After years of exile, Israel longed for the coming Messiah. Isaiah prophesied that God would send a perfect king to restore his people and inaugurate God's peaceable kingdom. Jesus is the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy. He brings new life to the Davidic dynasty, as he was filled with the sevenfold Spirit of God. He establishes God's peaceable kingdom by making all things new and satisfying the ancient curse of sin. In the end, God will draw believers from every people group to himself through Jesus. Not only that, but he will deal faithfully with the remnant of Israel in the Last Day. As we wait for the kingdom to be present in full, we experience the peace of the kingdom through our relationship with Jesus Christ. Christmastime provides the perfect opportunity to renew our loyalty to King Jesus, and his great mercy gives us reason for joy.