1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
I'd need to research more but this is a huge prophecy in this single line. Its pointing out decimation that is coming then from that low point of nothing significant being left 1 sprout will turn out to be a tree with fruit.
I believe this tree is first David and ultimately Jesus, so coming from a place of nothing in the society of the time to being the Messiah of all time.
--side note I just found Christianity, Islam and Mormonism all rely on Isaiah as a key prophet. Mormonism actually uses Chapter 11 as a foundation for their entire beliefs saying that John Smith is fulfillment of this prophecy. i didn't research beyond that so i don't know why they believe that
prophecy as well as how Islam and Christianity intersect always fascinates me, when i retire maybe i'll dig in more
knut
I COMPLETELY agree. I've heard before that 95% of what we believe, in all the world's major religions is exactly the same. It's the 5% that divides us and has caused most of the wars and bloodshed in the world over the past 2000 years. Isn't that strange to think about?....our belief in a higher power and disagreement about it, causes death and destruction.... I don't know why God puts up with us. It doesn't make sense.
ReplyDeleteThe wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling[a] together;
and a little child will lead them.
As I was reading through this part of the chapter, I was picturing Bill Murray from Ghostbusters...."dogs and cats, living together. Mass chaos!"
haha
tp