The robe of righteousness

Jesus launched his earthly ministry from his hometown, a small village called Nazareth. As he did every Sabbath, Jesus went to the synagogue. Today in Nazareth, there is a structure representing an ancient synagogue, which has a large open room with several rows of stone seats on the sides. The Sabbath service would have included singing, praying, and reading Scripture. On this day, Jesus was the reader. When the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, he unrolled it and found Isaiah 61.