Advent Season · Second Sunday of Advent · Year A
Isaiah 11:1-10
The Shoot from Jesse’s Stump
December 7, 2025
Overview & Insights
“There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse.” (Isaiah 11:1)
The shoot and the stump in verse 1 presuppose that the tree has been felled, so the oracle looks past the collapse of the Davidic house rather than around it, and it names Jesse rather than David, reaching behind the dynasty to its root. The spirit resting on the ruler is unfolded in three pairs (v. 2), a list the Latin tradition counted as seven gifts because the Greek and the Vulgate render the final phrase twice. His rule is described almost entirely as adjudication, and his weapons are words, the rod of his mouth and the breath of his lips (v. 4). The animal peace of verses 6 to 9 is less sentiment than a reversal of the curse, bounded by knowledge of the Lord filling the earth as water fills the sea. Paul cites verse 10 at Romans 15:12, just beyond the end of the same day’s second reading.
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Commentary
Commentary on Isaiah 11:1-10Commentary on Is 11:1-10 Working Preacher
Situates the 'shoot from the stump of Jesse' within Isaiah's larger 'lopping off' imagery, arguing the new order begins only after the destruction of unjust power.
Isaiah 11:1-10 CommentaryIs 11:1-10 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Preaching-focused commentary on the December 7, 2025 (Advent 2A) reading built around the themes of fear and hope, arguing Jesus makes Isaiah's lofty hopes for a Savior concretely true.
Isaiah 11 Commentary: The Branch and Root of JesseIs 11 Commentary: The Branch and Root of Jesse Enduring Word (David Guzik)
Verse-by-verse commentary describing the Spirit-filled, righteous-judging Branch of Jesse and the peaceable-kingdom imagery of the wolf dwelling with the lamb.
Isaiah 11 CommentaryIs 11 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed word-by-word evangelical commentary on the shoot from Jesse's stump and the sevenfold description of the Spirit resting on him in verse 2.
Isaiah 11 CommentariesIs 11 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries (Barnes, Cambridge, Pulpit) on Isaiah 11:1, comparing older readings of the Davidic 'shoot' prophecy.
Background & Word Study
Isaiah 11Is 11 Sefaria
Presents the Hebrew text alongside classical Jewish commentators (Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Radak), giving a Jewish interpretive lineage for the Davidic 'shoot' and peaceable-kingdom oracle that Christian readers rarely see.
Isaiah 11 InterlinearIs 11 Interlinear BibleHub
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear and Strong's numbers for Isaiah 11:1, useful for checking the exact sense of 'shoot' (choter) and 'stump' (geza).
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