Discover how Jesus fulfills Isaiah’s prophecy as the Shoot from the stump of Jesse in this Advent devotion. “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.” (Isaiah 11:1) Isaiah gives us one of the most hope-filled prophecies in Scripture: out of what looks like a dead stump—cut down, hopeless, and forgotten—God will bring forth new life. Jesse, the father of King David, represents the royal line of Israel. Though that royal line would later be reduced to ruin, God promised something astonishing: a shoot would rise from that stump. A new King. A righteous King. A Messiah.