The Pregnant Pause
Today, Paul Trask looks at Jesus’ “Pregnant Pause,” as He read Isaiah 61 in the synagogue as recorded in Luke 4. 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” After reading this portion of Isaiah, Jesus startled His listeners by…