John,
Jesus quoted Isaiah’s prophecy that he would come “to preach the acceptable year of the LORD”
This is probably simple, but what does it mean?
The whole quote: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach liberty to those held captive, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send the oppressed away free, to preach the acceptable year of the LORD!” (Lk. 4:18).
Wendell S
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Hi Wendell.
That was the Son of God speaking through Isaiah, and quoted by Jesus in Luke 4:18. In another place in Isaiah (49:8) the Son of God also said, “This is what Jehovah said [to me]: “In the acceptable time, I will answer you, and in the day of salvation, I will help you. And I will watch over you and give you for a covenant of the people….”
When Jesus came preaching, he was saying was, in essence, “This is it, the acceptable year of the Lord! This is the day of salvation.” And he also was saying, “I am the one spoken of, who will be given for a [new] covenant!”
So, “the acceptable year of the Lord” was when God sent His Son from heaven to pay the price for man’s sin and become the author of a new covenant.
Pastor John