Prov. 25-27; Rom. 15

12 And again, Isaiah says:


“ There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.” Rom. 15:12

This quote from Isaiah 11:10 was a shocking prophecy to the Jews. The Jews always saw the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as their God. Gentiles were primarily excluded from the faith even though there had been provision in the law for gentile proselytes, the Israelites had pretty much given up on the rest of the world to such extent that only the evidence of Gentiles speaking in tongues would convince the Apostle Peter that God had accepted them. This happened well after the resurrection of Christ. But Isaiah prophecies that this root of Jesse, the father of David, would rise to reign over the Gentiles and He did rise from the dead to reign over Gentiles and in Him Gentiles shall hope. He is our only hope and the only hope of the world. How this very clear word of prophecy could pass by the Jewish scholars, rabbis and teachers, I don’t know, maybe it was just their prejudice or preconceived theology that caused them to miss the messiah when he came the first time to give the world hope. But for every prophecy of his first coming there are three about his second coming and there will still be people who will not be ready. 2 Peter 3:4 Says in the last days people will be saying “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” But the Lord will come in an hour that you think not. As long as Gentiles are still submitting to his reign and finding hope in him, I will still be looking up for the coming of the Lord.

Pastor Rick