Isaiah 11:3

"The LORD’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD."

Key Reflection

This passage speaks of a divine anointing that endows its bearer with a holistic spiritual capacity, encompassing wisdom, understanding, strategic insight, strength, knowledge, and reverence for the Lord. These attributes together form a comprehensive gift of the Holy Spirit, preparing the individual to govern justly and wisely.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And shall make him of quick understanding -(והריחוvahărı̂ychô) The Septuagint renders this, ‘And the spirit of the fear of God shall fill him.’ The Chaldee, ‘And the Lord shall draw him near to him in his fear.’ The Syriac, ‘And he shall be resplendent (like the sun, or the stars) in the fear of the Lord.’ The Hebrew word used here is probably derived fromריחrêyach, used only in Hiphil, “to smell;” and is kindred withרוחrûach, “wind, breath,” for fragrant substances “breathe out” an odor. - “Gesenius.” It then denotes “to take delight in smelling”Exodus 30:38;Leviticus 26:31; and thence, by an easy transition, to take delight in anything;Amos 5:21.

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