12.
The ministry of the Anointed of Jehovah, Christ as the Servant of Jehovah, issuing in the restoration of Israel
61:1—63:19
a.
The ministry of the Anointed of Jehovah
61:1-3
Isa. 61
:1
61:1
1aThe bSpirit of the
2Lord Jehovah is upon Me,
Because Jehovah has
canointed Me
To bring
dgood news to the afflicted;
He has sent Me to
ebind up
the wounds of the brokenhearted,
To proclaim
fliberty to the captives,
And the opening
of the eyes to those who are bound;
Isa. 61
:2
61:2
To proclaim the
1aacceptable year of Jehovah
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To
bcomfort all who mourn;
Isa. 61
:3
61:3
To grant to those who mourn in Zion,
To give to them a headdress instead of ashes,
The oil of gladness instead of
amourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called the terebinths of righteousness,
The
bplanting of Jehovah, that He may be glorified.
b.
The restoration of Israel
61:4—63:19
Isa. 61
:4
61:4
And they will
arebuild the ancient ruins;
They will raise up the former desolations;
And they will repair the cities of waste,
The desolations of generation upon generation.
Isa. 61
:5
61:5
And strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
And the sons of the foreigner will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
Isa. 61
:6
61:6
But you will be called the
1apriests of Jehovah;
People will speak of you as the ministers of our God.
You will eat the
bwealth of nations,
And you will boast in their glory.
Isa. 61
:7
61:7
Instead of your shame
there will be a double
portion,
And
instead of humiliation they will give a ringing shout for their portion.
Therefore in their land they will possess double;
Eternal joy will be theirs.
Isa. 61
:8
61:8
For I, Jehovah, love
ajustice;
I hate robbery
1with wrong;
And I will faithfully give
them their recompense,
And I will make an eternal
bcovenant with them.
Isa. 61
:9
61:9
Then their seed will be known among the nations,
And their offspring in the midst of the peoples;
All who see them will acknowledge them,
That they are the seed whom Jehovah has blessed.
Isa. 61
:10
61:10
I will rejoice greatly in Jehovah,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has wrapped me with the robe of righteousness;
I am like a bridegroom who wears the headdress of the priest,
And like a
abride who adorns herself with her jewels.
Isa. 61
:11
61:11
For as the earth brings forth its sprout,
And as the garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,
So will the Lord Jehovah cause righteousness and praise
To spring up before all the nations.
