The Root & Shoot of Jesse

The idea of the Branch comes from both prophets, Isaiah and Jeremiah. They develop the expectation of an ideal Davidic ruler, who is identified as “the Branch” and will reign over an eternal kingdom. “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.” (Isaiah 11:1, NIV). In Romans 15:12, Paul connects Jesus descending from Jesse to the hope of the Gentiles, too.