Luther’s Works, Volume 16 (Biblia.com)

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Luther treats Isaiah and his message as one still relevant for modern times, in fact for all time. The lesson is that God in Jesus Christ comes to the rescue of God’s people in God’s own good time, just as God did to the nation and government of the Jews in Isaiah’s time. Meanwhile, God’s people are to await God’s help in complete confidence and not rely on self-help and on alliances with other...

CHAPTER ELEVEN 1. There shall come forth a Shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. THIS chapter does not cohere with the preceding ones, as it seems, since it treats of a different subject. But the ability to recognize the coherence of the prophets is important. For the prophets did not speak as drunk and raving men, mixing diverse subjects together. But the Holy Spirit is the best rhetorician and logician, and therefore He speaks most clearly. The first item discussed

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