Isaiah 61:1-9 Commentary

   The Godhead is portrayed in the first nine verses of Isaiah 61. Verse :8, declares that the person speaking in verses :1-:7 is YHWH / Jehovah. 

   In Luke 4:18-19, Jesus declared himself to be the person speaking in Isaiah 60:1-2.

   That makes Jesus Jehovah.

  In this passage, we see the language shifting from first person to third person [I, ME, HE], as YHWH alternately refers to Himself as the Holy Spirit of YHWH, the Ruwach, the Godhead--Elohiym/YHWH, and the Messiah [vs: 1-3], The WORD [John1:1]

       1: ^{:1-:9 YHWH [GODHEAD] IS SPEAKING} The Spirit of Adonai YHWH is upon ME because YHWH has anointed ME to preach good tidings to the meek HE has sent ME to bind up the brokenhearted to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison ^emancipation to them that are bound 2: To herald THE ACCEPTABLE YEAR OF YHWH ^{Luke 4:18-21, 2 Cor 6:1-2} (/) and the day of vengeance of Elohiym (/) ^{See footnote Luke 4:19} to comfort all that mourn 3: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion to give unto them beauty for ashes the oil of joy for mourning the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness that they might be called trees of righteousness the planting of YHWH that he might be glorified 4: And they shall build the old wastes they shall raise up the former desolations and they shall repair the waste cities the desolations of many generations 5: And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers 6: But you shall be named the Priests of YHWH [you shall be] called the servants [of] Elohiym you shall eat the riches of the Gentiles and in their glory shall you boast yourselves 7: For your shame you shall have double and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion Therefore in their land ^{Promised Land} they shall possess the double Everlasting joy shall be unto them ^:3 8: For I YHWH love judgment I hate robbery for burnt offering And I will direct their work in truth and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them 9: And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people All that see them shall acknowledge them that they are the seed which YHWH has blessed

 

Genesis 1:1: Godhead Heaven

    1: In the beginning ELOHIYM [1] created the heavens (shamayim[2]) the earth (erets ^H776) 2: The earth [was] unformed and unfilled and darkness was upon the face of the depths (darkness covered the entire earth) and RUWACH[4]  ELOHIYM fluttered upon the face of the waters 3:

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[1] Elohiym   Gods, i.e., The Godhead. All references to “God” in Genesis chapter one are Strong’s Hebrew reference 430 (H430), “Elohiym”.  Elowahh H433 is the singular of Elohiym. The word, Elohiym, refers to more than two (Martin/Ankerberg 1985). There is a word in Hebrew that refers to more than one but not more than two, but Elohiym is not that word. The word “Elohiym, is a reference to the Godhead. Genesis 1:1 specifically tells us that it is the LORD God Yahweh Elohiym—the Godhead—who created all things (Isaiah 44:24, 45:18, John 1:3,10). This is first Biblical evidence that Jesus is Jehovah, not simply a subordinate that God “used” to create all things. According to Philippians 2:10-11, which is a New Testament quote of Jehovah who is speaking in Isaiah 45:23, Jesus is the LORD GOD—Yahweh Elohiym—of Genesis1-3. The fullness (entirety) of the Godhead resides in Jesus in physical form (Colossians 2:9). We serve a God who is one. The Holy of Holies literally means the Holy place of the Holy Ones—i.e., the Godhead (Cooke). Do we understand how God can be three yet be one? No, we do not. It is as impossible for man to analyze and pry apart the Godhead as it would be to attempt to separate the soul and spirit; only God has sufficient understanding and power to accomplish such a thing in His triune personage and yet remain one. It is sin to theologically transform the Triune Godhead into a hierarchal, idolatrous, triad. Just so, it is sin to theologically turn the holy, one flesh, relationship of marriage into a hierarchal duo with a god-man at the helm. Manmade hierarchies accomplish nothing less than the conversion of triune into triad and one flesh into duo.

[2] Strong’s Hebrew reference 8064 Heaven is, SHAMAYIM from SHAMEH. The word, SHAMAYIM is used exclusively for all references to heaven from Genesis 1:1 through Psalm 78:8. In these passages, only the context can determine which “heaven” the verse is referring to, whether the sky, beyond the sky (space), or the third Heaven Paul was caught up to.

[4] RUWACH H7307 feminine noun; Spirit Wind Breath

Additional commentary pending for this chapter. Questions and comments are welcome.