Luke 4:17

Luke 4:17. And there was delivered to him, by the attendant of the synagogue.

A roll of the prophet Isaiah. probably containing that book alone. The reading of the Law had already taken place, and that from the Prophets was to begin (comp. Acts 13:15). The passage for the day was from Isaiah. But it cannot be proven that the order of Scripture lessons, appointed by the Rabbins, was in use at that time.

Found the place where it was written. When He unrolled the book, His eye fell, accidentally some would say, providentially we say, upon this passage. There is no reference to looking for an appointed or appropriate passage. All calculations as to the time of year, based on the reading of this part of Isaiah, are therefore excluded.