#The seven spirits of god isaiah 11 full

the breastplate of righteousness,” being ready “by the gospel of peace” to hold up “the shield of faith” and the “helmet of salvation,” fighting back with the “sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Eph. Echoing the words of Isaiah, we are encouraged to stand, to put on the “belt of truth, and. In so doing we wage the battle not against foreign political powers but against “the schemes of the devil” (Eph.

#The seven spirits of god isaiah 11 full

In part we do this by putting on the full armor of God, first truly worn by Christ (cf. 11:4–10), seeking reconciliation in Jesus’ name by pursuing peace, justice, creation care, and life-promoting goodness (cf. We who are new creatures in Christ joyfully participate in the work of the kingdom that we anticipate (Isa. With the coming of this “stump of Jesse” a radical shift in the way of the world is expected: chaos will turn to harmony, fear to laughter, death to life (Isa. After Jesus’ death and resurrection, all who believe in him become a part of this promised new creation. This is not merely reverence for divine power but is proper regard for all that God is: just, holy, powerful, wise, loving, compassionate, and merciful.Ĭontributing to this “proper regard” are Isaiah’s prophecies of the new world order. So, we are made to understand that the loving regard that the eternal Son has for his Father is the fear of the Lord. 11:2–3) reminds us that Christ will “delight” in the fear of the Lord. Many theologians, therefore, substitute words such as “awe” or “reverence” for this Old Testament use of “fear.” Such words help our understanding, but this passage (Isa. We hardly have a modern word equivalent to this Hebrew word for “fear.” The word cannot simply mean “terror,” because God’s people are called to love their Lord-impossible if they only live in terror of him. These words provide one of the most profound definitions of “the fear of the Lord” in the Old Testament. Here is the true fulfillment of this expectation, as the one conceived by the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35) grows in wisdom, understanding, and counsel, so that “his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord” (Isa. 11:10).Īt Jesus’ baptism, as he rose out of the water, the Spirit descended upon him like a dove, and the Gospel writers appear to connect this event with the messianic expectations of Isaiah (see Matt. 11:1), this “root of Jesse” would signal to the nations a new reality (Isa. Coming forth from the line of David (Isa. God never abandoned Israel, promising that amid the apparently destitute land there remained “the holy seed” found in a stump (Isa. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, Or decide disputes by what his ears hear,īut with righteousness he shall judge the poor,Īnd decide with equity for the meek of the earth Īnd he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,Īnd with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. The Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.Īnd his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD.

Isaiah 11:1-5 'There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,Īnd a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.Īnd the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him,