+DEV+ By Grace: From David's Line [5 of 27]

Date: March 14, 2013 12:07 AM
Topic: +DEV+  By Grace: From David's Line [5 of 27]

By Grace: From David's Line [5 of 27]

"A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse.... The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-the Spirit of wisdom... understanding... counsel... power... knowledge and... fear of the LORD." (Isaiah 11:1-2)
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 11:1-5; Jeremiah 33:15

Isaiah speaks again of the coming Messiah. He is to be of the line of Jesse, who, of course, was David's father. Notice that the coming One is both the shoot and the root of Jesse. To be a "shoot" means to be a descendant of Jesse. However, to be a "root" means that Jesse came forth from the Messiah, who is also the Creator - the pre-existent Christ. Notice also that He is to come up from the "stump" of Jesse. Like a felled tree, the line of David is to end with the Babylonian captivity of Judah some 100 years yet in the future.

Jeremiah will take up the prophetic office in Judah during that terrible time. He also writes of this "Branch." "'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch , a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land'" (Jeremiah 23:5). The Branch will bear the fruit of righteousness and justice (Psalm 97:1-2). The Spirit of God will rest on Him, endowing the Messiah - the Christ - with a six-fold empowerment (Isaiah 11:2).

Insight: Many believe that Jesus Christ was merely a good teacher. Isaiah begs to differ. Isaiah's Christ is the very incarnation of the eternal God.




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