- To what city did Jesus come after he had been in the wilderness? (Luke 4:16)
- Had he dwelt there before?
- Where was he born?
- Where was he accustomed to go on the Sabbath day?
- What was the Synagogue?
- Is it proper for the disciples of Jesus to imitate his example in attending regularly on the services of the sanctuary?
- What books were read in the Synagogue on the Sabbath? (Acts 13:15; 15:21)
- What is the general name now given to the law and the prophets?
- Were the law and the other divine oracles then printed in books such as we now use?
- On what were they written and in what form were the books?
- Of what service is it to assemble for the purpose of public worship?
- What was presented to Jesus to read? (Luke 4:17)
- Having opened or unrolled the book, what portion of the prophecy did Jesus read? (Luke 4:18)
- In what part of the prophecy is this passage to be found? (Isa. 61:1-2)
- Upon whom was the Spirit of the Lord?
- Have we any account of its visible descent upon him? (Luke 3:22)
- What was declared concerning him at the same time?
- Who annointed Jesus?
- How does the apostle describe this anointing? (Acts 10:38)
- For what purpose was he anointed, or filled, with the Holy Spirit and with power?
- What is here meant by the poor? (Isa. 61:1)
- What is the meaning of gospel?
- Is the gospel designed exclusively for the poor or the meek? (Luke 2:10)
- Why then are the meek particularly mentioned?
- How did Jesus describe that state of mind in which people most readily embrace the gospel and rejoice in it? (Mark 10:15)
- In what particular points must this resemblace exist?
- Is it probable then that little children are totally depraved?
- Did Jesus refer to those who are cast down and sorrowful on account of worldly troubles when he mentioned the broke-hearted (2 Cor. 7:10)
- To whom did he refer? (Isa. 66:2)
- What does the Psalmist say respecting the broken-hearted? (Ps. 34:18; 51:17)
- How does Jesus heal such persons? (Luke 7:48-50)
- Will all people finally express sorrow for their sins and be forgiven?
- To whom was Jesus sent to preach deliverance?
- What is here meant by captives? (Rom. 6:16)
- How are such captives delivered? (Rom. 6:18, 22)
- In what does true freedom consist? (John 8:36)
- How does the apostle describe this deliverance when addressing the Jews? (Acts 3:26)
- Is the same blessing reserved for the whole human family? (Acts 3:25)
- What is here meant by the blind?
- Did Jesus ever restore sight to any who were naturally blind? (Mark 10:51-52)
- How did the faith of the man mentioned in this passage conduce to the removal of this blindness?
- Is Jesus called light? (Luke 2:32; Isa 49:6)
- Shall he finally enlighten all the spiritually blind and give them true light? (Isa. 49:6)
- What is meant by the bruised?
- What is impled in their deliverance?
- Is Jesus able to accomplish the work assigned him and to deliver people from the bondage of sin and death? (Matt. 28:18; John 17:2)
- What was Jesus commissioned to preach? (Luke 4:19)
- To what year, well understood by the Jews, is allusion made in this place? (Lev 25:10)
- What kind of jubilee did he intend to describe by the acceptable year of the Lord?
- Why is it proper thus to denominate the age, or dispensation, ushered in by the preaching of Jesus Christ?
- Will all captives be set free, and will there be a general rejoicing at the consummation of his reign?
- Why was the year of jubilee a season of rejoicing among the Jews? (Lev. 25:8-13)
- Is the Christian Jubilee an occasion of equal, and even greater, joy to all men? (Luke 2:10-11)
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