Isaiah 11:1-10 “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: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 of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.”
I know this is a lot of scripture, but sometimes, it is best just to let the Bible teach you. This is a description of a time coming in the future. To me, it sounds lovely. There is peace between beast and mankind. Animals become herbavores. Lions eat straw like an ox.
The last verse is talking about a time when all Gentile nations will seek the Root of Jesse. It states that “His rest shall be glorious.” It reminds me of a song. I’ll include as much as I can.
Lyrics
• Oh, they tell me of a home far beyond the skies Oh, they tell me of a home far away Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day
• Oh, they tell me of a home where my friends have gone Oh, they tell me of that land far away Where the tree of life in eternal bloom Sheds its fragrance through the unclouded
• Oh, they tell me of a King in His beauty there And they tell me that mine eyes shall behold Where He sits on the throne that is whiter than snow In the city that is made of gold
• Oh, they tell me that He smiles on His children there And His smile drives their sorrows all away And they tell me that no tears ever come again In that lovely land of unclouded day
• Oh, the land of cloudless day Oh, the land of an unclouded sky Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day ––––– I took out the chorus except for the last to save a little room for the article. This song goes with the scripture. It will be a blessed time when all these things come to pass. And I want to remind you about that last verse. The Gentile nations will seek Him.
I remember an old preacher who was delivering a message about the wisemen at the birth of Jesus. He ended with this gem. “And folks, wise men still seek him.” It is my prayer for Vian, that people would still seek him.
