COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Isaiah 61:10--62:3
This passage, written by Third Isaiah around 530 B.C. deals with a time when the returned exiles did not find conditions as glorious as Second Isaiah promised. Third Isaiah kept the message of righteousness and salvation, pictured as festive garments, alive in a disappointed people. In chapters 60-62 the prophet announces God's promise of deliverance. Verses 10-11, spoken by Isaiah or Jerusalem, constitute praise and thanksgiving for the promised deliverance. In 62:1-3 the problem is when God will save the people. The prophet is now speaking that he will not keep quiet until the time comes when Israel will be delivered and be given a new name.

Epistle: Galatians 4:4-7
Before Christ we were slaves of evil forces in the world. At the right time…