Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb"
Text: Isaiah 11:6
THE MESSIANIC REIGN
The Messianic reign would be a true utopia. In that kingdom, the impossible would be commonplace!
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.
The cow and the bear shall graze;
Their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole,
And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD
As the waters cover the sea.”
Isaiah 11:6-9
1. The animal kingdom would be transformed.
a) There would be no hostility.
b) There would be perfect harmony.
c) There would be no predator nor prey.
d) The transformed scenario would require a divine power to be at work.
i) The wolf beside the lamb.
ii) The leopard beside the young goat.
iii) The lion beside the young calf.
iv) And a little child shall lead all of them as if this was a normal occurrence.
e) A further picture given.
i) The cow and the bear grazing together.
ii) Their young ones are at peace with one another.
iii) The lion and the ox share a meal of straw together.
2. The children
a) The nursing child does not need to fear the deadly cobra.
b) The weaned child is unafraid of putting his hand in the viper’s den.
3. A divine word of assurance.
a) In the Messianic kingdom, no one will hurt another.
b) The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
c) The presence and the power of the LORD would transform the earth
into a glorious paradise.