Isaiah 11:1-9 (NIV)
Prior to this point in Isaiah, Yahweh has been looking for the qualities of justice and righteousness among his people Israel, but instead of Justice he found bloodshed, instead of righteousness, he heard a cry. The reign of the kings of Israel had failed. They needed a new kind of king. This passage is among those that introduce that king and describe what it will look like when he shows up.
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- This passage tells of the coming of Jesus, and the same Spirit that rested on the Jesus lives in us, if we follow him. In what areas of your life do you need God’s spirit to give you wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, and knowledge of fear of the Lord?
- How do you respond to this description of Jesus? Where do you feel hope, where might you feel tension?
- This passage ends with a picture of the reign Jesus brings—a place of safety, security and peace for all creation, because “the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD.” What image stands out to you and gives you hope for the future?
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