Eager Expectation: The King Who Makes All Things Right (Isaiah 11:1-10) - Richard Rieves
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I. The King comes to bring righteousness and justice to the poor and oppressed
(Isaiah 11:4-5)
“When you see the word righteous and you see the word wicked, let me tell you what it means. The righteous person is the person who disadvantages him or herself for the community. And the wicked person is the person who sees his or her resources as just belonging to them." (Bruce Waltke)
(2 Cor. 8:8-9)
“The webbing together of God, humans, and all creation in equity, fulfillment and delight is what the Hebrew prophets call shalom. We translate it peace, but it means a lot more than that. In the bible shalom means universal flourishing, wholeness and delight, a rich state of affairs in which natural needs are satisfied, and natural gifts are faithfully and fruitfully employed all under the arc of God’s love. Shalom, therefore, is the way things ought to be." (Neal Platinga)
(Isaiah 11:6,8-9)
(Luke 3:10-14)
II. This King will also unite the nations
(Isaiah 11:11-13)
(Matthew 24:31)
(Isaiah 66:18-19)
(Galatians 6:2)
III. This King will bring real rest
(Isaiah 11:10)
“So, the glorious Church which is to be is described under the image of an oracle to which all nations shall resort, and which shall be filled with the visible glory of God.” (Bible Commentary)
(Matthew 11:28-30)
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