The Sinner's Captivity
R. Macculloch. Isaiah 61:1-8 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on me; because the LORD has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek… The properties of it. It is — 1. A spiritual captivity, a captivity of the soul. 2. Universal. It extends to all the powers and faculties of the soul, the inner marl. 3. A hard and sore captivity. 4. A perpetual captivity. This conqueror will never quit his captives, unless they be taken from him by Almighty power. 5. A voluntary captivity, and thus the more hopeless. Though they were taken in war, and born captives, yet now he is their master by their own consent and choice, while they choose to serve the devil, and cannot be brought to give themselves to the Lord. It is a bewitching captivity. (R. Macculloch.) Parallel Verses KJV: The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; WEB: The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;