Verse of the day Isaiah 11:1 (NET)

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An Ideal King Establishes a Kingdom of Peace

^11:1 A shoot will grow out of Jesse’s¹ root stock,

a bud will sprout² from his roots.

sn The text mentions David’s father Jesse, instead of the great king himself. Perhaps this is done for rhetorical reasons to suggest that a new David, not just another disappointing Davidic descendant, will arise. Other prophets call the coming ideal Davidic king “David” or picture him as the second coming of David, as it were. See Jer 30:9; Ezek 34:23–24; 37:24–25; Hos 3:5; and Mic 5:2 (as well as the note there).

tc The Hebrew text has יִפְרֶה (yifreh, “will bear fruit,” from פָּרָה, parah), but the ancient versions, as well as the parallelism suggest that יִפְרַח (yifrakh, “will sprout”, from פָּרַח, parakh) is the better reading here. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:276, n. 2.

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11:1 a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse The stump is a metaphor for the remnant of the royal family of David. The kingly line is all but eliminated in the invasions and deportations by the Babylonians (see 6:13). The shoot is a metaphor for restoration of the line in the Messiah. Compare 53:2.

a branch from its roots will bear fruit The branch is again a metaphor for the Messiah. See Zech 3:8 and note.

Barry, J. D., Mangum, D., Brown, D. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Ritzema, E., Whitehead, M. M., Grigoni, M. R., & Bomar, D. (2012, 2016). Faithlife Study Bible (Is 11:1). Lexham Press.

The New Testament depends heavily on the Old Testament. The significant metaphors, themes, and stories are used by all the writers of the New. The New Testament contains stories of prophecies and promises fulfilled in the life and work of Jesus Christ and in the work of the Early Church. Understanding the New Testament use of the Old Testament is critical for interpretation and exegesis.

Isaiah 11:1
1A shoot will grow out of Jesse’s root stock, a bud will sprout from his roots.

Matthew 2:23
23He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

Acts 13:23
23From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.

Hebrews 7:14
14For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.

Revelation 5:5
5Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Revelation 22:16
16“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for

Jones, D. A. (2009). Old Testament Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament (Is 11:1–Re 22:16). Logos Bible Software.