Jesus - Gods' Saving Act for Sinful Humanity - part B
Jesus -- God’s saving act for sinful humanity. 4/01/07 P.M.
Part B Luke 4:16-21, Isa. 61:1-3
Jesus is the central figure of the New Testament,
His life, death, and resurrection represent for Christians God’s saving act for sinful humanity.
His name (Jesus) and his title (Christ) bear witness to that saving act.
The name ‘Jesus’ is derived from a Hebrew word that means ‘savior’ (see Matt. 1:21),
and the title ‘Christ’ (Heb., ‘messiah’) means ‘anointed,’ and refers to one commissioned by God for a special task.[1]
This was evidenced from His conception to His ascension into heaven
This was evidenced in His mission and His Purpose
Isa. 61:1–3; “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, (year; a long time to repent)
And the day of vengeance of our God; (a day; short & quick, no more chances)
To comfort all who mourn,
3 To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
This was quoted in part by Christ in the synagogue at Nazareth.
The incident is significant for several reasons.
First, it was a public announcement by Jesus of Nazareth that He was the Messiah promised by the prophets.
Second, it suggests two comings of Christ, the first to save, the second to judge.
And third, it illustrates a difficulty in interpreting O.T. prophecy.
Predictive (prophetic) passages typically make no clear reference to times and, as in this verse, may link events separated by thousands of years.[2]
And the day of vengeance of our God;
Proclamations of war against his enemies.
Christ proclaims the day of vengeance of our God, the vengeance he takes,
[1.] On sin and Satan, death and hell, and all the powers of darkness, that were to be destroyed in order to our deliverances; these Christ triumphed over in his cross, having spoiled and weakened them, shamed them, and made a show of them openly, therein taking vengeance on them for all the injury they had done both to God and man, [3]
Col. 2:15. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
FOR THE LOST
Mal. 4:1 4 “For behold, the day is coming,
Burning like an oven,
And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble.
And the day which is coming shall burn them up,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“That will leave them neither root nor branch.
FOR THE SAVED
2 Thes. 1:7 7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,
To comfort all who mourn, ( the spiritual)
1com•fort \ˈkəm(p)-fərt\ vt
[ME, fr. AF cunforter, comforter, fr. LL confortare to strengthen greatly, fr. L com- + fortis strong] 13c
1 : to give strength and hope to : cheer
2 : to ease the grief or trouble of : console — com•fort•ing•ly \-fər-tiŋ-lē\ adv[4]
All who mourn, = Our attitude toward sin
Those that mourn over sin and despise it.
Those that see sin the way God sees it and seek to treat it the way God does.
Those who cover sin or defend sin certainly have the wrong attitude.
“Mourn”---Our attitude toward sin, a true sorrow for sin. Ours & others
Mourning is a reaction to seeing all that God has for the kingdom and then seeing how far all of mankind has fallen short.
Our reward will come
JOHN 16:20 20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
To 2console those who mourn in Zion,
console = appoint; mourners in Zion are holy mourners,
7760 שׂוּמָה, שִׂים [suwm, siym /soom/] v. A primitive root; TWOT 2243; GK 8461 and 8492; 586 occurrences; AV translates as “put” 155 times, “make” 123 times, “set” 119 times, “lay” 64 times, “appoint” 19 times, “give” 11 times, “set up” 10 times, “consider” eight times, “turn” five times, “brought” four times, “ordain” three times, “place” three times, “take” three times, “shew” twice, “regard” twice, “mark” twice, “disposed” twice, “care” twice, and translated miscellaneously 49 times. 1 to put, place, set, appoint, make. 1a (Qal). 1a1 to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on. 1a2 to set, direct, direct toward. 1a2a to extend (compassion) (fig). 1a3 to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix. 1a4 to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix. 1a5 to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give. 1b (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign. 1c (Hophal) to be set.[5]
He will give by his Spirit (v. 3), those consolations which will not only support them under their sorrows, but turn them into songs of praise.
He will appoint to holy mourners these things;
To give them beauty for ashes,
He will turn their sorrow into joy
Literally, “ornamental headdress” or tiara (Ez 24:17), worn in times of joy, instead of a headdress of “ashes,” cast on the head in mourning (2Sa 13:19).[6]
The holy cheerfulness of Christians is their beauty and a great ornament to their profession.
