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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 11:5

Isaiah 11:5. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins It shall adorn him, and be the glory of his government, as a girdle was used for an ornament, Isaiah 3:24; and as an ensign of power, Job 12:18; and it shall constantly cleave to him in all his administrations, as a girdle cleaveth to a man’s loins. And faithfulness the girdle of his reins The same thing in other words. Here then we have the basis and foundation of this kingdom, namely, the justice and fidelity of the king.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 11:1-16

The Messiah’s kingdom (11:1-12:6)A leading theme of this part of the book is that God preserves a remnant out of the destruction of Israel and Judah. Earlier this remnant was likened to the stump of a tree from which springs new life (see 6:13). The remnant is now identified with the royal line of David (son of Jesse) from which comes the Messiah (11:1). The Messiah reverences God and, having the Spirit of God in unlimited measure, knows how to apply God’s wisdom in ruling God’s people. He is... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 11:5

Isaiah 11:5. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins— We have here the basis and foundation of this oeconomy, namely, the justice and fidelity of the king. Girdles were worn by the easterns both for ornament and use. The metaphor here implies that these virtues of righteousness and fidelity, or truth, are the proper and true virtues of Christ the king; most closely adhering to him, as a girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, Jer 13:11 that these virtues should be conspicuous in the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 11:5

5. righteousness . . . girdle— (Revelation 1:13; Revelation 19:11). The antitypical High Priest (Revelation 19:11- :). The girdle secures firmly the rest of the garments (1 Peter 1:13). So "truth" gives firm consistency to the whole character (1 Peter 1:13- :). In Isaiah 59:17, "righteousness" is His breastplate. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 11:1-9

The rule of the Shoot 11:1-9Messiah would meet certain qualifications (Isaiah 11:2-3 a) and would rule with absolute justice (Isaiah 11:3-5)-with the result that people would live in peace (Isaiah 11:6-9) read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 11:5

Righteousness and faithfulness (to God) would be His outstanding and determining characteristics. These were the marks of the Israelites’ God (cf. Isaiah 5:16; Isaiah 65:16; Psalms 40:10; Psalms 119:75; Psalms 119:142; Zechariah 8:8). A belt in Isaiah’s culture held together everything else that the person wore. So the figure here pictures everything about the king as thoroughly righteous and pleasing to God. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 11:5-16

3. Hope of God’s deliverance 10:5-11:16Earlier God revealed that He would use Assyria to destroy Judah for her lack of trust in Yahweh (Isaiah 7:1 to Isaiah 8:22). Now He revealed that He would also destroy this destroyer (cf. Habakkuk 2:4-20). It is God who is sovereign, not Assyria, and He was with His people."The Messianic prophecy, which turns its darker side towards unbelief in ch. vii., and whose promising aspect burst like a great light through the darkness in ch. viii. 5-ix. 6, is... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 11:1-16

1. Rod out of the stem] RV ’shoot out of the stock,’ implying that the tree has been cut down. The Assyrians have been compared in the vv. preceding to cedars, which when felled throw out no fresh suckers; now the house of David is likened to an oak whose life remains in it after it has been cut down (Isaiah 6:13). From the royal family of Judah, though it may seem ruined, is to spring the ideal Ruler in the future. It has been already implied (Isaiah 9:7), and is here expressly stated, that... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 11:5

(5) Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins . . .—The image of clothing as the symbol of habit or character was already familiar (Psalms 109:18-19). The repetition of “girdle” has needlessly offended some fastidious critics, but the emphasis of iteration is quite after Isaiah’s manner (Isaiah 15:8; Isaiah 16:7; Isaiah 17:12-13). It perhaps implies an upper and a lower girdle as the symbol of complete equipment. In the “loins girt about with truth” of Ephesians 6:14, we may probably trace... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 11:1-16

The Shoot Out of the Dry Stock Isaiah 11:1 I. In that story of the shoot out of the dry stock two thoughts, as it were, compete for utterance. 1. There is the thought that God in Christ finds us where we are and not other where, meets us in the weary day which our pilgrimage has actually reached, demands of us no impossible return to the beginning of our lives. He has a new growth for the cut-down stock. There is no uprooting, no fresh seed; but from the old tree springs the leaf of joy. 2. In... read more

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