3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds (Psalm 147:3).
1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified (Isaiah 61:1-3).
18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord (Luke 4:18-19).
Both Psalm 147 and Isaiah 61 point to a Messiah that heals and sets people free. The Gospel of Luke records Christ’s own words to worshippers in the synagogue at Nazareth. Christ applies Psalm 147 and Isaiah 61 to Himself. The people and religious leaders of Nazareth would have immediately understood that Christ was saying that He was the salvation of Israel. This was not well received and He was driven out of His own hometown. In the end, He was rejected and driven out of town because the people wanted their own version of a Messiah, one that conquers and was of a royal lineage. In what can only be described as being a sublime paradox at least to those that reject Him; Christ is a conqueror and from a royal lineage. He is the conqueror of death and He is God incarnate. Christ is through His life, suffering, death and resurrection the proclamation of the acceptable year of the Lord.
1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified (Isaiah 61:1-3).
18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord (Luke 4:18-19).
Both Psalm 147 and Isaiah 61 point to a Messiah that heals and sets people free. The Gospel of Luke records Christ’s own words to worshippers in the synagogue at Nazareth. Christ applies Psalm 147 and Isaiah 61 to Himself. The people and religious leaders of Nazareth would have immediately understood that Christ was saying that He was the salvation of Israel. This was not well received and He was driven out of His own hometown. In the end, He was rejected and driven out of town because the people wanted their own version of a Messiah, one that conquers and was of a royal lineage. In what can only be described as being a sublime paradox at least to those that reject Him; Christ is a conqueror and from a royal lineage. He is the conqueror of death and He is God incarnate. Christ is through His life, suffering, death and resurrection the proclamation of the acceptable year of the Lord.
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