Introduction

Isaiah chapter 61, the spirit of the lord god is upon me. He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. Foreigners shall be your ploughmen and vine dressers but you shall be called the priests of the lord. They shall speak of you as the ministers of our god. You shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory you shall boast instead of your shame. Instead of dishonour they shall rejoice in their lot. In their land they shall possess a double portion. They s have everlasting joy. For i, the lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrong. I will faithfully give them their recompense, and i will make an