Luke 4:14-30
Key Verse 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.”
1. Where did Jesus start his ministry? (14-16a) What does “as was his custom” imply? (16)
2. Why did he choose to read Isaiah 61:1-2? (17) How does the prophecy of Isaiah summarize the Messiah’s work? (18-19)
3. What is the good news that Jesus proclaimed and to whom? (18-19; cf. Luke 2:10-11)
4. What is the good news for prisoners, the blind, and the oppressed? (18; cf. Hebrews 2:14-15) What is “the year of the Lord’s favor”? (19; cf. Leviticus 25:11-12)
5. Why couldn’t his hometown accept Jesus’ declaration that he is the Messiah? (21-24) How did Jesus rebuke them through the examples of Elijah and Elisha? (25-27) Why did the people become so furious? (28-30)