Daily Reading:
Isaiah 11
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Reign of the Davidic King
1 Then a shoot will grow from the stump of
Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—a
Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of counsel and strength, a Spirit
of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.
3 His delight will be in the fear of the
Lord. He will not judge by what He sees
with His eyes, He will not execute justice by what He hears with His ears,
4 but He will judge the poor righteously and
execute justice for the oppressed of the land.
He will strike the land with discipline from His mouth,
and He will kill the wicked with a command
from His lips.
5 Righteousness will be a belt around His
loins; faithfulness will be a belt around His waist. 6 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the
leopard will lie down with the goat. The
calf, the young lion, and the fatling will be together, and a child will lead
them.
7 The cow and the bear will graze, their
young ones will lie down together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
8 An infant will play beside the cobra’s
pit, and a toddler will put his hand into a snake’s den.
9 None will harm or destroy another on My
entire holy mountain, for the land will be as full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the sea is filled with water.
Israel Regathered
10 On that day the root of Jesse will stand
as a banner for the peoples. The nations
will seek Him, and His resting place will
be glorious.
11 On that day the Lord will extend His
hand a second time to recover—from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar,
Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west—the remnant of His people who
survive.
12 He will lift up a banner for the nations
and gather the dispersed of Israel;
He will collect the scattered of Judah from
the four corners of the earth.
13 Ephraim’s envy will cease; Judah’s
harassment will end. Ephraim will no
longer be envious of Judah, and Judah will not harass Ephraim.
14 But they will swoop down on the
Philistine flank to the west. Together
they will plunder the people of the east.
They will extend their power over Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will
be their subjects.
15 The Lord will divide the Gulf of Suez. He will wave His hand over the Euphrates with
His mighty wind and will split it into seven streams, letting people walk
through on foot.
16 There will be a highway for the remnant
of His people who will survive from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they
came up from the land of Egypt.
Key: Bold - Verse of the Day
Reflection: Isaiah 11 is one of the most noticiable of the Messianic prophesies. In it, Isaiah prophesies that the Messiah will come from Jesse, and his reign will be one of Harmony and Peace. A shoot that grows from a tree stump, and becomes greater than the original tree trunk. Reflect on the imagery that Isaiah uses to describe Jesus throughout your day.
Bonus reading: A member of computer church community in G+ posted this exerpt on the same chapter, check it out here
Bonus reading: A member of computer church community in G+ posted this exerpt on the same chapter, check it out here
Discussion Topic: Todays verse of the day points us to the 7 spirits of the Lord. With the six being Wisdom and Understanding, Counsel and Strength and Knowledge and the fear of the Lord, and the seventh being the Spirit of the Lord. Some theologians argue 6 vs 7, what do you believe?
Prayer: Father in heaven, you rescued your people from the remnant of Jesse. Your wisdom and understand surpass even the smartest of us, Your counsel and strength even the most dedicated. Teach us in the knowledge of You so that we may grow in a Holy reverent fear of You. You are our Messiah and we look to You in the midst of the storm, Your banner is Peace. Your name is forever to be praised. Amen!
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