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A Tale of
two Sons
Isaiah 9:6-7
The Son of Destruction
• Predicted Name: Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz – “the
spoil speeds; the prey hastens” (8:1-3)
• Predicted Destruction: Damascus, just 150
miles away, will be destroyed and looted (8:4)
• Reign of Terror: see 8:21-22; staccato-like
description lit., “distress and darkness, gloom
pressure, being banished into extreme
blackness.”
The son of glory
• God will deliver Jerusalem in both a way both
unexpected and unprecedented (9:1-4).
• This deliverance will picture an even greater
salvation through a distant son (9:6ff).
• Titles of Great Renown (Isaiah 9:6)
1. Wonderful Counselor: see Genesis 18:14; Exodus 3:20
2. Mighty God: Transcendent Heroism (see Prov. 30:30)
3. Everlasting Father: “Author of Forever”
4. Prince of Peace: Blessing, Prosperity, Certainty, Health
The son of glory
• Reign of Magnificent Consequence (Isaiah 9:7)
1. Eternal Reign: repeated idea both explicit and implicit
2. Assertive Reign: “Establish” means to determine, direct,
or make firm.
“Uphold” is a very strong verb of action –
in other contexts to prepare a large meal for a big party;
to prepare large timbers for a horizontal setting.
3. Prophetic Reign: the “David” rings out like canon shot on
a still morning – see 2 Samuel 7:13; Psalm 89:4.
The Son of David
• Jesus was born in the city of David – See Luke 2:11
• Jesus was born to a daughter of David – See Luke
3:31
• Jesus was born to a son of David – See Matthew 1:116
Here is why Jewish leaders, from Herod to the
Sanhedrin, felt so immediately threatened by Jesus of
Nazareth.
He possesses every right of kingship, and
they did not.
applications
• Christmas is about the dawn of a new era, the
beginning of a new beginning, wherein the
promised King begins to establish his eternal
Kingdom.
• Jesus’s mission is fundamentally regal – He arrived
to reclaim what belongs to Him.
• As we enjoy the nostalgia of the Christmas season,
let us worship the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the
conquering Root of David (Revelation 5:5).
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