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Isaiah’s prophecy about Jesus
Isaiah’s prophecy about Jesus
In the first 11 chapters of Isaiah we find 6 Messianic prophecies that describe (sometimes in great detail) the mission and circumstance of Jesus’ coming… Our passage for this morning is the final of those prophesies here are a couple of the ones before it.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:
OUR TEXT FOR TODAY:
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
Isaiah 11:
Prince of Peace:
Prince of Peace:
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You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
We must accept two truths - first our eyes and hands lead us to sin not salvation - don’t trust them.
Jesus says
“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.
Second
“There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.”
isaiah 48:22
How does the Spirit guide us in God’s will?
How does the Spirit guide us in God’s will?
Isaiah 11:2
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
He breaks this prophecy into 3 groupings.
Wisdom & Understanding
Wisdom & Understanding
Wisdom asks the right questions:
Wisdom asks the right questions:
I have always believed it is way more important to ask the right question than get the right answer. The right answer to the wrong question gets you know where closer to where you need to be.
Seeing clearly, and accurately the circumstance of your situation is crucial to discovering how to move forward.
Understanding give the right answer:
Understanding give the right answer:
Wisdom goes hand in hand with understanding because understanding is taking an inventory of the circumstance and knowing your next step.
Having one without the other wisdom or understanding makes the other worthless. To act appropriately from the correct perspective is the art of living well.
Counsel & Might
Counsel & Might
Spirit of Counsel gives direction.
Spirit of Counsel gives direction.
Most of the time our understanding begins with the realization we need others to move forward. Christians argue over the nature of our freedom of will when the reality is the Spirit directs us towards God’s will in any and every situation.
Spirit of Might provides the ability to carry it out
Spirit of Might provides the ability to carry it out
Having the resources to carry it out is pivotal.
knowledge & fear
knowledge & fear
Knowledge = the way to do it.
Knowledge = the way to do it.
Fear = acknowledgement of God and self in relationship
Fear = acknowledgement of God and self in relationship
How do we lean on the Spirit to move forward?
How do we lean on the Spirit to move forward?
We must accept two truths - first our eyes and hands lead us to sin not salvation - don’t trust them.
Jesus says
“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.
Second
“There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.”
