Isaiah 11:1–10 The prophet’s foretelling of the family line (the shoot) that will come from Jesse and eventually lead to the birth of the saviour (the branch) of the people of the world. His vision, wisdom, and understanding will far exceed that which is limited by human senses, and with his coming, there will be peace and reconciliation among even the most natural of enemies throughout creation.
Psalm 72:1–7, 18–19 A song or poem written about King David, asking God to endow him with many of the same attributes as a leader that the prophet Isaiah says the Messiah will possess. The psalmist asks for long life for David and that he will rule over a peaceful and prosperous people.
Romans 15:4–13 In a long greeting, Paul assures his readers that Jesus is the one that the ancient Scriptures told about and that this means that God is a God of kept promises. He goes on to remind them that, also as it is commanded in the ancient texts, they are to go out among those who are not Jewish (a.k.a., the uncircumcised) and preach the gospel that Jesus left with them.
Matthew 3:1–12 While John the Baptist is baptizing people in the Jordan river and warning listeners of the coming kingdom of God, he also condemns the arrogance of the Pharisees and Sadducees. He warns that just being from the lineage of Abraham (same lineage as Jesse), from which the Israelites came, isn’t enough to merit God’s grace. He tells them they have to repent of their shortcomings and begin to bear different spiritual fruit.
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