Major Prophets
What should a child notice in Isaiah 61?
Isaiah 61 opens with these words: “The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken…” The line to keep is Isaiah 61:2: “to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;” Carry the word “proclaim” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Isaiah 61:2: “to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;” What happens first in Isaiah 61?
Isaiah 61:2
“to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;”
Isaiah 61:3
“to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland 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 Yahweh, that he may be glorified.”
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Practice Isaiah 61:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
toproclaimtheofYahweh’sfavor,andthedayofvengeanceofourGod;toallwho