...end." The prophet proceeds in the eleventh chapter to foretell the human parentage of the Messiah: " And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of...Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots ;" and then sets forth in glowing and vigorous language the character and power of the Branch, and the vastness...

...a new thing in the earth, a woman shall compass a man, Jer. xxxi. 22. 7. Christ the root of Jesse. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of...and a branch shall grow out of his roots. — And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people ; to it shall...

...fellows." And again, the prophet Isaiah: "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...

...arise out of his house and lineage : " There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots : and the spirit...spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord ; and with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth."f And...

...beasts of prey. Thus the glorious and genial reign of the Redeemer is predicted (Isaiah xi. 1—9.) " 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, the spirit of wisdom and under24 ^OBSTACLES AND OBJECTIONS TO THE CAUSE OF PEACE. fear...

...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,...