Isaiah 61

Introduction

Messiah’s Work of Mercy and Judgment. CHAPTERS 61-66.

Sec. 1. MESSIAH’S MINISTRY ON EARTH.

Here begins the third series of the later prophecies, or the seventh and last division of the whole book. Messiah’s work, chiefly in the last times, is herein laid out. Sections and sub-sections mark the artificial structure of the series, as will be noted at chapters Isaiah 61:1 to Isaiah 63:6; Isaiah 63:7-19; Isaiah , 66, for the larger divisions. This is all that is needful to say all for which there is space to say for the general use of the reader.

There are hints, in Isaiah 61:1-3, that the year of jubilee (as in the preceding chapter) was the occasion on which this prophecy was written. So, at least, thinks Dr. Kay of the “Speaker’s Commentary.” Whether or not that were the occasion, the imagery seems to be derived from what would be peculiar to such occasion.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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