There are numerous prophecies in Isaiah linked to the coming Messiah, and what he shall be like, and what His coming will include. Today we consider Isaiah 11:
1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Jesse, of course here is the father of King David, and the shoot, or branch represents one of his descendants. The emphasis here is on the Solomon side of Jesus' ancestry. Through Isaiah, God piles up these characteristics that focus on His wisdom - six terms that stick out as belonging in Proverbs: wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, the fear of the Lord - and actually a seventh: The Spirit of the Lord. The picture here is that the Messiah, the Christ, will have all these things we need to live rightly in this world - that with Him comes in the flesh how we should live. He brings us life and how to live it. We might say that Christ's Advent brings us salvation, forgiveness and eternal life, but also so much more. He is the most practical gift God could have sent.
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