Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
MESSIAH'S OFFICES: RESTORATION OF ISRAEL. (Isaiah 61:1-11)
is upon me; because . . . hath anointed me—quoted by Jesus as His credentials in preaching (Luke 4:18-21). The Spirit is upon Me in preaching, because Jehovah hath anointed Me from the womb (Luke 1:35), and at baptism, with the Spirit "without measure," and permanently "abiding" on Me (Isaiah 11:2; John 1:32; John 3:34; Psalms 45:7; with which compare I Kings 1:39-40; I Kings 19:16; Exodus 29:7). "Anointed" as Messiah, Prophet, Priest, and King.
good tidings—as the word "gospel" means.
the meek—rather, "the poor," as Luke 4:18 has it; that is, those afflicted with calamity, poor in circumstances and in spirit (Matthew 11:5).
proclaim liberty— (John 8:31-36). Language drawn from the deliverance of the Babylonian captives, to describe the deliverance from sin and death (Hebrews 2:15); also from the "liberty proclaimed" to all bond-servants in the year of jubilee (Isaiah 61:2; Leviticus 25:10; Jeremiah 34:8-9).
opening of the prison—The Hebrew rather is, "the most complete opening," namely, of the eyes to them that are bound, that is, deliverance from prison, for captives are as it were blind in the darkness of prison (Isaiah 14:17; Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 42:7) [EWALD]. So Luke 4:18 and the Septuagint interpret it; Luke 4:18, under inspiration, adds to this, for the fuller explanation of the single clause in the Hebrew, "to set at liberty them that are bruised"; thus expressing the double "opening" implied; namely, that of the eyes (John 9:39), and that of the prison (Romans 6:18; Romans 7:24-25 Hebrews 2:15). His miracles were acted parables.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 61:1:
Exodus 29:4-9
Song of Solomon 1:3
Isaiah 11:2
Isaiah 29:19
Isaiah 38:17
Isaiah 42:1
Isaiah 42:3
Isaiah 42:3
Isaiah 42:7
Isaiah 45:13
Isaiah 48:16
Isaiah 60:22
Isaiah 61:1
Isaiah 61:2
Zechariah 2:9
Matthew 1:16
Matthew 5:3
Matthew 5:4
Luke 10:37
Acts 26:18
Galatians 3:22
1 Thessalonians 1:6
1 Peter 3:18
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