Isaiah 11:4

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 the wicked. BUT WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL HE JUDGE THE POOR - He will see that impartial justice is done them. AND REPROVE - decide. But Lowth, 'work conviction in.' "Judge" may mean here 'rule over,' as in , "Thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth." WITH EQUITY FOR THE MEEK OF THE EARTH - (cf. , and .) AND HE SHALL SMITE THE EARTH - its ungodly inhabitants: answering to "the wicked" in the parallel, and in anti...

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, to the _poor _or _meek_; that is, to those who, humbled by a conviction of their poverty, have laid aside those proud and lofty dispositions which commonly swell the minds of men, till they have learned to be meek through the subduing influence of the word of God. He therefore declares that he will be the protector and guardian, not of all men whatsoever, but of those who know that they are _poor_, and destitute of everything good. This was also declared by Christ to John’s disciples, when he said that _the gospel is preached to the poor_. (Matthew 11:5.) Who are they that are capable of receiving this doctrine? Not all men with

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 down and almost levelled with the ground, it would sprout again. The house of David was brought very low at the time of Christ's birth. The Messiah thus gave early notice that his kingdom was not of this world. But the Holy Spirit, in all his gifts and graces, shall rest and abide upon him; he shall have the fulness of the Godhead dwelling in him, Colossians 1:19; Colossians 2:9. Many consider that seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are here mentioned. And the doctrine of the influences of the Holy Spirit is here clearly taught. The Messiah would be just and righteous in all his government. His threatening shall b...

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_. The conjecture is ingenious and probable; and seems to be confirmed by the _Septuagint_ and _Chaldee_, who render it by the _word_ of his mouth, which answers much better to the correction than to the present reading. Add to this, that the _blast of his mouth_ is perfectly parallel to _the breath of his lips_ in the next line....

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 quality of a just and upright magistrate, and this character the Lord Jesus everywhere evinced. He chose his disciples from among the poor; he condescended to be their companion and friend; he provided for their needs; and he pronounced their condition blessed; Matthew 5:3. There may be a reference here to the poor in spirit - the humble, the penitent; but the main idea is, that he would not be influenced by any undue regard for the higher ranks of life, but would be the friend and patron of the poor. AND REPROVE - הוכיח _hô̂kiyach_. And judge, decide, or argue for; that is, he shall be thei

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 no shoot (Isaiah 10:33, Isaiah 10:34), is contrasted the recuperative energy of Israel, which, though equally leveled with the ground (Isaiah 9:18, Isaiah 9:19), shall spring afresh into life,

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 and mercy, and hungers and thirsts after righteousness; such Christ justifies with his own righteousness, acquits and discharges them from all sin and condemnation, as also protects and defends them against all their enemies and oppressors: AND REPROVE WITH EQUITY FOR THE MEEK OF THE EARTH; that is, shall take the part of the meek, the lowly, and the humble, who are under a sense of their sins and unworthiness, apply to him for grace, righteousness, pardon, and eternal life; and for their sakes reprove wicked men that would distress and crush them; and in a just and equitable manner, in a way of righteous retaliation, render tribulation to them that trouble them: AND HE SHALL SMITE THE EARTH...

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 11:11) _ It is a great vision of the future which this chapter unfolds. The critics deny that the blessed Person mentioned in the opening verses is our Lord Jesus. They think Hezekiah or Josiah is meant. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 shows that it is our Lord. Link Isaiah 11:1 with...

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 necessary; and if Isaiah 9:2 is his, the same judgment should probably be passed on Isaiah 11:1. The Messiah is to spring from the family of Jesse, _i.e._ he will be a second David. This family is described as the hewn stump of a tree. It is in a fallen condition, shorn of all its royal glory. Yet it has the sap of life in it, and from it this new shoot springs. To equip him for his work the spirit of Yahweh rests upon him not seven spirits, but one spirit with six modes of manifestation, intellectual, practical, and religious. Equipped with the Divine spirit of discernment, the Messiah will not need to depend on th

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 oppressor", for _erez_ _,_ "the earth". This reading is confirmed by the Structure of the clause (which is an Introversion): He shall smite the _oppressor_ with the rod of His _mouth_ and with the blast of His _lips_ shall He slay the _lawless one_. This reading ("oppressor", for "the earth ") depends on whether the first letter is _Aleph_ (= ') or _Ayin_ (= '). If with the word is. _erez_, earth; and if with it is _'ariz,_ oppression. These two letters are often interchanged. See notes on...