Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 11:2
2. Spirit of the Lord—JEHOVAH. The Spirit by which the prophets spake: for Messiah was to be a Prophet (Isaiah 61:1; Deuteronomy 18:15; Deuteronomy 18:18). Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are specified, to imply that the perfection of them was to be in Him. Compare "the seven Spirits" (Revelation 1:4), that is, the Holy Ghost in His perfect fulness: seven being the sacred number. The prophets had only a portion out of the "fulness" in the Son of God (John 1:16; John 3:34; Colossians 1:19).... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 11:1
1. rod—When the proud "boughs" of "Lebanon" (Isaiah 10:33; Isaiah 10:34, the Assyrians) are lopped, and the vast "forests cut down" amidst all this rage, a seemingly humble rod shall come out of Jesse (Messiah), who shall retrieve the injuries done by the Assyrian "rod" to Israel (Isaiah 10:5; Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 10:18; Isaiah 10:19). stem—literally, "the stump" of a tree cut close by the roots: happily expressing the depressed state of the royal house of David, owing to the hostile storm... read more