Isaiah 11
SIBIsaiah 11:1-5
In a most weak and debased appearance, the Messiah shall spring from the family of David, when it is reduced to a very low and withered condition. And the Holy Ghost, bestowed on him above measure, and for ever secured to him, shall qualify him with ineffable wisdom and knowledge, courage, and reverential awe of God: and he shall not judge of things according to external appearances; but with infinite exactness and equity shall he judge, and save, his own poor and afflicted people; and, according to the threatenings of his word, he shall easily destroy his wicked opposers: and equity and faithfulness shall at once fit him for, and honour, his ministrations
Isaiah 11:6-9
Through the abundant spread of his gospel in the world, and the saving instructions of his Spirit, shall the most mischievous and untractable sinners of mankind be rendered meek, gentle, peaceful, and harmless
Isaiah 11:10-16
And to him, as exhibited and offered in the gospel, shall multitudes of Gentiles come by faith, repentance, and daily worship: and his Spirit, by the effusion of his gifts, graces, and comforts, shall render his church eminently glorious. The Jews too, in the anostolic age, and especially in the millennium, when, by the power of God, they shall be brought back to their own land, shall, with united hearts, embrace the gospel, and assist in the conversion of the Gentiles to Christ, while opposers, heathens or antichristians, shall be destroyed, and every hindrance be removed
REFLECTIONS UPON CHAP. XI.—Come, my soul, behold the Lamb of God! Behold how he assumes my nature; is conceived and born of the virgin, in the likeness of sinful flesh, and laid in the manger! Behold him filled with the Holy Ghost above measure, and qualified to save his people to the uttermost, and avenge himself of his enemies! Behold how his almighty grace transforms the most outrageous sinners into the most amiable saints! See his gospel rapidly spreading in the earth, and his power and glory revealed in the hearts of men. See him in prophecy conquering all opposition, removing every impediment, slaying the enmity, and making of Jews and Gentiles one new man, so making peace! Let me believe, let me plead, let me hope, let me rejoice, that he, who has begun to fulfil these great and precious promises, will perfect the same in his time. SI