Chaldee, 'And there shall rest upon him the spirit of prophecy from before Yahweh.' In the previous verse, the prophet had announced his origin and his birth.
And the Spirit of the Lord - The Holy Ghost, by which he was anointed, ( Acts 10:38,) and by whose power his human nature was formed in the womb of the virgin, ( Luke 1:35,) shall rest upon him - Shall not only come upon him at certain times, as it came upon the prophets, but shall have its constant and settled abode in him the spirit of wisdom and understanding - It is not needful exactly to distinguish these two gifts it is sufficient that they are necessary qualifications for a governor and a teacher, and it is evident they signify perfect knowledge of all things necessary for his own and people’s good, and a sound judgment to distinguish between things that differ the spirit of counsel and might - Of prudence, to give good counsel and of might and courage, to execute it the spirit of knowledge - Of the perfect knowledge of the whole will and counsel of God, as also of all secret things, yea, of the hearts of men fear of the Lord - A fear of reverence, a care to please him, and aversion to offend him.īarnes' Notes on the BibleAnd the Spirit of the Lord - The Spirit of Yahweh. (See Introduction.)īenson Commentary Isaiah 11:2. The copious use of the vocabulary of the Book of Proverbs is interesting as showing the part which that book played in the prophet’s education.
With these there was to be the “spirit of counsel and might,” the clear purpose and strength which fits a king for the right exercise of sovereignty and lastly, as at once the crown and source of all, the “spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord,” the reverence and faith which is “the beginning of all wisdom” ( Proverbs 1:7). “Wisdom,” in its highest form, as implying the comprehension of the secret things of God “understanding,” as the sagacity which discerned the right thing to do and the right word to say ( Hebrews 5:14) in all human relationships these formed the first link in the chain of supernatural gifts. The future King was to be as a David and Solomon in one, pre-eminent, chiefly, as the Prince of Peace ( Isaiah 9:7), in the wisdom and counsel which had been the glory of the latter. And in this case the spirit was to give more than the heroic daring which had characterised Jephthah and Samson.
It was in the “spirit of the Lord” descending on Jesus of Nazareth and abiding on Him ( John 1:33) that men were taught to see the token that He was the Christ of God. It was the “spirit of the Lord” that had made men true heroes and judges in the days of old ( Judges 11:29 Judges 13:25). The words throw us at once back upon the memories of the past, and forwards upon the hopes of the future. Admittedly, the twisted logic of those who promote the false doctrine of the Trinity can make understanding the seven (7) spirits of God more difficult than it needs to be.Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him. Jesus will rule all mankind from Jerusalem for 1,000 years (known as the Millennium). These verses discuss the fact that the Lord, when he returns to rule the earth, will righteously judge in favor of the poor and meek. It is the spirit of the Lord (Jehovah), which is found at the beginning of the verse and which makes everything possible.Įvidence that Isaiah is primarily prophesizing concerning Jesus Christ's second coming (and afterwards) is found after verse 4 of chapter 11. The last of the seven, also recorded in Isaiah 11:2, is easily overlooked.
#Seven spirits of god isaiah 11 plus#
They are wisdom and understanding (both related to the intellect and discernment), counsel and might (both practical in nature), plus knowledge and the fear of the Eternal (which relates to the relationship with the Father). They are given in three sets of two each. Six of the seven gifts that will rest or abide in Christ are obvious in verse 2.
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