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A shoot from the stump. PROPHETIC PROMISE | New growth from Jesse’s stump introduces the ruler upon whom the Spirit rests. The plant is a visual metaphor for the promised line.
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Isaiah 11:1-2

A shoot from the stump

A Shoot from Jesse · Isaiah 11

Story guide: PROPHETIC PROMISE | New growth from Jesse’s stump introduces the ruler upon whom the Spirit rests. The plant is a visual metaphor for the promised line.

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1Then a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

2And the Spirit of Yahweh will rest on him: a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and might, a spirit of knowledge and the fear of Yahweh.

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