Who/what is Jesse?
This reference to the stump of Jesse gives no background as to who Jesse is, or what a "stump" would mean in this context. Research revealed that the references to trees or parts of a tree (vines, stumps, etc.) should be understood as a family tree of sorts, from the ancestry of Jesse, which leads to Jesus. (Brewer's) Therefore, this line is in reference to the birth of Jesus in the future.
"Jesse or Jesse Tree." Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. London: Chambers Harrap, 2012. Credo Reference. Web. 3 Feb 2015
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