Isaiah 58:6
“Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?”
King James Version
God's chosen 'fast' — to free the oppressed and break every yoke — language Jesus joined to His Nazareth manifesto of liberation.
Fulfillment References
Luke 4:18 Isaiah 61:1-2 Matthew 11:28-30 Acts 10:38
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalJesus came 'to set at liberty them that are bruised' (Luke 4:18) — the one God breaking every yoke through the Man Christ Jesus.
JewishTrue fasting is justice and mercy — freeing the oppressed and feeding the hungry, the heart of covenant righteousness.
CatholicFulfilled in Christ, who came to set the oppressed free; the basis of the Church's works of mercy.
ProtestantJesus' Nazareth sermon joins this liberation theme (Luke 4:18) — He came to set the oppressed free.
OrthodoxChrist the liberator who breaks every yoke, the pattern of true repentance.
DispensationalThe Messiah's ministry of release, consummated in the kingdom.
AcademicA classic prophetic critique of empty ritual; the NT links its liberation language to Jesus' mission.
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