God has turned away his righteous anger toward us, gathered us in comfort, and drawn us to the abundant wellsprings of salvation.

Our new calling in Christ requires a pattern of life no longer characterized by blind and unfeeling hearts as those dead in sin putrefy further.

By setting the root of Jesse as a banner, God gathers his chosen remnant both out of and from all the nations and gives them genuine unity.

The call to grow up into Christ includes: 1) Leaving aside childish instability and gullibility. 2) Discussing doctrine in love. 3) Receiving from Christ and sharing with the body.

The fruit of Christ's glorious work is a holy peace that pervades creation.

The way from where we begin to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ passes through the ministry of the word.

The recollection that his sufferings were for God's glory enabled the Lord Jesus to press on toward his approaching hour.

The rod from Jesse's stem is abundantly equipped by the Spirit of the Lord for all his messianic ministry and righteous judgment.

From the mediatorial fullness of the risen Christ, he supplies to every member of the church a gift with which to commune with Christ in service of others.

Although the Assyrian will lift up his rod, God calls on his people not to fear because a remnant will return to God.