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The Root of Jesse referenced here is a descendent of the father or lineage of
David, his ancestors, and his descendants. Prophetically, the application is
to a Jewish father and a son destined to rule. Does this refer to David or the
son of David? Is it applicable today in reference to a worldly ruler, or one
who will spiritually deliver humanity from evil? This speaks of a future time,
and that future time is for us today. What is the significance?
The purity of God’s chosen is consistent with a spiritual understanding of
the Divine perspective. God anoints the chosen. From a human point of
view, we must see with spiritual eyes, because the lineage of our heritage is
no longer pure genetic quality. There is no pure human lineage or line
dating back to year 1, 2, 3 BC and thereafter. Genetic purity is no longer
constant, but the spiritual connotations are accurate. The word
de s c endan t s
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therefore, pertains to a human origin; the seed of man certainly has a
spiritual and physical relevance, but the relevance is within a person(s).
These descendants share their spiritual lineage with the faithful of old. The
spiritually pure of the past are tied to those in the present and future, and
the common heritage is a pure heart and faithfulness to one God and
Father of all. The will of each individual is the deciding factor as to whether
one is a descendant by choice.
This meaning includes the seed that was extended through Ishmael and
Isaac as the seed of Abraham, because the full reality is the spiritual
relativity and not just the physical lineage, except that the seed of man is
significant to a human lineage—not a Divine essence as a seed. The first
son was not intended to accomplish what the second son was given to
accomplish. A truer sense of the analogy of these two sons is this: the first-
born was taken to another place, so the second son would complete what
the first-born son would not complete.
You must always remember that the physical dimension is merely an
expression of the spiritual. Ultimately, the final determination of justice is
conditional on the spiritual state of the individual, as “reborn” of the spirit
of God.
This scriptural passage gets right to the heart of the matter. As you reflect
on it, keep in mind that a word may be true to its meaning, but different in
application according to the time in which it is to be confirmed. This
passage was given by Isaiah and appears in many other places. It is certainly
relative to Isaiah’s prophecy confirmed by Jesus’s testimony: “In them is
