Page 1 The Reign of the Messiah Isaiah 11

Page 2 1 Peter 2:21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

Page 3 The Reign of the Messiah Isaiah 11:1 - 4 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, 4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

Page 4 Jesus was meant to be Wisdom 2451 chokmah Intelligent Endowed with reason And using it 2 Peter 3:15-16 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.

Page 5 Jesus was meant to be Wisdom 2451 chokmah 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father‘s hand. John 10:27-29 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me Psalm 51:5

Page 6 Jesus was meant to be Understanding 998 binah Intelligent Skill in any art Or learning “skilled in understanding the times” Matthew 16:2-3 “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

Page 7 Jesus was meant to be Understanding 998 binah “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. Matthew 23:23 …and he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart… Mark 3:1-6

Page 8 Jesus was meant to be Understanding 998 binah “ And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.17 Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.” Matthew 9:15-17 Appropriate behavior

Page 9 Jesus was meant to be Counsel 6098 etsah Prudence Wisdom The faculty of forming plans Matthew 26:18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,

Page 10 Jesus was meant to be Counsel 6098 etsah Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 2 Corinthians 8:10-11 And in this matter I give my judgment: this benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it. 11 So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have.

Page 11 Jesus was meant to be Might 1369 geburah Strength Fortitude Applied to the horse/strong soul of the prophet Means “power” when applied to God Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.

Page 12 2 Timothy 1:7 …for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self- control.

Page 13 Jesus was meant to be Knowledge 1847 daath “knowing” Specifically a knowledge of God Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

Page 14 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation. 2 Peter 2:2

Page 15 How Shall We Gain Knowledge? Worship Study Devotions Classes Meetings Home studies Etc., etc.

Page 16 Jesus was meant to be Fear 3374 yirah Reverence Esteem Respect To hold up Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Page 17 Jesus was meant to be… Wisdom Understanding Counsel Might Knowledge Fear What is He to you?