And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district. And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all. And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed, To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.” And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Luke 4:14-21 |
The next line in the passage in Isaiah is "And the day of vengeance of our God," but this wasn't the vengeance part of His mission. That will come later. This was part one, the redemption. Not including "And the day of vengeance...," the rest of Isaiah 61:2 and the whole of verse 3 easily flows as the logical ending of the passage; any religious person would have just read Isaiah 61:1-3 as a block.
But Jesus wasn't a "religious person," He was co-Author of the plan He was living out as He read the passage. He knew precisely where to stop reading.
This gives me insight into more than just His divinity, it gives me a picture of who He is in His dealings with me. He always knows what He's doing. He has the bigger picture in mind ALWAYS as He attends to the small details.