Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

Christ’s Preaching and Reception

What was predicted of Christ’s preaching? BR-ASI9 40.5

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me; because the Lord hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.” Isaiah 61:1. BR-ASI9 40.6

What application did Jesus make of this prophecy? BR-ASI9 40.7

“And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went unto the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto Him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. . . . And He began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.” Luke 4:16-21. (See Luke 7:19-22.) BR-ASI9 40.8

How was Christ to be received by His own people? BR-ASI9 40.9

“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him; He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.” Isaiah 53:3. BR-ASI9 40.10

How is the fulfillment of this prophecy recorded? BR-ASI9 40.11

“He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.” John 1:10, 11. BR-ASI9 40.12