <i>grows</i>. It isn't manufactured, but it <i>grows</i>. Even <b><span class="c3">as the earth brings forth its bud . . . so the Lord <span class="c6">God</span> will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. There is a sense in which we can never <i>make</i> something grow. No one can get inside of a seed and "turn on" the genetic component that makes the seed <b><span class="c3">spring forth</span></b>, and <b><span class="c3">bud</span></b>. The blessing of life and growth is miraculously within the seed. But we can provide the right environment for the seed to bud, grow, and be fruitful. That's also how we receive and flourish in God's blessings. We can't "make" or "manufacture" them. But we can put our hearts and minds in the right environments of faith, fellowship, and obedience, to see blessing grow and flourish.</p>
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