The Shoot of Jesse

Isaiah 11:1-5

Isaiah 10:33 See, the Lord, the LORD Almighty,
         will lop off the boughs with great power.
         The lofty trees will be felled,
         the tall ones will be brought low.
      34 He will cut down the forest thickets with an ax;
         Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. 

11:1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
         from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 

Isaiah 10:33 See, the Lord, the LORD Almighty,
         will lop off the boughs with great power.
         The lofty trees will be felled,
         the tall ones will be brought low.
      34 He will cut down the forest thickets with an ax;
         Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. 

11:1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
         from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 

The Shoot of Jesse

Isaiah 11:1-5

     Isaiah 11:1    Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
     2    The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. 3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear; 4 But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked. 5 Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins, And faithfulness the belt about His waist.

1 Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

The King Introduced (v. 1)

2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him,

The spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The spirit of counsel and strength,

The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD

The Spirit of the Lord Will Rest on Him

(vv. 2-3a)

Luke 4:16 Now Jesus...went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me...."

4:21 Then he began to tell them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being read.”

2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him,

The spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The spirit of counsel and strength,

The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD

The Spirit of the Lord Will Rest on Him

(vv. 2-3a)

2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him,

The spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The spirit of counsel and strength,

The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

    3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD

The Spirit of the Lord Will Rest on Him

(vv. 2-3a)

"Wisdom is the power to see,

and the inclination to choose,

the best and highest goal,

together with the surest means of attaining it"

(J.I. Packer, Knowing God). 

2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him,

The spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The spirit of counsel and strength,

The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

   3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD

The Spirit of the Lord Will Rest on Him

(vv. 2-3a)

2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him,

The spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The spirit of counsel and strength,

The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

   3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD

The Spirit of the Lord Will Rest on Him

(vv. 2-3a)

2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him,

The spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The spirit of counsel and strength,

The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

   3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD

The Spirit of the Lord Will Rest on Him

(vv. 2-3a)

2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him,

The spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The spirit of counsel and strength,

The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

   3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD

The Spirit of the Lord Will Rest on Him

(vv. 2-3a)

Characteristics of His Reign (vv. 3b-5)

3b  And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear; 4 But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
5 Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins, And faithfulness the belt about His waist.

Characteristics of His Reign (vv. 3b-5)

3b  And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear; 4 But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
5 Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins, And faithfulness the belt about His waist.

Characteristics of His Reign (vv. 3b-5)

3b  And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear; 4 But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
5 Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins, And faithfulness the belt about His waist.

We should grow in wisdom and understanding.

We should grow in wisdom and understanding.

We should get our delight from the fear of the Lord.

We should grow in wisdom and understanding.

We should get our delight from the fear of the Lord.

We depend upon Him for His power and justice.

We should grow in wisdom and understanding.

We should get our delight from the fear of the Lord.

We depend upon Him for His power and justice.

The righteousness and faithfulness that fills us should be apparent on the outside.