George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 11:4
Wicked. Antichrist, (2 Thessalonians ii. 8.) and all impiety, by means of the apostles.
Wicked. Antichrist, (2 Thessalonians ii. 8.) and all impiety, by means of the apostles.
Verse Isaiah 11:4. _WITH THE ROD OF HIS MOUTH _- "By the blast of his mouth"] For בשבט _beshebet_, by the _rod, Houbigant_ reads _beshebeth_, by the _blast_ of his mouth, from נשב _nashab, to_ _blow_...
SHALL HE JUDGE THE POOR - That is, he shall see that impartial justice is done them; he shall not take part with the rich against the poor, but shall show that he is the friend of justice. This is the...
CHAPTER 11 The Coming King and His Kingdom 1. _The King: Who He is and what He will do (Isaiah 11:1)_ 2. _The peace and blessing He brings (Isaiah 11:6)_ 3. The gathering of scattered Israel (Isaiah...
THE MESSIAH'S DIVINE EQUIPMENT. If the reference to the hewn stump of David's house implies the overthrow of the monarchy, the passage presumably is not Isaiah's. This inference, perhaps, is not neces...
POOR. impoverished, reduced. Hebrew. _dal._ See note on "poverty" (Proverbs 6:11). REPROVE. set right, or righten. SMITE. Same word as in Isaiah 11:15. THE EARTH. Some codices read _'driz,_ "the op...
Isaiah 11:1-9. The Messiah and His Kingdom It is interesting to compare this passage with ch. Isaiah 9:1-7. There the delineation of the Messianic age starts from its broadest and most general featur...
Thus equipped with all the personal qualities needful for his high office, the ideal King will exercise a perfectly just and equitable government over his subjects. The Hebrew conception of kingship i...
The special objects of his care are the defenceless and down-trodden classes (cf. ch. Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 10:2). Observe that the sporadic outbreak of injustice and violence does not appear to be excl...
AND SHALL MAKE HIM OF QUICK UNDERSTANDING— We have here the oeconomy of the Messiah's kingdom, with respect to his true subjects, and with respect to his adversaries: with respect to the former, we ha...
CHAPTER ELEVEN E. PROGRAM OF IMMANUEL 1. DIVINE DIRECTION TEXT: Isaiah 11:1-9 1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit: 2 and...
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he sla...
11:4 reprove (f-10) Or 'set right,' or 'maintain the right for.' see ch. 2.4, and Proverbs 9:8 . meek (g-14) Or 'afflicted.' earth. (h-17) earth (h-23) Or 'the land.'...
1. ROD OUT OF THE STEM] RV 'shoot out of the stock,' implying that the tree has been cut down. The Assyrians have been compared in the vv. preceding to cedars, which when felled throw out no fresh suc...
The ideal Ruler combines mercy and judgment (Psalms 101:1). WITH THE ROD OF HIS MOUTH] The power ascribed to the word of Messiah is a striking feature (Isaiah 49:2; Zechariah 9:10), and suggests a sup...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 11 THE KING WHO IS COMING V1 Like a branch that grows from a *stump...
WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL HE JUDGE THE POOR... — The picture which Isaiah had drawn of the corrupt judges of his time gives point to the contrast (Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 2:14; Isaiah 10:1). The poor whom...
וְ שָׁפַ֤ט בְּ צֶ֨דֶק֙ דַּלִּ֔ים וְ הֹוכִ֥יחַ
BOOK 3 PROPHECIES FROM THE ACCESSION OF HEZEKIAH TO THE DEATH OF SARGON 727-705 B.C. THE prophecies with which we have been engaged (Chapter s 2-10:4) fall either before or during the great Assyrian...
THE KINGDOM OF THE MESSIAH Isaiah 10:33-34; Isaiah 11:1-9 The advance of the Assyrian along the great north road is graphically described. It was marked by raided villages and towns. The night sky wa...
In this section the prophet's eyes are lifted toward the light of a far-off day. With judgment imminent, he yet sees the ultimate issue of it all. There is fist a description of a Coming One Isaiah 11...
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall (b) smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he...
In the Hebrew the quick understanding seems more particularly to apply to the sense of smelling; intimating that the perception of Christ should be peculiarly so, and totally different from all others...
_THE JUST AND MERCIFUL MESSIAH_ ‘With righteousness shall He judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and He shall smite the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the br...
