Isaiah 11:1-10

Isaiah 11:1-10 

Read Isaiah 11:1-10 

1.      What is the significance of the coming king being both the branch that comes from Jesse’s root (v.1) and also the root from which Jesse comes (v.10)? (See also Rev 22:16.) How does this—and the fact that Isaiah is writing about a time yet to come—encourage you in your faith? 

2.      Take a moment to think about and discuss how Jesus displays the sevenfold Spirit of God: 

·       The Spirit rests upon Him 

·       The Spirit of wisdom (the ability to render right judgments) and understanding (insight and perception into things that others don’t see) 

·       The Spirit of counsel (having a plan and strategy) and might (having the power to carry out that plan) 

·       The Spirit of knowledge (a close, intimate relationship with God) and the fear of the Lord (reverence and a desire to live according to the will and plan of God) 

3.      What is the significance of the fact that Jesus delights in the fear of the Lord? What difference would it make in our lives if we also delighted in the fear of the Lord? (Consider Psalm 112:1; Psalm 34:7.) How could we grow in our delight? (Consider Jeremiah 15:16.) 

4.      Jesus is a king who judges with righteousness, in faithfulness to God’s will and moral law. How does this help believers in times of injustice and persecution? How should the fact that Jesus sees the motives of the heart and the thoughts of the mind guide us in our everyday life? 

5.      Why do you think God paints a picture of animals and small children dwelling together, rather than just talking about people dwelling in peace? How does this picture of a restored earth, and the thought of a glorious resting place, make you feel? How can it encourage you in times of difficulty? (Consider Romans 8:18.)