Felicitations to you, my brother, on this glorious Wednesday morning that the LORD has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!Read Isaiah 10:33 – 11:9.
Isn’t this an amazing prophetic picture of Our Lord and Savior Jesus?
As you focus on these words recorded by Isaiah more than 700 years before the birth of the Messiah, note that this passage can easily be divided into 3 components:
The heritage of Jesus.
The Spirit of Jesus.
The Kingdom restoration of Jesus.
Heritage – In the last 2 verses of chapter 10, the LORD is pictured as lopping down a forest consisting of those who are of high stature and haughty. And then Jesus is introduced as “a Rod from the stem of Jesse” (referring to Jesse, the father of David) and “a Branch” growing out of the roots. What an extraordinary illustration of the humility of Our Lord!
Spirit – Isaiah lists 7 Holy Spiritual attributes given to The Messiah:
The Spirit of the LORD.
The Spirit of wisdom.
The Spirit of understanding.
The Spirit of counsel.
The Spirit of might.
The Spirit of knowledge.
The Spirit of the fear of the LORD.And yes, seven is important here – as the number of completion; in displaying the fullness and perfection of the Holy Spirit; and also as a direct reference to the seven Spirits of God as cited in Revelation 1, 3, 4, and 5.
Restoration – Because He possesses the seven Spirits of God, Jesus is able to bring restoration and His perfect rule to the fallen world. In the closing portion of this passage, Isaiah paints a beautiful portrait of the magnificence of the restoration Jesus is coming (again) to bring. Things like:
“But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;”
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,”
“And a little child shall lead them.”
“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,”“For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea.”
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your obedience, even to the point of dying on a cross for me. I thank You, Jesus, that You are returning to this world again to bring restoration – we need You, Jesus! Help me to stay vigilant and faithful and steadfast until Your glorious return, my Lord! Amen!
