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136 "THIS MEANS EVERLASTING LIFE"
he would preach to his own townspeople and show
them his commission from God to do sȯ
5 "On the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue,
and he stood up to read aloud . So the scroll
of the prophet Isaiah was handed him, and he
opened the scroll and found the place where i
was written, Jehovah's spirit is upon me, because
he anointed me to declare good news to the poor
he sent me forth to preach a release to the ca
tives and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send
the crushed ones away with a release, to preac
Jehovah's acceptable year .' With that he rolled
up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant and
sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue
were intently fixed upon . him Then he started to
say to them: Today this scripture that you just
heard is fulfilled .' "-Luke 4:16-21, NW .
6
The commission and ordination of Jesus, the
Leader of all Christian preachers, was from Jehovah
God. There was no religious ceremony connected
with it . Jesus dedicated himself to do God's
will and was immersed in water to symbolize this,
and God accepted his self-dedication and anointed
him with the holy spirit. God anointed him, not
only to be Messiah the Prince, the Permanen
Heir of the Kingdom covenant, but also to be a
preacher, declaring the good news of God's kingdom.
Jesus found his divine commission recorded
in the Holy Scriptures, which he quoted Isaiah
5. How did he show the people of Nazareth his commission?
6 . How did God ordain him? Where did He state his
commission?