passages that seem to reflect the hope for a righteous king in the context of his own time. In the first two of these passages (7:14–16; 9:2–7), the prophet seems hopeful that such a righteous ruler might be near at hand in Israel’s future. Some think that today’s passage from chapter 11 reflects Isaiah’s growing sense that such a righteous ruler might be in the future beyond his own lifetime. The peaceable kingdom (vv. 6–9) represents the final consummation of God’s kingdom, not something Isaiah