"Jesus was quoting from Isaiah 61:1, 2. Isaiah pictures the deliverance of Israel from exile in Babylon as a Year of Jubilee when all debts are cancelled, all slaves are freed, and all property is returned to original owners (Leviticus 25). But the release from Babylonian exile had not brought the expected fulfillment; they were still a conquered and oppressed people. So Isaiah must have been referring to a future messianic age. Jesus boldly announced, “This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.” Jesus was proclaiming himself as the one who would bring this good news to pass, but he would do so in a way that the people were not yet able to grasp." The Life Application Bible notes on Luke 4:17-21
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 19:04:13 +0000
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