Isaiah 11:1-10

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit
    • "Creation Rejoices"
    • "The Kingdom of Heaven" 
  • Chapter XXXII, The First Apology of Justin Martyr. (c 150)
  • Chapter LXXXVII, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
  • III.IX.3, III.XVII.1, 3, IV.XXXIII.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter IX, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • I.7, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • V.6, VI.6, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • Chapter XI, Against Hermogenes, Tertullian (c. 205)
  • III.17, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 209)
  • IV.1, IV.24, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Chapter XIII, De Corona, Tertullian (c. 211)
  • V.8, V.17, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
  • Part 35, Part 45, On the Incarnation of the Word, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Because the captivity of Babylon was a figure of the spiritual captivity under sin, he shows that our true deliverance must come by Christ: for as David came out of Jesse, a man without dignity, so Christ would come of a poor carpenter's house as out of a dead stock."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "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."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "Wisdom - 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 peoples good, and a sound judgment, to distinguish between things that differ."
  • The General Spread of the Gospel (Isaiah 11:9). Sermon by John Wesley.
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "From the local and temporary national deliverance the prophet passes by the law of suggestion in an easy transition to the end of all prophecy--the everlasting deliverance under Messiah's reign, not merely His first coming, but chiefly His second coming. The language and illustrations are still drawn from the temporary national subject, with which he began, but the glories described pertain to Messiah's reign."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Isaiah 11:1-10, Fred Gaiser, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2007.
    • "It's a 'dog eat dog' world, we say: 'Nature, red in tooth and claw.' It's survival of the fittest, and it's not pretty. All true in its way. But is it all that's true?"
  • Isaiah 11:1-10: Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Advent 2A, Chris Haslam, Diocese of Montreal.
  • Commentary, Isaiah 11:1-5 / Luke 1:26-33, Richard Wills, Sr., The African American Lectionary, 2009.
    • "We may find and follow our dreams, but only God can fulfill  an impossible dream. And that is not to say that dreamers ought to simply sit at life’s sideline while God does it all."
  • Isaiah 11:1-10, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "Isa 11:1-9 points us to a vision of an ideal world, in both political and natural terms."
  • Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "This ideal king deals with people in the same way as God deals with humans - with justice and compassion."
  • Progressive Bible Study: Isaiah11:1-10, Pastor Dan, Street Prophets.
    • "Jesus was not killed because humanity hated God but because they hated what God-with-us would do to their social power and privilege. That's how the writers of the New Testament understood the narrative, and they reached back to texts such as this one to shape their telling of the story."
  • "The Ideal King," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
    • "The prophet did paint the ideal Jewish king. The righteous ruler who would bring a true peace to the world. Because he possessed the wisdom and power of God's Spirit."
  • "Silviculture," Jerome Burce, Sabbatheology.
  • "Breaking the Code of Isaiah," Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long.
• Articles & Background:
  • "War in the Old Testament," John A. Wood, (other resources at) "Peace and War," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2004.
    • "How can God be both a God of peace and a God of war? The ancient Israelites reached no consensus about holy war, just war, and pacifism. Yet Scripture faithfully records their long and difficult debates, for the diversity of viewpoints arose out of a deep faith in God who had brought the people out of Egypt."
  • "I Am About To Do a New Thing," Carol J. Dempsey, O.P., "Prophetic Ethics," Christian Reflection, 2003.
    • "The kaleidoscopic portrait of God’s power in the prophets both comforts and confuses us. Yet within the biblical text there is a compelling vision of power that can transform the whole of creation, if only we have eyes to see and minds to engage it."
  • "Divine Warfare and Nonresistance," Gerald Janzen, Direction, 2003.
    • "On the matter of nonresistance, the theme of spiritual warfare demonstrates a continuity between the Old and New Testaments."
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  • Allen, Ronald J., "Removing Anti-Jewish Toxins from Advent Preaching," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
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  • Beuken, Willem A.M., "The Emergence of the Shoot of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1-16): An Eschatological or a Now Event?" Calvin Theological Journal, 2004.
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  • Evans, Craig A., "Jesus and Justice," Ex Auditu, 2006.
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    • Lee, Max J., "Response to Evans," Ex Auditu, 2006.
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  • Janzen, Gerald, "Divine Warfare and Nonresistance," Direction, 2003.
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  • Jones, Holland, "How I Would Use Messianic Prophecy in Advent," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1982.
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  • Jumper, Mark A., "Post-War Preaching," Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Section on this text is on page 51.)
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  • Klein, Ralph W., "Isaiah for Advent," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2001.
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  • Oswalt, John N. "God's Determination to Redeem His People," Review and Expositor, 1991.
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  • Oswalt, John N., "The Significance of the 'ALMAH Prophecy in the Context of Isaiah 7-12," Criswell Theological Review, 1993.
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  • Richter, Kimberly Clayton, "The Advent Texts: Glorious Visions, Dogged Discipleship," Journal for Preachers, 2004.
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  • Ritchie, Ian D., "The Nose Knows: Bodily Knowing in Isaiah 11.3," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2000.
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  • Turner, Mary Donovan, "Recapturing the Vision," The Christian Century, 2001.
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  • Yoder, Christine Roy, "Hope that Walks: An Interpretation of Isaiah for Advent Preachers," Journal for Preachers, 2001.
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  • Wardlaw, Theodore J., "Preaching the Advent Texts," Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Section begins on page 4.)
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• Sermons:
  • "Holy Fishes," Frederick Niedner, Jr., Goettinger Predigten im Internet, 2007.
  • "Visions for Peace: No Short Cuts," Advent 2A, Rev. Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle.
  • "Isaiah," from an Old Testament Sermon Series, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
  • "When God's Kingdom Comes - Righteousness," John Jewell, 2001.
  • "A Shoot Shall Sprout from the Stump," Rabbi Margaret Moers Wenig, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1999.
• Reviews:
• With Children:
  • "Wolves Will Rest with Lambs, and Little Children Will Care for Them," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
  • "Peace On Earth," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • "The Lion & Lamb," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
• Drama:
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Isaiah 11:1, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Isaiah 11:9, 10. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
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  • Tree of Jesse
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Isaiah