Thursday 2021.08.19
This morning I read Isaiah chapters eleven through fifteen.
Chapter eleven of this portion of scripture begins with a prophecy about the Messiah: that he will be a descendant of Jesse ben Obed (Yishai ben Obed in Hebrew, meaning "God's Gift"), grandson of Ruth and Boaz, of the tribe of Judah.
In the first three verses, the Messiah is described as a Shoot from the stump Jesse, and as a Branch from the root of Jesse. The Spirit of Yehovah will rest on Him.
Isaiah 11:1 - 3a NIV
1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
3 and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.
Later in verse ten, the Messiah is called the Root of Jesse, and the Gentile nations will rally to Him.
Isaiah 11:10 NIV
In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.
