JESUS THE PROMISED MESSIAH
Isaiah 11:1-9
From the giving of the Law, God promised Israel
that if they followed His commands,
that they would be prosperous in the land that He had
promised them through
Abraham. Lev 26:3-7
Through out Israel 's
history as recorded in the Old Testament, they refused to keep
God's commands. As a result, God planned the destruction of Jerusalem ,
the temple
and a seventy year captivity by the Babylonians. Jer 25:9
Isaiah's prophecy to Israel
was just prior to the Babylonian captivity.
God promised the destruction of Israel
and at the same time the restoration of the people
and the reconstruction of the nation. This text deals with
the redemption of the
people of Israel
through Jesus Christ.
This complete redemption will not take place until the
Millennium reign of Christ.
This nothing more than the reconfirming of the promise that
God made
in the Garden of Eden.
Gen 3:15
THE PROMISED MESSIAH
V:1. " A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit."
A. God promised King David in 2 Samuel 7:16 a kingdom
forever,
" Your house and your kingdom will endure forever
before me; your throne will be
established
forever."
1. The descendant
from Jesse, David's father is Jesus Christ.
2. Jesus came as a spiritual King, not a
physical King.
B. A tree that dies is cut down, leaving a stump in the ground.
1. Sometimes there
is still life in the stump because the root is not dead.
2. The root of
Jesse is Jesus Christ.
3. Even through Israel
was cut off, God planned their redemption through
Jesus Christ.
C. This indicates God's foreknowledge of our troubles and
victories.
THE MESSIAH'S EQUIPPING
V:2. " The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him — the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of
the Lord"
A. This is a Holy Trinity verse.
1. You have the
Father, referred to as the Lord.
2. You have the
Holy Spirit that rest upon Jesus.
3. And You have
Jesus, the Son referred to as the shoot.
B. Jesus, the
Messiah, Israel 's
redeemer came equipped with seven spirits.
(According to
Keil and Delitzsch)
1. The Spirit of
Jehovah, The Devine Spirit
a. The
creative process for fullness of the Divine powers
b. Jesus was
equipped with power to act with super human wisdom
and
strength.
c. The spirit
that makes nothing to hard for God.
2. The Spirit of
Wisdom
a. The power to
understand the nature of things through appearance
b. Technical
skills or special abilities Ex 28:3
c. We can only
get wisdom through the study of God's Word.
d. Jesus is the
author of the Word.
3. The Spirit of Understanding
a. The power to discern the difference of
things in their appearance
b. The act of
understanding; the sphere of wisdom.
4. The Spirit of Counsel.
a. The gift of
forming the right conclusions.
b. To give
design and purpose
5. The Spirit of
Might.
a. The ability to
carry out God plans and purposes.
b. Power and
strength
6. The Spirit of
Knowledge
a. Perception or
skill through a close relationship with the Father.
b. Understanding
what could be gained with a close relationship with
the father.
7. The Spirit of Fear
of the Father
a. The reverence
of the Father
b. The respect of
the Father
c. Complete
obedience to the Father.
THE MESSIAH'S AUTHORITY
V:3-4. " And he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He
will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with
his ears; 4 but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he
will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with
the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked."
A. Jesus, the Messiah followed the Divine Will of the
Father.
1. He only spoke
the Words of the Father.
2. While He lived
on earth, He did only what was the will of the Father.
3. He responded to
the Father with trust and obedience.
B. Jesus delighted Himself in obedience to the Father.
1. Jesus constantly
seeks the will of the Father. Luke
22:42
2. It pleased Him
be chosen as the redeemer of man. Isa
53:10
C. Jesus does not judge on what He sees, but judges from
what is in the heart of man.
1. Jesus is not
partial to any person.
2. He is no
respecter of person.
3. Jesus judges according to what is right but with love
and kindness.
D. The poor and the
needy are judged with righteousness.
1. The wicked will
be judged and condemned.
2. The Word of God
is a two edged sword; it can cut and convict the hearts
of man. Heb. 4:12
3. When we study
God's Word we will be convicted of our sins and
redeemed from
them by our confession of faith.
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE REDEEMER
V:5 "Righteousness
will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist."
A. The Lord Jesus
has a zeal for righteousness.
1. Jesus is the
father of righteousness.
2. Jesus is
faithful and just to forgive all who come to Him in faith.
B. After His second
coming, will rule in righteousness.
1. He will rule
in spirit and in truth.
2. We should
worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.
3. We should live this life in love for God and our neighbors.
THE PEACE OF THE REDEEMER
V:6-7. "The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard
will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed with the bear, their
young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox."
A. After the second coming of Christ, during His millennium
reign, He will establish
peace on earth
between man and all God's creatures.
Rev 20:2-6
1. God will restore
the peace that originally existed in the garden of Eden before
the fall of
man.
2. Adam was given
authority over the Garden and all God's creatures. Gen 1:28
3. Animals did not
fear man or other animals.
4. Adam was given
the job of naming all of the animals God created.
a. Adam had to
have close contact will them to name them.
b. There is no
indication that was any conflict in the Garden of Eden.
B. Jesus will have domination over the Millennium
Kingdom
disobedience.
1. There are
several things we can learn from this text about God.
2. He is a God of
Peace.
3. He is a God of
order.
4. He is a God of
Love.
5. He is a tolerant.
6. He is a forgiving
God.
7. He is a God of
righteousness.
8. God is in
control of all creation and all events.
9. God has planned
our lives from the beginning to the ending.
HARMONY BETWEEN MAN AND BEAST
V: 8. " The infant will play near the hole of the cobra,
and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest."
A. During the millennium reign of Christ, he will change the
nature of animals.
1. The natural
hostility and fear between man and animals will be removed.
2. God will
maintain the rights of the defenseless and the poor.
B. The indication is that man and beast will return to
being vegetarians.
1. Man will return
back to the diet God originally designed for him. Gen 1:29
2. God original
diet for man was all sufficient.
3. The first
animal was killed as a covering for man's sin. Gen 3:21
V:9. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my
holy mountain, for the earth will be
full of the
knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
A. Jesus will rule
from His holy mountain.
1. Jerusalem
will again become the center of religious activities and the center
all
knowledge.
2. Knowledge
will be guided by the righteousness of God.
B. With Satan bound
for a thousands years, there will be no influence of sin.
1. Jesus will
rule with righteousness.
2. There will be
complete harmony on earth during the millennium reign.
C. It is one of the
goals of Christian education to pursue harmony between man
and God.
1. We can only
live the blessed life that God has designed for us through
obedience to
His Word.
2. Even though the
world today is not at peace, we can enjoy the peace of
the Lord in
our lives daily.
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
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