Isaiah/Part Two:                              “Leadership Perfection”

                                          Isaiah 11:1-16

•  We left off  with the Ax falling on Assyria: Isaiah  10:33-34
• The Ax also fell on Israel: Isaiah 6:13

       Five Characteristics of the Perfect Leader:

1.         He is Led by the Spirit

• The Messiah like David will be empowered by the Holy Spirit: 1 Samuel 16:13
• The words counsel and might appear as strategy and military strength: Isaiah 36:5; Isaiah 9:6
•  The current King had unhealthy fear:  Isaiah 7:2
•  This is healthy fear: Proverbs 1:7
•  The fear of the Lord is about behavior: John 8:29
• We need to bring back healthy fear: Romans 14:10

 

2.         He Dispenses Justice

• He knows the heart of man: John 2:24-25
• He will not take advantage of those without influence, like the rulers of Isaiah’s day: Isaiah 3:14-15
• His word becomes a weapon: Hebrews 4:12

 

 

3.         He Provides Peace & Unity

• It is a picture of the whole creation put back into joint: Romans  8:19-21
• In the Messiah’s day death will be conquered: 1 Corinthians 15:55

 

4.         He Rally’s the Faithful (Banner)

•  He raised the banner for destruction: Isaiah 5:26
•  Here, for Salvation: John 12:32
• Four quarters: equal to the ends of the earth: Matthew  24:30-31
•  The war may be a spiritual not a physical: Ephesians  6:10-12

 

5.         He Makes a Way for His People

• God makes a way for us to come to him: John 3:16

 

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