A Child - Isaiah 11:6-9

Isaiah 11:6-9 ESV

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,

and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,

and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;

and a little child shall lead them.

The cow and the bear shall graze;

their young shall lie down together;

and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra,

and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.

They shall not hurt or destroy

in all my holy mountain;

for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord

as the waters cover the sea.

Who might this child in these verses be? Is this not the shoot from the stump of Jessie, the branch which shall bear fruit?

A child has been given who brings peace to the world, who will rule with justice and wisdom, and who will defeat the power of the snake. 

The interpretation of the divinity of this child is further supported by the threefold presentation of the peace this child brings. The child is described as little, nursing, and weaned. 

Finally, His holy mountain is declared safe, and all those in Christ will be saved and will dwell there on that Rock. 

The knowledge of the Lord has displaced the darkness of the deep. The earth is given shape and is filled with the light of the Lord.