פירוש על ישעיהו 11:1

And a shoot shall spring forth from the stem of Jesse And if you say, ‘Here are consolations for Hezekiah and his people, that they shall not fall into his hands. Now what will be with the exile that was exiled to Halah and Habor, is their hope lost?’ It is not lost! Eventually, the King Messiah shall come and redeem them.

1. Dont be surprised by the great Nissim Hashem is doing becuase a time will come that Hashem will do greater nissim. talking about the time of moshiach

The majority of commentators apply this chapter to the Messiah, as if the prophet said, The Assyrian army, which is now attacking Jerusalem, will perish; but besides this partial deliverance, a time of complete redemption will come for Jerusalem. R. Moses Hakkohen refers the chapter to Hezekiah, on account of its being the continuation of the prophecy recorded in the preceding chapter.¹Ibn Ezra does not directly decide in favour of either opinion, but tries throughout the chapter to show that both views can be fairly upheld. The connection with the preceding chapter, however, which is to recommend the view of R. Moses Hakkohen, is a very feeble support, since the transition from momentary relief to the lasting Messianic redemption, even in one and the same chapter, would be quite natural.

a shoot [This is symbolic of] the royal scepter.

חטר Rod. Comp. חוטרא, the Chaldæan translation of .מטה

and a twig an expression of a sapling.

גזע Seed.²A. V., The stem. Ibn Ezra does not give the derivation of the word; in the three passages of the Bible where it occurs, it can be translated either stem, or seed.

and a twig shall sprout from its roots and the entire section, and at the end (v. 11), “And it shall come to pass, that on that day, the Lord shall apply His hand again...[from Assyria]...Hence, [it is obvious] that this prophecy was said to console those exiled to Assyria.

נצר Branch. Comp. 14:19.

And there shall come forth, etc. Hezekiah was very young at the time of this prophecy.³Comp. ix., note 9.