WEBVTT - Isaiah 11

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<v Speaker 1>to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Isaiah chapter 11 and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the English Standard Version. There shall come forth

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<v Speaker 1>a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch

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<v Speaker 1>from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom

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<v Speaker 1>and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit

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<v Speaker 1>of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And his

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<v Speaker 1>delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He

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<v Speaker 1>shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide

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<v Speaker 1>disputes by what his ears hear. But with righteousness he

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<v Speaker 1>shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the

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<v Speaker 1>meek of the earth. And he shall strike the earth

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<v Speaker 1>with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath

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<v Speaker 1>of his lips he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall

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<v Speaker 1>be the belt of his waist, his faithfulness the belt

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<v Speaker 1>of his loins. The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,

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<v Speaker 1>and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,

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<v Speaker 1>and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together.

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<v Speaker 1>and a little child shall lead them. The cow and

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<v Speaker 1>the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together,

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<v Speaker 1>and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The

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<v Speaker 1>nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra,

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<v Speaker 1>and the weaned child shall put his hand on the

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<v Speaker 1>adder's den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all

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<v Speaker 1>my holy mountain. For the earth shall be full of

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<v Speaker 1>the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

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<v Speaker 1>In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand

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<v Speaker 1>as a signal for the peoples, of him shall the

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<v Speaker 1>nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious. In

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<v Speaker 1>that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a

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<v Speaker 1>second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people,

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<v Speaker 1>from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam,

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<v Speaker 1>from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.

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<v Speaker 1>He will raise a signal for the nations and will

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<v Speaker 1>assemble the banished of Israel and gather the dispersed of

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<v Speaker 1>Judah from the four corners of the earth. The jealousy

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<v Speaker 1>of Ephraim shall depart, and those who harass Judah shall

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<v Speaker 1>be cut off. Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah.

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<v Speaker 1>and Judah shall not harass Ephraim. But they shall swoop

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<v Speaker 1>down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west,

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<v Speaker 1>and together they shall plunder the people of the east.

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<v Speaker 1>They shall put out their hand against Edom and Moab,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Ammonites shall obey them. And the Lord will

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<v Speaker 1>utterly destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt, and

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<v Speaker 1>will wave his hand over the river with his scorching breath,

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<v Speaker 1>and strike it into seven channels, and he will lead

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<v Speaker 1>people across it in sandals. And there will be a

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<v Speaker 1>highway from Assyria for the remnant that remains of his people,

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<v Speaker 1>as there was for Israel when they came up from

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<v Speaker 1>the land of Egypt. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your word, and we thank you for the privilege

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<v Speaker 1>of being able to look at this portion of Scripture

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<v Speaker 1>today as it continually points our hearts to your Son,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ, the one who's referred to here as the

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<v Speaker 1>shoot from the stump of Jesse, the branch from his roots,

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<v Speaker 1>the one whom the Spirit of the Lord rests upon,

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<v Speaker 1>the one who will rule and judge with righteousness. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful to have the privilege of being able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at this portion of Scripture, and we're grateful, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege of being able to understand that these

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<v Speaker 1>are things that point to your Son, Jesus Christ. We know, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>that generations prior to us, during the Old Covenant era,

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<v Speaker 1>The prophets long to look into the things that you've

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<v Speaker 1>made abundantly clear to us. We're grateful, Lord, for the

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<v Speaker 1>privilege of being able to understand these things. We're grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for the fact that your Holy Spirit makes them plain

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<v Speaker 1>to us. And we pray, Lord, that as a result

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<v Speaker 1>of understanding what you've revealed, that you'd help us, by

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<v Speaker 1>your grace, to follow your Son, Jesus Christ, to love him,

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<v Speaker 1>to walk with him, to listen to his counsel, and

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<v Speaker 1>to obey his teachings. Lord, we're grateful for this privilege

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<v Speaker 1>and we're grateful for your presence with us today. We

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<v Speaker 1>commit this day to your care and we pray this

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<v Speaker 1>all in Jesus' name. Amen.