Isaiah 11 KJV: The Reign of the Branch and the Gathering of the Nations
Isaiah 11 articulates the emergence of a 'Rod' from the stem of Jesse who is empowered by the sevenfold Spirit of the Lord to judge with perfect equity. It documents a radical restoration of creation where predator and prey live in harmony, and the earth is filled with the knowledge of the Lord as waters cover the sea. This chapter establishes the second 'exodus' where God gathers the outcasts of Israel from the four corners of the earth.
v1-5: The Character and Wisdom of the Messianic King
v6-9: The Restoration of Peace in the Natural World
v10-16: The Banner of the Root and the Second Gathering
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 of the fear of the LORD;
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
Behold a King who judges not by sight or hearing, but by the 'breath of his lips,' bringing peace to the entire cosmos. Begin your study with isaiah 11 summary.
Observe how the 'knowledge of the Lord' is the catalyst for environmental peace, suggesting that nature itself responds to spiritual alignment. The 'Word Secret' is *Netser*, meaning 'branch' or 'shoot,' which is the root word for 'Nazareth,' linking the humble origin of Jesus to this specific prophecy of growth from a stump. It proves that God’s greatest works often start where things look completely dead. Discover the riches with isaiah 11 commentary, containing expert led word study (original greek/hebrew) and passage level analysis.
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