Child is given

Christ the “Messiah”

Isaiah 9:6–7 (NKJV)

6 For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a Son is given;

And the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called

Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of His government and peace

There will be no end,

Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,

To order it and establish it with judgment and justice

From that time forward, even forever.

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

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For - This set the ground for the following expectations

Unto Us - For the Jews first and then the Gentiles

Luke 2:11 NKJV

11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Onto us a Son is given - God’s gratuitous gift

John 3:16 NKJV

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Romans 6:23 NKJV

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Isaiah 7:14 NKJV

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.

Immanuel means God with us.

“the government will be upon His shoulder.”

Isaiah 22:22 NKJV

22 The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; So he shall open, and no one shall shut; And he shall shut, and no one shall open.

Daniel 7:13–14 NKJV

13 “I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him. 14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.

His name will be called....

Wonderful -

“Wonderful” in Hebrew is “pala”- indicates something uncommon or out of the ordinary. It reflects a phenomenon lying outside the realm of human explanation.

Judges 13:18 NKJV

18 And the Angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?”

Micah 5:4 NKJV

4 And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth;

Counselor -

Psalm 16:7 NKJV

7 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.

Romans 11:33 NKJV

33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

Colossians 2:3 NKJV

3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Mighty God -

Psalm 24:8 NKJV

8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.

Titus 2:13 NKJV

13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

Everlasting Father -

Most Kings reign will come to an end but Jesus’ reign will never end.

John 10:30 NKJV

30 I and My Father are one.”

John 14:9 NKJV

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Prince of Peace -

Luke 2:14 NKJV

14 “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

Ephesians 2:14 NKJV

14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,

“Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end -

Daniel 2:44 NKJV

44 And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

Upon the throne of David and over His Kingdom -

1 Kings 8:25 NKJV

25 Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk before Me as you have walked before Me.’

Jeremiah 3:17 NKJV

17 “At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts.

Luke 1:32 NKJV

32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

To order it and establish it with judgement and justice -

Isaiah 42:21 NKJV

21 The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake; He will exalt the law and make it honorable.

Psalm 45:6 NKJV

6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Psalm 9:6–8 NKJV

6 O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished. 7 But the Lord shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. 8 He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.