The oil of joy for mourning,
Perfumed ointment was poured on the guests at joyous feasts (Ps 23:5; Am 6:6)[7]
That oil of gladness with which Christ himself was anointed above his fellows, Heb. 1:9.
The joy of the Lord
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
Bright-colored garments, indicative of thankfulness, instead of those that indicate despondency, as sackcloth (Jn 16:20).[8]
Where God gives the oil of joy he gives the garment of praise. Those comforts which come from God dispose the heart to, and enlarge the heart in, thanksgivings to God. Whatever we have the joy of God must have the praise and glory of.[9]
That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
Hebrew, terebinth trees; symbolical of men strong in righteousness, instead of being, as heretofore, bowed down as a reed with sin and calamity (Is 1:29, 30; Is 42:3; 1Ki 14:15; Ps 1:3; 92:12–14; Je 17:8).[10]
He will do all this for his people, will cure their wounds, release them out of bondage, and comfort them in their sorrows,
to be seen as His doing for His honor glory and praise
that they may be called trees of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord,
that they may be such
and be acknowledged to be such,
that they may be ornaments to God’s vineyard
and may be fruitful in the fruits of righteousness, as the branches of God’s planting, [11]
60:21 21 Also your people shall all be righteous;
They shall inherit the land forever,
The branch of My planting,
The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.
John15:8 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
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Heb. Hebrew
[1]Achtemeier, Paul J. ; Harper & Row, Publishers ; Society of Biblical Literature: Harper's Bible Dictionary. 1st ed. San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1985, S. 475
[2]Richards, Lawrence O.: The Bible Readers Companion. electronic ed. Wheaton : Victor Books, 1991; Published in electronic form by Logos Research Systems, 1996, S. 443
[3]Henry, Matthew: Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible : Complete and Unabridged in One Volume. Peabody : Hendrickson, 1996, c1991, S. Is 61:1
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\ə\ abut \ə\ kitten, F table \ər\ further \a\ ash \ā\ ace \ä\ mop, mar
\au̇\ out \ch\ chin \e\ bet \ē\ easy \g\ go \i\ hit \ī\ ice \j\ job
\ŋ\ sing \ō\ go \ȯ\ law \ȯi\ boy \th\ thin \ṯẖ\ the \ü\ loot \u̇\ foot
\y\ yet \zh\ vision, beige \ḵ, n, œ, ue, y\ see Guide to Pronunciation
vt verb transitive
ME Middle English
fr from
AF Anglo-French
LL Late Latin
L Latin
c century
adv adverb
[4]Merriam-Webster, Inc: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Eleventh ed. Springfield, Mass. : Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2003
2 Lit. appoint
v v: verb
TWOT Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
GK Goodrick-Kohlenberger
AV Authorized Version
[5]Strong, James: The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible : Showing Every Word of the Text of the Common English Version of the Canonical Books, and Every Occurrence of Each Word in Regular Order. electronic ed. Ontario : Woodside Bible Fellowship., 1996, S. H7760
[6]Jamieson, Robert ; Fausset, A. R. ; Fausset, A. R. ; Brown, David ; Brown, David: A Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments. Oak Harbor, WA : Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997, S. Is 61:3
[7]Jamieson, Robert ; Fausset, A. R. ; Fausset, A. R. ; Brown, David ; Brown, David: A Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments. Oak Harbor, WA : Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997, S. Is 61:3
[8]Jamieson, Robert ; Fausset, A. R. ; Fausset, A. R. ; Brown, David ; Brown, David: A Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments. Oak Harbor, WA : Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997, S. Is 61:3
[9]Henry, Matthew: Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible : Complete and Unabridged in One Volume. Peabody : Hendrickson, 1996, c1991, S. Is 61:1
[10]Jamieson, Robert ; Fausset, A. R. ; Fausset, A. R. ; Brown, David ; Brown, David: A Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments. Oak Harbor, WA : Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997, S. Is 61:3
[11]Henry, Matthew: Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible : Complete and Unabridged in One Volume. Peabody : Hendrickson, 1996, c1991, S. Is 61:1