2. The Great Exchange
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to
bring good news to the poor;
He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
And the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all who mourn;
To grant to those who mourn in Zion-
To give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The garment of praise instead of faint spirit;
That they maybe called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord,
that He may be glorified
ISAIAH 61:1-3
3. ISRAEL’S CONDITION DURING ISAIAH’S
TIME
Israel is divided into two kingdoms: NORTHERN KINGDOM AND
SOUTHERN KINGDOM
As a result of Assyrian influence in Israel’s politics, Israelites were forced to
give half of their income to as tribute payment to the Assyrians
The Israelites became insensitive to the poor and needy because of the
Assyrian’s influence on religion: PAGANISM
These two kingdoms was at war with each other while being at war with
other nations
YHWH is going to bring the Assyrians against the North. He will bring the
Babylonians against the Assyrians. He will send the South into exile in
Babylon. He will bring the Persian Cyrus against the Babylonian
ISRAEL IS IN THE BRINK OF LOSING ITS IDENTITY, DESTRUCTION IS AT
HAND
4. The prophecies of Isaiah for Israel and Judah is a
foreshadowing of the coming MESSIAH and HIS
MINISTRY
The words spoken by Isaiah on this chapter
was the MESSIAH’S
JESUS was the one speaking through the
prophet Isaiah
5. We are like Israel
We have divisions
We are constantly at war with ourselves while being
at war with the world
We let the world influence us, we sin and we let it
invade our lives
And amidst of the chaos that’s happening in our
personal lives, we are slowly losing our identity. We
are forgetting who we are. And we are approaching
the end of ourselves
7. MESSIAH’S PROMISE
Amidst the brokenness with our lives, with our church, with our families. JESUS IS
SAYING:
“I WILL BIND YOUR BROKEN HEART”
(v.1)
8. MESSIAH’S PROMISE
Amidst the brokenness with our lives, with our church, with our families. JESUS IS
SAYING:
“I WILL LIBERATE THOSE WHO ARE BOUND”
(v.1)
9. MESSIAH’S PROMISE
Amidst the brokenness with our lives, with our church, with our families. JESUS IS
SAYING:
“I WILL BRING COMFORT TO THOSE WHO
MOURN;
YOU WILL BE GIVEN A BEAUTIFUL
HEADDRESS INSTEAD OF ASHES AND THE
OIL OF GLADNESS INSTEAD OF MOURNING”
(v.3)
10. MESSIAH’S PROMISE
Amidst the brokenness with our lives, with our church, with our families. JESUS IS
SAYING:
“I WILL GIVE YOU THE GARMENT OF
PRAISE INSTEAD OF FAINT SPIRIT”
(v.3)
11. MESSIAH’S PROMISE
Amidst the brokenness with our lives, with our church, with our families. JESUS IS
SAYING:
“I WILL PLANT YOU AND YOU WILL BE
CALLED OAKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS SO
THAT I WILL BE GLORIFIED”
(v.3)
12. MESSIAH’S PROMISE
Amidst the brokenness with our lives, with our church, with our families. JESUS IS
SAYING:
“YOU WILL REBUILD THE ANCIENT
RUINS, YOU SHALL RAISE UP THE
FORMER DEVESTATIONS; YOU SHALL
REPAIR THE RUINED CITIES, THE
DEVASTATIONS OF MANY
GENERATIONS”
v.4
Jesus’ last words on the cross. IT IS FINISHED.
Stop living in ruins, stop living in brokenness. Jesus died for you, Jesus died for this church to be whole again
The price of wholeness, forgiveness was paid in full when Jesus said, TETELESTAI
It is time to give up your ashes, your sackcloth every burden that is weighing you down.
Exchange you ashes for His beauty
Your brokenness for His wholeness
Your mourning for His gladness
