Isaiah 11:2 - Exposition

The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him (comp, Matthew 3:16 ; Luke 2:40 ; Luke 4:1 , Luke 4:14 , Luke 4:18 ; John 3:34 , etc.). The human nature of our Lord required, and received abundantly, the sanctifying and enlightening influences of the Holy Spirit. These influences were not in him transient or occasional, as in too many men, who more or less " resist the Spirit," but permanent and enduring. They " rested upon " him; from first to last never quitted, and never will quit, him. The spirit of wisdom and understanding. The influences of the Holy Spirit are manifold, affecting the entire complex nature of man (see 1 Corinthians 12:8-11 ). Here, three pairs of graces are set forth as specially manifested in the Messiah through the power of the Spirit: