Isaiah 61:1 meaning and explanation
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
Isaiah 61:1, Berean Standard Bible
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In Isaiah 61 the speaker is one anointed and sent by God, and the chapter goes on to describe comfort for mourning Zion and restoration after ruin. The Hebrew word for anointed is mashach, from which comes mashiach, "anointed one." The Spirit empowers him to bring good news to the poor, the afflicted or humble, and to announce release to captives, language echoing the jubilee year of liberty in Leviticus 25.
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