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The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble; he has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to those who are bound;
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The Messiah's Mission Statement
All the commentators affirm that the speaker in this verse is the Messiah, Jesus Christ. While Isaiah is the human author, the words are a prophetic mission statement from Christ Himself. This is confirmed by Jesus's direct application of this verse to His own ministry in the synagogue, as recorded in Luke 4:18-21.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Spirit of the Lord God - Hebrew, ‘The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh.’ The Chaldee renders this, ‘The prophet said, the spirit of prophecy fr…
19th Century
Anglican
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me ... — We obviously have a new poem in the form of a soliloquy, and we ask, “Who is …
Baptist
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
These are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ the prophet, who, looking forward to the time o…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah. As Christ explains this passage with reference to Himself (Luke 4:18), commentators limit it t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me According to the Targum, these are the words of the prophet concerning himself…
The prophets had the Holy Spirit of God at times, teaching them what to say, and causing them to say it; but Christ had the Spirit always, without …
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13th Century
Catholic
The spirit of the Lord is upon me. Here he promises joy to the people. This is divided into two parts:
