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Isaiah and Jesus Christ
How Isaiah and Jesus Christ are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Isaiah's word reached Jesus Christ.
At Nazareth Jesus was handed the book of the prophet Esaias. He read where it was written, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me", and said, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears".
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me
Isaiah 61:1, King James Version
there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias
Luke 4:17, King James Version
This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears
Luke 4:21, King James Version
Where they cross: Luke 4:14-21
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Isaiah 61:1
1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Luke 4:14-21
14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
King James Version