The Righteous Shoot

How do we get from the judgment of Isaiah 6 to the joy of Isaiah 12? 

• God will raise up a shoot (a new King!) from the stump of Jesse (11.1)

• And God’s Spirit will rest on him (11.2).

• He will be perfectly and fully equipped for rule (11.2, cf. Prov. 1.1-7).

• He will rule not according to his own judgment, but out of fear of the Lord (11.3-5).

• He will be a banner of salvation for the nations (11.10)

Application

• The banner of salvation has been raised - and the nations are coming! (Rom. 15.12).
• The King has come, his Kingdom is coming (cf. Rv. 21-22).

Discussion Questions: 

1. Where do you see or experience injustice and corruption in the world today that makes you long for God to put things right?
2. Where specifically (in the gospels) do you see Jesus demonstrating the qualities of Isa. 2.2? 
3. Put yourself in the apostle Paul’s shoes, why does he see his ministry as a fulfillment of Isa. 11.10? (see Romans 15.12).