Isaiah 61:8 English Standard Version (ESV) For I the Lord love justice; I hate robbery and wrong;^{[robbing with a burnt offerings]} I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

John 2:14-16 English Standard Version

¹⁴ In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. ¹⁵ And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. ¹⁶ And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”

In other translations “house of trade” is said to be a “den of thieves.”

These two verses together show the promise and fulfillment of a prophetic promise in Isaiah 61. Together they identify Jesus Christ as the one who would come to make the everlasting covenant. Father God sent His Son into the world to both speak truth and to reveal Himself to mankind.

John 14:7 English Standard Version (ESV) If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

Romans 15:18 English Standard Version (ESV) For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed,

It is left to us to do both, by word and deed, to preach the gospel to the lost. If our deeds do not match our words, we will be branded hypocrites by those who do not see the Lord in spirit and truth.

Matthew 15:7-8 English Standard Version

⁷ You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: ⁸ “This people honors me with their lips,    but their heart is far from me;”

Honor God from the heart.

Isaiah 61:7 English Standard Version (ESV) Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion; instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy.

We must be careful to read this verse in context as it appears after identifying our place in the ministering of the gospel to the lost. Verse 6 showed us what we are to become, and now we shall receive a double portion. We must ask ourselves what is our portion that is to be doubled?

Once again we must look to scripture to explain scripture.

2 Kings 2:9 English Standard Version (ESV) When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.”

Romans 12:3 English Standard Version (ESV) For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

In order to double a portion, first we need a measure to identify that double portion. We are each given a measure of faith and at placing our faith in Christ, it is doubled.

Matthew 25:16, 19-21 English Standard Version

¹⁶ He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.  ¹⁹ Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. ²⁰ And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ ²¹ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

May the Spirit of the Lord speak to all of us about our portion. Amen