Today: [Isaiah 11] A Branch Out of Jesse. In Isaiah chapter 11 the prophet breaks forth from a denunciation of the corrupt court of Ahaz to a description of the Messiah coming in glory. Isaiah throughout this book alternates between scathing reproaches of ungodliness that are local to his situation and then moving into ephemeral, lofty depictions of Messianic glory. For this reason the book of Isaiah perhaps more so than any other Major Prophet lays down deep foundations of understanding concerning the coming of Christ as suffering savior and ultimately as returning king. We see in this chapter also the seven spirits of God and understand them to be indicative of the work of the Spirit in our own lives as we live in harmony with the mind of God and heart of God from day to day.