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Isaiah 9:6 (ESV)
6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Opening Prayer
What’s Going On Here?
I want to give you some context about the Kingdom...
2 Chronicles 25:2 (ESV)
2 And he [Amaziah] did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart.
2 Chronicles 26:4 (ESV)
4 And he [Uzziah] did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
2 Chronicles 27:2 (ESV)
2 And [Jotham] did what was right in the eyes of the Lord according to all that his father Uzziah had done, except he did not enter the temple of the Lord.
But the people still followed corrupt practices.
2 Chronicles 28:1–2 (ESV)
1 Ahaz...did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done, 2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel.
He even made metal images for the Baals,
King Ahaz is reigning in the passages of Isaiah that we’re looking at this morning.
It’s a time of great idolatry.
A time where not only the King...
But the majority of the nation had turned away from the Lord.
It was a time of many armies warring against Judah.
Assyria, Syria, Egypt, the Philistines, the Edomites...
Even the nothern kingdom of Israel with Syria was against Judah...
It was a horrific time of war & suffering...
And, a time of feeling the wrath of their enemies upon them.
In Chapter 6, Isaiah volunteers to be a mouthpiece for God...
And God tells Isaiah, you will speak for me, but:
The people won’t listen to Truth.
The people won’t care about Truth.
The people won’t see the blessing of Truth.
The people won’t seek to understand the Truth.
And, Isaiah’s response was like...
How long do I have to do that?
And, God responds with...
Until the land is desolate and without inhabitants.
And yet still, in spite of all of this...
God is Gracious
We come to Isaiah 9 and God gives this promise...
A promise that God will deliver His people.
There is a time coming that there will be peace for God’s people.
A time in which God will save His people...
And there will be a new government...
A government that is sustained by a child.
It’s interesting to note that what God is promising, will be done similar to the day of Midian.
You’ll remember that Gideon defeated a huge coalition of armies with just 300 men because God intervened.
A huge victory at the hands of such a small package.
Here in Isaiah 9, we are told that there will be an even bigger victory...
A much more significant victory for the people of God...
In a much smaller package…a child.
Isaiah 9:6 (ESV)
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given;
This points us back to Isaiah 7:14 and elaborates on what is foretold there...
Isaiah 7:14 (ESV)
14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
This Son that will come from a virgin...
He will be God in the midst of us.
This God-Son, God-Man will bring deliverance to the people of the Lord.
And, a sign of his arrival will be his virgin birth from a good, moral woman.
Now, look back at...
Isaiah 9:6 (ESV)
6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
Not only is a child born from a virgin...
He is given to us through the virgin.
John 3:16 (ESV)
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
God the Father sent His son to take upon flesh and take on the nature of those whom He represents at the judgment seat of God.
And, God the Son takes the mission & completes the mission…
Perfectly in righteousness...
Because of the joy it brings Him and the Godhead.
Now, I want us to look at some of the descriptions of the Deliverer–King–Son.
Attributes of the King–Son
Isaiah 9:6 (ESV)
6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
We’re told the government will be upon His shoulder.
Governmental Officers used to wear insignia on their shoulder to show that they were in charge of sustaining the government.
It is in stark contrast with the yoke and staff of the oppressors that were, at this time, on the shoulders of Israel.
The yoke of the Son–King will be easy.
He will deliver His people from the domain of darkness where rulers are corrupt...
And, use their power for personal gain at the expense of all others.
But, in this Deliver’s use of power and authority...
We shall say of Him...
his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor,
He is a Wonderful Counselor
This is literally...
A Wonder of a Counselor
This word translated wonderful...
Is used in the majority to speak of the Lord and His works.
It is the nearest word in the Hebrew language to signify the supernatural.
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