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Jesus Preaches in Nazareth: The Time of Fulfillment Has Come Excerpt Jesus appears to speak during the reading of the Prophets. He reads from  Isaiah 61:1–2 , a passage that promises the coming of God’s salvation. His commentary, unlike most sermons, is brief, declaring simply,  “Today this  scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”  The claim is so great that we need to work through the elements of the Old Testament passage carefully. The passage starts with Jesus’ claim that  the Spirit of the Lord is on me.  Jesus claims to be directed by God to minister and preach. The details follow, but interestingly, the reader of Luke’s Gospel knows more about what this means than Jesus’ original synagogue audience would have known at the time. The first hearers would have heard a claim for a divinely directed ministry, but they may not have realized that at his baptism Jesus had been  anointed  not just for a prophetic ministry but as Messiah. ...

Jesus Preaches in Nazareth: The Time of Fulfillment Has Come Excerpt Jesus appears to speak during the reading of the Prophets. He reads from  Isaiah 61:1–2 , a passage that promises the coming of God’s salvation. His commentary, unlike most sermons, is brief, declaring simply,  “Today this   scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”  The claim is so great that we need to work through the elements of the Old Testament passage carefully. The passage starts with Jesus’ claim that  the Spirit of the Lord is on me.  Jesus claims to be directed by God to minister and preach. The details follow, but interestingly, the reader of Luke’s Gospel knows more about what this means than Jesus’ original synagogue audience would have known at the time. The first hearers would have heard a claim for a divinely directed ministry, but they may not have realized that at his baptism Jesus had been  anointed  not just for a prophetic ministry but as Messiah. ...

Jesus Preaches in Nazareth: The Time of Fulfillment Has Come Excerpt Jesus appears to speak during the reading of the Prophets. He reads from  Isaiah 61:1–2 , a passage that promises the coming of God’s salvation. His commentary, unlike most sermons, is brief, declaring simply,  “Today this  scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”  The claim is so great that we need to work through the elements of the Old Testament passage carefully. The passage starts with Jesus’ claim that  the Spirit of the Lord is on me.  Jesus claims to be directed by God to minister and preach. The details follow, but interestingly, the reader of Luke’s Gospel knows more about what this means than Jesus’ original synagogue audience would have known at the time. The first hearers would have heard a claim for a divinely directed ministry, but they may not have realized that at his baptism Jesus had been  anointed  not just for a prophetic ministry but as Messiah. Rea...

Jesus Preaches in Nazareth: The Time of Fulfillment Has Come For those looking to God for hope, Jesus was the answer. To respond to God, one must be open to him. For those in need of God, Jesus has a message of good news. Luke loves to emphasize that a potential audience for this message can be found among the poor. His social concern expresses itself fully through the details of what Jesus said at the synagogue—details the other Gospels lack. But this social concern is concerned with spiritual realities, not political ideologies. So Jesus is sent to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed. Luke 4:31–44 makes clear that the oppression in view here is mainly spiritual. Forces stand opposed to humanity that pull down and bring sin, pain and pressure. Being under demonic oppression is like being trapped in a prison of pain and despair. Jesus offers release from such pain and dark despair. That is what his miracles picture an...