Isaiah 9:6

Isaiah 9:6 NASB 95

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.

Government

We tend to hear this word and think about nations, cities, etc, but government here is not talking about localities.

Government means rule or dominion; authority

Rest

Hebrew term is translated many different ways in the OT, but the basic meaning it to be or become

Authority belongs to Christ

He will be called:

Wonderful Counselor

counsel; to give advice

Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Hebrew (Old Testament) 3446 יוֹעֵץ

one who speaks and urges certain directions of actions or thought, implying the advice given is considered wise and valuable

Jesus is not merely counselor, but wonderful counselor

Astonishingly; incomprehensibly

Mighty God

“el” is the Hebrew term for God or gods

Strong, mighty; champion, mighty warrior, hero

Eternal Father

everlasting; no beginning or end

He was, and is, and is to come

Father has become a trigger word for many because of difficult family upbringings, but that does not change the fact that God is our Father: our beginning

Prince of Peace

Chief, ruler, official, captain, commander, quartermaster; superintend; oversee a task with implied authority

“Shalom”

New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries: Updated Edition 7965 שָׁלוֹם (shalom)

completeness, soundness, welfare,