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(I read the New King James version.)
In Luke 4, Jesus visited his home town, stood up in the synagogue, opened the Hebrew scroll of Isaiah, and quoted Isaiah 61. This is what he said:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
-Luke 4:18-19
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This verse from Isaiah says the Messiah (anointed one) will heal the blind. No Old Testament prophet had ever healed the blind before. This is a significant prophecy that only Jesus fulfilled.
One of the men that Jesus healed of blindness said that nobody has ever done this before:
“Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind.”
-John 9:32
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Jesus also admitted that he was doing among them that which no one else had done:
“If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father.”
-John 15:24
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It was significant that Jesus was healing the blind. Nobody else had done this before. But Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would do it, and Jesus did it.
So, why is this prophecy missing from Isaiah? Because when I look up Isaiah 61 in my Old Testament, it says nothing about healing the blind:
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
-Isaiah 61:1
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And yet, I find this very significant prophecy in the Greek Septuagint:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because of which He anointed Me. He sent Me to proclaim good news to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to preach liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, the day of recompense, and to comfort all who mourn;”
-Isaiah 61:1,2 (Orthodox Study Bible)
Why is this extremely significant prophecy about the Messiah found in the Greek Septuagint, but missing from my New King James Version?
In Luke 4, Jesus visited his home town, stood up in the synagogue, opened the Hebrew scroll of Isaiah, and quoted Isaiah 61. This is what he said:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
-Luke 4:18-19
Bible Gateway passage: Luke 4:18-19 - New King James Version
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
This verse from Isaiah says the Messiah (anointed one) will heal the blind. No Old Testament prophet had ever healed the blind before. This is a significant prophecy that only Jesus fulfilled.
One of the men that Jesus healed of blindness said that nobody has ever done this before:
“Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind.”
-John 9:32
Bible Gateway passage: John 9:32 - New King James Version
Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind.
Jesus also admitted that he was doing among them that which no one else had done:
“If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father.”
-John 15:24
Bible Gateway passage: John 15:24 - New King James Version
If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father.
It was significant that Jesus was healing the blind. Nobody else had done this before. But Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would do it, and Jesus did it.
So, why is this prophecy missing from Isaiah? Because when I look up Isaiah 61 in my Old Testament, it says nothing about healing the blind:
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
-Isaiah 61:1
Bible Gateway passage: Isaiah 61:1 - New King James Version
The Good News of Salvation - “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
And yet, I find this very significant prophecy in the Greek Septuagint:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because of which He anointed Me. He sent Me to proclaim good news to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to preach liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, the day of recompense, and to comfort all who mourn;”
-Isaiah 61:1,2 (Orthodox Study Bible)
Why is this extremely significant prophecy about the Messiah found in the Greek Septuagint, but missing from my New King James Version?
