CHAPTER ISAIAH 11:1 THE COMING OF THE SON OF JESSE. Isaiah 11:1 ‘And there will come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, And a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.' The word translated ‘stock' means the basic element of the tree (Isaiah 40:24; Job 14:8). Here the stock is Jesse, the fath... [ Continue Reading ]
THE COMING PARADISE (ISAIAH 11:5). And now, having depicted a situation where good will triumph and evil perish, where all will be just and right, where everything will be in accord with the holiness and justice of God, Isaiah goes on to finalise the perfect picture. The King will rule in righteous... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH (ISAIAH 11:11). And now, as after Isaiah 2:5; Isaiah 9:7, we are suddenly brought abruptly down to earth again. The glory of the coming eternal kingdom has been revealed. But what has been described is not just a myth, it relates specifically to the world situati... [ Continue Reading ]