Next we turn to Isaiah 11. This chapter begins with a prophecy concerning a descendant of Jesse, the father of Israel’s King David, who will be a future King in Israel.
“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….”
This future King will not rely on what He sees or hears to judge among the people. Our eyes and our ears can deceive us. He will possess the understanding and righteousness of God and will rule accordingly.
His kingdom will be unlike any other this earth has ever known. Even the animals will live at peace with one another—wolf and lamb, leopard and goat, young lion and calf, cow and bear. Indication is that all animals will feed on vegetation. Children will be able to treat these animals like pets, and babies will even be safe among the poisonous snakes. God declares through the prophet that “the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord,” and hurt and destruction will not be allowed.
The prophet goes on to foretell that His kingdom will include the Gentile nations; in other words, He will rule the world. All the people of the twelve tribes of Israel, however, will be brought home to live in Israel as a united nation.
Isaiah 11:11-12 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
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