There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. (Isaiah 11:1)
He comes from the stem of Jesse, who was David’s father. But why mention Jesse and not David. Because the arrival of Immanuel isn’t like a king, at least not initially. Rather Immanuel comes as a poor child in Bethlehem just as Jesse lived, a poor shepherd
The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. (Isaiah 11:2)
The seven distinct ministries of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the above verse
As a prism can reflect the seven different colours forming light, so also our Lord manifested all the diverse yet unified operations of the Spirit.
These seven spirits aren’t necessarily all we can say to describe the Spirit, but by choosing seven attributes, Isaiah communicates that the full measure of the Spirit is present in the Messiah.
Similar to the throne room scene in Revelation.
Revelation 4:5 Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes nor by the hearing of His ears (Isaiah 11:3)
Rather than judging in the way regular men do limited by only what they can see or hear. Instead, He judges with perfect righteousness
Blowing Upon People to Release Anointing
with the breath of His lips, He shall slay the wicked. (Isaiah 11:4)
Could this be a reference to blowing upon people?
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. (2 Samuel 22:16)
The spirit of God can operate through the air, so air can be breathed as a man seemed led. Jesus did it too.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: (John 20:22)
Now there is no need for anyone to blow in the microphone. Lord Jesus did not blow air into a microphone.
Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist. (Isaiah 11:5)
When righteousness and faithfulness are not on your loins and waist, there could be the attacks of the devil in that area.
Ephesians 6 speaks about the armour of God
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.
7 The cow and the bear shall graze;
Their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. (Isaiah 11:6-7)
Wolf, lamb, leopard, goat, calf, lion, and yearling all lie down together - predators and prey coexisting in harmony. The animals cease living off one another’s flesh; they are no longer carnivorous. They return to eating only plants - as it was when they were first created. This will be the scene in the millennial reign of the Messiah.
All the consequences of the Fall seem to be reversed and there is a return to the circumstances that existed in Eden.
And Isaiah says this renewed state of creation would exist in all God’s holy Mountain. In Scripture, a mountain is a favourite metaphor to picture a kingdom. Daniel 2 is perhaps the best-known example of this (read Daniel 2:31-35, 44)
Moving forward, we learn move about the Kingdom
10 And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a banner to the people;
For the Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious.”
11 It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time
To recover the remnant of His people who are left,
From Assyria and Egypt,
From Pathros and Cush,
From Elam and Shinar,
From Hamath and the islands of the sea.
12 He will set up a banner for the nations,
And will assemble the outcasts of Israel,
And gather together the dispersed of Judah
From the four corners of the earth.
13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart,
And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
And Judah shall not harass Ephraim. (Isaiah 11:10-13)
The Lord’s presence in the world causes the Gentiles to flow toward Jerusalem to seek after Christ.
Ephraim is used here to represent the northern kingdom of Israel because it had a historical role in opposing God and opposing Judah.
And the Lord will utterly destroy (doom and dry up) the tongue of the Egyptian sea [the west fork of the Red Sea]; and with His [mighty] scorching wind He will wave His hand over the river [Nile] and will smite it into seven channels and will cause men to cross over dry-shod. (Isaiah 11:15)
the west fork of the Red Sea - is the Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is an International Waterway where the ships of the world do their commerce. The Suez Canal, built in 1864, opened up to Europe a new route to East Africa, South and East Asia and Oceania. By using the Canal, instead of sailing all the way around Africa, resulted in saving up to 6000 miles.
This faster turnaround for ships, doubled and tripled their performance and their profits, especially for oil tankers. The Suez Canal is 100 miles long and joins the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. It’s right where Goshen was and where the Israelites dwelt in Egypt.
There is a possibility that the Suez canal will dry up before the second coming of the Lord.
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. (Isaiah 11:1)
He comes from the stem of Jesse, who was David’s father. But why mention Jesse and not David. Because the arrival of Immanuel isn’t like a king, at least not initially. Rather Immanuel comes as a poor child in Bethlehem just as Jesse lived, a poor shepherd
The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. (Isaiah 11:2)
The seven distinct ministries of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the above verse
- Spirit of the Lord
- Spirit of Wisdom
- Spirit of Understanding
- Spirit of Counsel
- Spirit of might
- Spirit of Knowledge
- Spirit of the Fear of the Lord
As a prism can reflect the seven different colours forming light, so also our Lord manifested all the diverse yet unified operations of the Spirit.
These seven spirits aren’t necessarily all we can say to describe the Spirit, but by choosing seven attributes, Isaiah communicates that the full measure of the Spirit is present in the Messiah.
Similar to the throne room scene in Revelation.
Revelation 4:5 Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes nor by the hearing of His ears (Isaiah 11:3)
Rather than judging in the way regular men do limited by only what they can see or hear. Instead, He judges with perfect righteousness
Blowing Upon People to Release Anointing
with the breath of His lips, He shall slay the wicked. (Isaiah 11:4)
Could this be a reference to blowing upon people?
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. (2 Samuel 22:16)
The spirit of God can operate through the air, so air can be breathed as a man seemed led. Jesus did it too.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: (John 20:22)
Now there is no need for anyone to blow in the microphone. Lord Jesus did not blow air into a microphone.
Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist. (Isaiah 11:5)
When righteousness and faithfulness are not on your loins and waist, there could be the attacks of the devil in that area.
Ephesians 6 speaks about the armour of God
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.
7 The cow and the bear shall graze;
Their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. (Isaiah 11:6-7)
Wolf, lamb, leopard, goat, calf, lion, and yearling all lie down together - predators and prey coexisting in harmony. The animals cease living off one another’s flesh; they are no longer carnivorous. They return to eating only plants - as it was when they were first created. This will be the scene in the millennial reign of the Messiah.
All the consequences of the Fall seem to be reversed and there is a return to the circumstances that existed in Eden.
And Isaiah says this renewed state of creation would exist in all God’s holy Mountain. In Scripture, a mountain is a favourite metaphor to picture a kingdom. Daniel 2 is perhaps the best-known example of this (read Daniel 2:31-35, 44)
Moving forward, we learn move about the Kingdom
10 And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a banner to the people;
For the Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious.”
11 It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time
To recover the remnant of His people who are left,
From Assyria and Egypt,
From Pathros and Cush,
From Elam and Shinar,
From Hamath and the islands of the sea.
12 He will set up a banner for the nations,
And will assemble the outcasts of Israel,
And gather together the dispersed of Judah
From the four corners of the earth.
13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart,
And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
And Judah shall not harass Ephraim. (Isaiah 11:10-13)
The Lord’s presence in the world causes the Gentiles to flow toward Jerusalem to seek after Christ.
Ephraim is used here to represent the northern kingdom of Israel because it had a historical role in opposing God and opposing Judah.
And the Lord will utterly destroy (doom and dry up) the tongue of the Egyptian sea [the west fork of the Red Sea]; and with His [mighty] scorching wind He will wave His hand over the river [Nile] and will smite it into seven channels and will cause men to cross over dry-shod. (Isaiah 11:15)
the west fork of the Red Sea - is the Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is an International Waterway where the ships of the world do their commerce. The Suez Canal, built in 1864, opened up to Europe a new route to East Africa, South and East Asia and Oceania. By using the Canal, instead of sailing all the way around Africa, resulted in saving up to 6000 miles.
This faster turnaround for ships, doubled and tripled their performance and their profits, especially for oil tankers. The Suez Canal is 100 miles long and joins the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. It’s right where Goshen was and where the Israelites dwelt in Egypt.
There is a possibility that the Suez canal will dry up before the second coming of the Lord.
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