1 Samuel 6:1-7:17; Isaiah 48:1-22; 2 Corinthians 9:1-15
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me. Isaiah 61:1
There are three references in Isaiah to the anointing of the Lord Jesus. It is the Father who says, “I have put my spirit upon him” (Is. 42:1). The Spirit moves Isaiah to write, “The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him” (Is. 11:2). And in our verse today, it is the Lord Jesus speaking. Three different speakers and three distinct implications. In Isaiah 11 it is about the future reign of Christ, in Isaiah 42 the context is the pastoral ministry of Christ, and Isaiah 61 is about the public ministry of Christ. In the OT, kings, priests, and prophets were anointed and the Spirit anointed the Lord Jesus at His baptism. What a wonderful Saviour we serve! —Gary McBride
Heavenly portals loud with hosannas ring,
Crown Him, crown Him! Prophet, and Priest, and King! —F. Crosby