Christmas · First Sunday after Christmas · Year B
Isaiah 61:10-62:3
The Year of the Lord’s Favor
December 27, 2026
Overview & Insights
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.” (Isaiah 61:1)
Chapters 61 and 62 recapitulate much of chapter 60, but they do so in a new framework. They offer five responses to those promises. Whereas the prophet’s word was a brisk preliminary to Yahweh’s word in 59:21–60:22, in chapters 61–62 the prophet speaks a number of times in a way that has significance in its own right but also introduces recapitulations of the promises.
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Commentary
Commentary on Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis on the garments of salvation and Zion imagined as bride and bridegroom, the RCL page for this passage.
Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed commentary on the already and not yet of salvation across the two chapters.
Isaiah 61 Commentary: The Servant's Mission and the Year of the Lord Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's evangelical verse-by-verse treatment of the robe of righteousness and Zion's vindication.
Isaiah 61:10 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators aggregated on the bridegroom and bride figure of clothing in salvation.
Isaiah 61 Commentary Precept Austin
Deep verse-by-verse resource collating multiple scholars and word studies on the chapter.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Isaiah Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background situating chapters 60-62 within Third Isaiah after the exile.
Isaiah 61 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and Jewish commentary for the real Old Testament reading.
Isaiah 61:10 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew text with parsing and Strong's numbers for the salvation and righteousness vocabulary.
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Questions preachers ask
Why does Isaiah 61 belong to Advent?
It is the anointed servant's mandate, good news to the poor, liberty to captives, the year of the Lord's favor, the very words Jesus reads of himself in the synagogue at Nazareth.
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