Lectionary Preaching Workbook
This passage, according to Luke, Jesus quoted in his hometown church in Nazareth. It points to one convinced of his call by God to bring the good news -- the prophet senses that his call is one of release and hope for his people. Here is a view of the exile -- a period of slavery -- and then the day of delivery dawns. Not vengeance but, rather, rescue and deliverance. Verse 8 is a great thing to know about God. God loves justice and hates wrongdoing. Verse 10 follows with a promise of rejoicing in such a God. The whole passage is permeated with divine and delicious hope.