LUKE 4 16-30

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16 - And Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had lived while growing up. And as was his custom, on the Sabbath, he went to the synagogue. And he stood up to read. 17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him by the attendant and he unrolled it and found the place where it was written, 18 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives (both physical and spiritual) and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” [Isaiah 61:1-2 - verse two includes not only “the time of the LORD’s favor has come” but included with it - “the day of vengeance”. {Imperfection is bound to include oppressions, which can spiral down way low as to what occurs and what is done. In the New Testament quote, vengeance is from the word ekdikos - “avenger, one who carries out justice”. The rest of verse two points out it’s two sides of the coin, time of the LORD’s favor. And retribution, justice as well. Contrary to what the world says, isn’t that precisely how it should be?! All 3 mentions of lake of fire are at huge fiery events. God’s wrath/orge/passion is surely(?) cause and effect, results, consequences. And because God is Life and is Perfect (Mt.5:48) “the wages of hamartia/missing the mark, translated sin, is..? Death”. And its entropy/slow burn gehenna crucible, with it. But! 1Tim.4:10! And the unspoken part of the verse he read, the other side of the coin, is justice - and it’s aionion/pertaining to the age/aion. The consequences of their own doings ..which siren call is division? Rev.16:13-16, Mt.13:30, Ps.2, Is.24:20.}

     20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened upon him. 21 And he said, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 All had heard of him and they wondered at the gracious words he spoke. But they said, “Isn’t this Joseph's son?” 23 And he said, “Doubtless you’ll quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself. What we’ve heard you did at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown. 24 Truly, I tell you, a prophet isn’t accepted in his hometown. 25 There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up - three years and six months - and a great famine came over all the land, 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them were cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When they heard these things, they were filled with wrath, 29 and they drove him out of the synagogue, and out of the town, rushing with him toward the brow of the cliff the town was built on, so they could throw him over the edge. 30 But passing through their midst, he went on his way.

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