Geneva Bible Notes: Isaiah 61

Isaiah 61:1 ^! He prophecyeth that Christ shalbe anointed and sent to preache.

Isaiah 61:1 ^a This apperteineth to all the Prophetes and ministers of God, but chiefly to Christ, or whose abundance grace euerie one reciueth according as it pleaseth him to distribute.

Isaiah 61:1 ^b To them that are liuely touched with the feeling of their sinnes.

Isaiah 61:1 ^c Which are in the boundage of sinne.

Isaiah 61:2 ^d The time when it pleased God to shewe his good fauour to man, which S. Paul calleth the fulnes of time, {Gal. 4,4}.

Isaiah 61:2 ^e For when God deliuereth his Church, he punisheth his enemies.

Isaiah 61:3 ^f Which was the signe of mourning.

Isaiah 61:3 ^g Trees that bring forthe good frutes, as {Mat. 3, 8}

Isaiah 61:4 ^h That is, for a long time.

Isaiah 61:5 ⁱ Thei shalbe readie to serue you in all your necessities.

Isaiah 61:6 ^k This is accomplished in the time of Christ, by wome all the faithful are made Priests and Kings, {1 Pet. 2, 9. revel. 1,6, & 3, 10}.

Isaiah 61:6 ^l Read {Chap. 60,16, & chap. 60, 11}.

Isaiah 61:7 ^p Where as the Gentiles had dominion ouer the Jewes in times past, now they shal haue double autoritie ouer them and possesse twise so muche.

Isaiah 61:7 ^o To wit, of the Gentiles.

Isaiah 61:7 ⁿ That is, the Jewes.

Isaiah 61:7 ^m Abundance recompence, as this worde is vsed, {Chap. 40, 2}.

Isaiah 61:8 ^q I wil not receiue their offring, which are extorsioners, deceiuers, hypocrites, or that depriue me of my glorie.

Isaiah 61:9 ^r That is, of the Church.

Isaiah 61:10 ^! The joye of the faithful.

Isaiah 61:10 ^s He sheweth what shalbe the affections, when they sele this their deliuerance.