4._For he will judge the poor in righteousness. _(182) Here he shows that Christ will be the guardian of _the poor_, or, he points out the persons to whom the grace of Christ strictly belongs, namely,...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9:8-21, 10, 11, AND 12. In Isaiah 9:8 the Spirit, having given the great leading facts as to Messiah, Immanuel, resumes the general history of Israel without...
BUT WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL HE JUDGE THE POOR,.... The poor sinner, that is sensible of his spiritual poverty, and comes and acknowledges his sins and transgressions, and prays for pardoning grace an...
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay...
_With righteousness_ With justice and impartiality; _shall he judge the poor_ Whom human judges commonly neglect and oppress, but whom he shall defend and deliver; _and reprove with equity for the mee...
but with righteousness shall He judge the poor, His Savior's-interest turning especially to the lowly, to those who bear the enmity of the world on account of their faith with the proper meekness, AND...
THE MESSIAH, THE BRANCH OUT OF THE STEM OF JESSE...
REPROVE: Or, argue...
1-9 The Messiah is called a Rod, and a Branch. The words signify a small, tender product; a shoot, such as is easily broken off. He comes forth out of the stem of Jesse; when the royal family was cut...
JUDGE THE POOR; defend and deliver them, as _judging_ is oft used, as DEUTERONOMY 32:36 JEREMIAH 5:28, JEREMIAH 22:16, &c. Or, JUDGE FOR THE POOR; the prefix _lamed_ being understood out of
Isaiah 11:4 righteousness H6664 judge H8199 (H8804) poor H1800 decide H3198 (H8689) equity H4334 meek H6035 earth...
CHAPTER ISAIAH 11:1 THE COMING OF THE SON OF JESSE. Isaiah 11:1 ‘And there will come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, And a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.' The word translated ‘st...
Isaiah 11:4 As it may in many ways be shown that the Church of Christ, though one Church with the Jewish, differs from it as being a kingdom, so now let me dwell on this point: that though a kingdom l...
CONTENTS: Prophecy of the Davidic Kingdom and restoration of Israel. CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit. CONCLUSION: The great comfort in days of distress is the hope of the coming universal kingdom of...
Isaiah 11:1. _A rod out of the stem of Jesse._ See the note on Isaiah 4:2. David's house had been cut down by Jehu, and latterly by the invasion against Ahaz: chap. 7. Now a branch shall arise out of...
_But with righteousness shall He judge the poor_ THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST’S KINGDOM As it may in many ways be shown that the Church of Christ though one Church with the Jewish, differs from it as...
_And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him_ THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD חריס is the Divine Spirit as the bearer of the whole fulness Divine powers. Then follow in three pairs the six spirits compre...
_And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse_ A PROPHECY CONCERNING MESSIAH THE PRINCE I. HIS RISE OUT OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID (Isaiah 11:1). II. HIS QUALIFICATIONS FOR HIS GREAT UNDERT...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 11:3 HIS DELIGHT SHALL BE IN THE FEAR OF THE LORD. See note on Prov. 1:7. The coming Messiah will be the moral ideal in his human faithfulness. He will have deep j
ISAIAH’S VISION OF THE KING AND OF HIS KINGDOM Chapter S 11 AND 12 This is one of the visions that Isaiah _saw_ (chap. Isaiah 1:1, Isaiah 2:1, &c.). He was a dreamer of dreams. With a keen perception,...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 11:1 A RENEWED PROPHECY OF MESSIAH AND OF HIS KINGDOM. This chapter is closely connected with the preceding. With the final destruction of Assyria, which, being cut down, sends out...
Shall we turn to Isaiah, chapter 11, for the beginning of our study this evening. In the tenth chapter, the closing part of chapter 10 of Isaiah, and again, let me remind you that the chapter distinct...
1 Kings 10:8; 1 Kings 10:9; 2 Corinthians 10:1; 2 Samuel 23:2;...
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE CROSS Isaiah 11:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Holy Spirit in various parts of the Old Testament gave us all that we need to know beforehand about the birth, the life, the death, a...
Judge — Defend and deliver them. Reprove — Or condemn their malicious enemies. Thy rod — With his word, which is his scepter, and the rod of his power, Psalms 110:2, which is sharper than a sword, Heb...