Isaiah 11:2-5
“And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD... but with righteousness shall he judge the poor... and righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins.”
King James Version
The sevenfold Spirit resting on the shoot of Jesse — the Messianic King who judges with righteousness for the poor and slays the wicked with the breath of His mouth.
Fulfillment References
Isaiah 11:1 Revelation 19:15 2 Thessalonians 2:8 John 3:34
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe Spirit of the LORD rests fully on Jesus (John 3:34) — the one God's own Spirit anointing the Man who judges in righteousness.
JewishThe Spirit-endowed Davidic king who judges with perfect justice — a central portrait of the awaited Messiah (Mashiach ben David).
CatholicFulfilled in Christ, on whom the sevenfold Spirit rests (the 'gifts of the Spirit'), the righteous Judge.
ProtestantThe Messianic King anointed with the Spirit, judging in righteousness; 'the breath of his mouth' applied to Christ in 2 Thess. 2:8 and Rev. 19:15.
OrthodoxChrist the righteous Judge, on whom the fullness of the Spirit rests.
DispensationalThe Spirit-anointed Messiah who will judge and reign in righteousness in the millennial kingdom.
AcademicScholars read the 'sevenfold spirit' as the ideal royal endowment; a classic royal-messianic oracle of the Davidic ideal king.
Open the full interactive entry →
Cross-references, Hebrew/Greek, Dead Sea Scrolls notes, study tools and multi-tradition analysis in the interactive explorer.
Bible Prophecy Explorer · based on J. Barton Payne’s Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy catalogue · an openly Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal study resource — all traditions presented fairly. Pastor: C. Myles Young, PhD · Bishop: Nathaniel J. Wilson, Ed.D.