...have these words, which, let me observe, are admitted by the Jews to be a prophecy of the Messiah. " And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of...Branch shall grow out of his roots: and the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him V In this sentence there are three persons mentioned, (1.) "Jehovah;" (2.)...

...instance, the prophecy which occurs in Isaiah xi. 1, 2, and which is expressed in the following words : " And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of...out of his roots ; and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him," &c., obviously relates to the Messiah — the Lord Jesus Christ : nor is it to be considered...

...wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows." Isa. xi. "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem...out of his roots: and the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him :" and so on. Here too, everything looks like a personal manifestation. Again. "And in...

...he was to be of the lineage of David ; 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 knowledge and the fear of the...

...promised under the name of a " rod" — " There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a a sword also shall be upon the mingled people that are in the midst rest upon him." This answereth the text, David was the Son of Jesse, and Christ the Son of David, Isaiah,...

...Lord's advent, is evident from what we read in the beginning of the chapter immediately following : " And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of...knowledge, and of the fear of the Lord. * * * * And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins." Again, the...

...a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call his name Immanuel. — Isa. vii. 14; ix. 6. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of...out of his roots ; and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, &c.— Isa. xi. 1, 2; Acts xiii. 22, 23. His visage was so marred, more than any man,...

...pressing more fully the change upon the natures of the Inferior Animals, is given by the prophet Isaiah : "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem...Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of His roots and righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf...

...increase, of Ms government and peace there shall be no end." And again, chap. xi. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9: "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem...Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf...

...pressing more fully the change upon the natures of the Inferior Animals, is given by the prophet Isaiah : "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem...Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of His roots and righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf...