God declared how Jesus would arise out of David’s line (Jesse was David’s father) v.1Isaiah 11:1XWaiting for response and rule well because the spirit of God will rest upon him.v.2Isaiah 11:2XWaiting for response There is one Spirit but diversities of Spirit gifts 1 Corinthians 12:41 Corinthians 12:4XWaiting for response and Jesus, anointed with the Spirit,v.2Isaiah 11:2XWaiting for response will manifest these attributes in his reign: “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”.v.2Isaiah 11:2XWaiting for response He will not judge according to appearances, but he will judge righteous judgment John 7:24John 7:24XWaiting for response for he will not need to rely on the witness of human eyes and ears.v.3Isaiah 11:3XWaiting for response All the actions of men will be open to him, including their very thoughts. He will judge with righteousness, especially for the poor and meek of the earth, and by the power of God will destroy their oppressors v.4Isaiah 11:4XWaiting for response for he will be girded with righteousness and faithfulness.v.5Isaiah 11:5XWaiting for response
In the beginning all animals fed upon the herb of the field but after the flood some animals became carnivores, and God has decreed concerning the future age: “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain”.v.9Isaiah 11:9XWaiting for response Consequently, in God’s land, wild animals will again be herbivores v.7Isaiah 11:7XWaiting for response and lie down in peace with farm animals, and venomous snakes will be harmless.vs.6-8Isaiah 11:6-8XWaiting for response
In Jesus' reign “the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea”,v.9Isaiah 11:9XWaiting for response and the Gentiles will seek him.v.10Isaiah 11:10XWaiting for response There is a rest for the people of God in the promised land Hebrews 4:9Hebrews 4:9XWaiting for response into which the saints will be brought by Jesus, “and his rest shall be glorious”.v.10Isaiah 11:10XWaiting for response The LORD will also “set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people” from the nations of the earth.v.11Isaiah 11:11XWaiting for response A remnant of Israel did return from the Babylonian captivity but soon all the survivors of Israel among the nations will be brought back to the land. Jesus will set up an ensign in the land, a flag to which the people will rally, and the people of Israel and Judah will return from all parts of the earth.v.12Isaiah 11:12XWaiting for response They will no more be divided into the two kingdoms of Ephraim and Judah,v.13Isaiah 11:13XWaiting for response but will form a united kingdom in the land.
There will be violent opposition to Israel by her enemies, especially her Arab neighbours, e.g. the Palestinians (Philistines) and Jordan (Moab).v.14Isaiah 11:14XWaiting for response The return of Israel will be reminiscent of the Exodus from Egypt.v.16Isaiah 11:16XWaiting for response The power of God will be manifest in bringing his people into the land: he will destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea (the Red Sea) as of old and dry up the River (Euphrates).v.15Isaiah 11:15XWaiting for response Thus the people of Israel will be brought miraculously into the promised land from the countries north and south which have so oppressed them in the past.
The character of Jesus’ reign is given in this chapter.