In Isaiah 61:1-2 — written around 711 years before the birth of Christ — Isaiah (the assumed writer, although challenged by some scholars) prophesied a narrative of the Messiah’s impact on ...

This longing is captured in the haftarah’s opening verse: “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord (ה’), My soul shall be joyful in my God (א-להים) (Isaiah 61:10) ...

Isaiah 61:1-4 is an important passage from the Hebrew Bible, in part because Jesus made it his mission statement. On a visit to his hometown early in his ministry he read the passage, “The S… ...

My whole being exults in my God, for He has clothed me with garments of triumph, wrapped me in a robe of victory like a bridegroom adorned with a turban; like a bride bedecked with her finery ...

Isaiah 61 6 results found. Article Type... In the Lectionary. December 31, Christmas 1B (Isaiah 61:10–62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4–7; Luke 2:22–40) Simeon and Anna echo the worship material of ...

Readings: Isaiah 61:1-a, 10-11 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28 We like things to fit. It is how we make sense of the world. “This is where one thing ends and another begins. This is ...