Isaiah 9:6
6 For unto us a child [yeled] is born, [yalad] unto us a
son [ben] is given: [nathan] and the government [misrah]
shall be upon his shoulder: [shakem] and his
name [shem] shall be called [qara'] Wonderful, [pele']
Counsellor, [ya`ats] The mighty [gibbowr] God, ['el] The everlasting [`ad] Father, ['ab] The Prince [sar] of Peace. [shalowm] KJV-Interlinear
6 For a child
will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on
His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. NASB
And here we have the most
unique passage in the Bible, naming and combining man and God into one unique
person, the unique person of the universe and in all of existence, both man and
God, who is the Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ.
A child is born. The word for child, ‘yeled,’ refers to a lad,
an offspring of the father, a young man.
This child is a male, is God and the son of man.
He is born. He did not
descend down out of the clouds or out of heaven. He did not materialize out of thin air. He was to be born as is the natural manner of
all human babies. He was to be carried in
the womb, formed as all children are formed, and then at the end of the nine
month period, will be born out from the womb of his human mother, again, as is
the natural method for all babies.
A son is given,
reemphasizes the child is a boy, and that he is given.
The son is a gift from
God. He is given out of love and principle, to man. Man has no claim on the child. Man did not create the child. When human life
was imputed into the new born baby, at the point of birth, that life came from
God and was and is God. The God of life
and the life of God came into the child.
Man did not create that life. Man
cannot create life at all. All of this
was a gift, but more than that, it was a miracle that only God could bring into
being.
Government on his
shoulders, means that he is to rule. And
more than that, upon his shoulders, means that the government will rest upon
him as an integral part of his being.
Government and rule are his destiny and in his essence. The child will not become a part of
government, but government will emanate from within him. He will become the source and essence of
government.
And different names will
be ascribed to him. They will not be
arbitrary names, but descriptions of his nature and reputation, that are
rightfully assigned and given to him, because they are him.
Wonderful, means to
separate, to distinguish, to make great, and is where we obtain the connotation
of a miracle or phenomenal proportions.
Wonderful is an understatement for it comes with overwhelming awe.
Counselor, denotes one of
massive wisdom and rank of honor with no comparison. As the eminent ruler and counselor with phenomenal
wisdom, he is qualified to guide and direct humanity, thus he controls history
by means of his wisdom. He is history
and the corner stone of history, around which all things are determined.
The mighty God, defines
the child as God. Too, the word for God
can also mean hero, king or conqueror, but those names also apply to him. The male human child is also God, the victor
and ruler, the one who guides and controls history.
The child is born, but
God is eternal.
The everlasting father,
designates the one who sires history and the future. For out of him, all of eternity will be
determined. Everlasting means
eternal. Father, is the title of not God
the Father, but Christ who gives life and history and all of creation a new
beginning by means of his presence and work.
The prince of peace, is
the final title given to him in this verse.
Peace is the absence of conflict, of turmoil, of insecurity, of burdens
of any and all kinds. Peace is the
objective of the spiritual life, the attainment of which spiritual maturity
produces within the soul by means of spiritual growth and production.
The ultimate peace will
occur after one has lived their life, advancing to spiritual maturity, rising
in the resurrection, standing before the judgment seat of Christ, entering into
the new universe and finally possessing ones eternal reward. That is the objective, meaning and purpose,
and ultimate goal and completion of your life.
Sadly few will attain all
of that, as too many have their eyes on the life of this world, and not on life
for eternity.
Isaiah has painted a
picture of battles, conflicts, sieges, dimness, and thick darkness. But out of
the north, in Galilee there was light. It was the light rising in the distant
and darkened northern region. And the
joy and celebration of the people, the material of war laid waste, came the
image of peace ensuing. The light
expanding and becoming more intense as the darkness faded, until he saw in this
region a man child, the prince of peace, the son of righteousness. The eye of
the prophet gazed carefully on that scene, and was fixed on that portion of the
picture. He sees the Messiah in his office, and
describes him as already come, and as born unto the nation and family.
This is what God has
given you.
