- What are the characteristics of the “shoot” (descendant) who will emerge from the “root of Yishai” (Davidic family)?
- What is “ruah Adonai”? Is it a mystical experience or is it defined in the second half of the Isaiah 11:2?
- Does Isaiah 11:3 imply that the judgment will be supernatural or that evidence will be carefully sifted and objective rulings will be forthcoming after due exploration?
- How does Isaiah 11:4 fulfill a keen desire of the prophet previously expressed in terms of describing a social evil of consequence?
- In Isaiah 11:5 what is the fundamental characteristic which has been encountered again and again as most important?
- How does the prophet describe peace and serenity in Isaiah 11:6-8?
- If destruction is to end, what is the essential precursor in terms of knowledge?
- Does Isaiah 11:10 indicate that the kingdom to be established will elicit admiration or something other from other nations?
- And, with the establishment of justice, what are the ancillary results for the scattered folk of Israel?
- Would Isaiah 11:13 indicate that the relationship between fellow Jews in Judea and Ephraim was one of tolerance, closeness, or enmity?
- In sum, then, after a number of panegyrics, how does Isaiah 11:11 strike the reader/auditor?
