旧约 - 以赛亚书(Isaiah)第61章

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
to proclaim the year of the LORD'S favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion--to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.
Aliens will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
And you will be called priests of the LORD, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast.
Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
"For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity. In my faithfulness I will reward them and make an everlasting covenant with them.
Their descendants will be known among the nations and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed."
I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.
以赛亚书第六十一章   61:1-2 耶稣在路加福音 4 章 18 至 19 节中引用了这些话。祂在会堂中向人们宣读经文的时候,当读到 61 章 2 节的中间“报告耶和华的恩年”时祂停了下来,卷起了书卷,说:“今天这经应验在你们耳中了”(路 4:21 )。 61 章 2 节的下部分“和我们神报仇的日子”,要在耶稣再来到地上掌权的时候实现。我们现在虽然处在神的恩典之下,但祂的愤怒还是要来的。 

  赛 61:6> 你我都是神的祭司,我们的职责又是什么呢? 

  61:6 在旧约中,神按立了祭司站在祂和祂的百姓中间。他们将神的话带给百姓,将百姓的需要和认罪带给神。在新约中,所有信徒都是神的祭司,可以读神的话寻求对神的道的理解,直接向神认罪并且向别人宣道。 %5 

  赛 61:8> 以色列人为何受苦?神对此是什么态度? 

  61:8 我们受苦有着许多原因:自己的错误、别人的错误或不公义。当我们为自己的错误受苦时,我们罪有应得。当我们因为他人或因不公义而受苦时,神也会生气。神在怜悯中说,祂的子民的苦已经受够了。神将奖励那些因为社会的不公义而受苦的人。祂将清算一切的罪。 

  赛 61:10> 谁是新郎?谁是新娘?