Isa 11:10-16 | TNotes | STEP | 11:10 the heir to David’s throne: Literally the root of Jesse (11:1 ; Rev 5:5 ; 22:16 ). • The Messiah will bring salvation to all the world (Isa 2:1-5 ). Members of other nations will even serve as priests and Levites (66:20-21 ), but only if they repent and believe in the true God.

11:10 ^a the heir to David’s throne: Literally the root of Jesse (11:1 ^b; Rev 5:5 ^c; 22:16 ^d).

• The Messiah will bring salvation to all the world (Isa 2:1-5 ^e). Members of other nations will even serve as priests and Levites (66:20-21 ^f), but only if they repent and believe in the true God.
11:11 ^g The first time the Lord reached out his hand was at the Exodus; the second time will occur in the future when the Messiah gathers Gentiles (11:10 ^h) and his own people who live among the Gentile nations (11:11 ⁱ). The Exodus remained the paradigm of hope for those in exile (see 11:16 ^j; 35:8 ^k; 40:3 ^l; 43:19-20 ^m; 48:21 ⁿ).

• The remnant of his people included Israelites who survived the Assyrian and Babylonian invasions and were sent into exile.
11:13 ^o jealousy between Israel and Judah: The two kingdoms had become enemies during Judah’s war with the alliance of Syria and Israel (see 7:1-12 ^p). In the future, they would cooperate in joint military expeditions.
11:14 ^q Philistia to the west: The Philistines were Israel’s historic enemy.

• The nations to the east included the Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites. All foes would be vanquished.
Summary for Isa 11:15-16: 11:15-16 ^r Using imagery from Israel’s past exodus, Isaiah encouraged his listeners by promising that God would bring his people out of Assyria the way he brought them out of Egypt (Exod 14:29–15:18 ^s; see also Rev 16:12 ^t).