Thursday, March 3, 2011

Isa 11, 5-9 Justice shall be the band around his waist

(Isa 11, 5-9) Justice shall be the band around his waist

[5] Justice shall be the band around his waist, and faithfulness a belt upon his hips. [6] Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; The calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them. [7] The cow and the bear shall be neighbors, together their young shall rest; the lion shall eat hay like the ox. [8] The baby shall play by the cobra's den, and the child lay his hand on the adder's lair. [9] There shall be no harm or ruin on all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the LORD, as water covers the sea.

(CCC 1286) In the Old Testament the prophets announced that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on the hoped-for Messiah for his saving mission (Cf. Isa 11:2; 61:1; Lk 4:16-22). The descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus at his baptism by John was the sign that this was he who was to come, the Messiah, the Son of God (Cf. Mt 3:13-17; Jn 1:33-34). He was conceived of the Holy Spirit; his whole life and his whole mission are carried out in total communion with the Holy Spirit whom the Father gives him "without measure" (Jn 3:34).

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