Twas Many Nights Before Christmas

King James Version Chapter 9

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

And the government shall be upon his shoulder:

And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God,

The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,

Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,

To order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice

From henceforth even for ever.

The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

King James Version Chapter 9

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

And the government shall be upon his shoulder:

And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God,

The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,

Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,

To order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice

From henceforth even for ever.

The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

“Twas Many, Many Nights Before Christmas,”

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

and the government shall be upon his shoulder:

and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

These verses were given to Isaiah the Prophet some 700 years before Jesus was born.

The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6–7 KJV 1900

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: And the government shall be upon his shoulder: And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, To order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice From henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,

and the government shall be upon his shoulder:

And the government shall be upon his shoulder:

upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,

to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice

and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,

And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God,

from henceforth even for ever.

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,

These verses were given to Isaiah the Prophet some 700 years before Jesus was born.

Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,

These verses were given to Isaiah the Prophet some 700 years before Jesus was born.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

To order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice

From henceforth even for ever.

2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth:

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

for the Lord hath spoken,

Jesus was not just an afterthought of God’s after He created man and saw that man sinned and He had to do something about it. Jesus has always been and will always be. Jesus was to come to earth in the flesh and live among men and be the final sacrifice for our and all mankind’s sins. God’s plan was to inform mankind about this so as it not to be a total surprise and confuse everyone. But, of course, God knew the mind of people, and only a few understood what was going.

I have nourished and brought up children,

and they have rebelled against me.

Regarding Jesus’ birth—: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”

Isaiah received his visions in the days of "Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, andHezekiah, kings of Judah" (). It is generally thought the visionof the throne scene which occurred "in the year Uzziah died" () was the beginning point of his ministry as a prophet (ca. 739 B.C.). In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 3 And one cried unto another, and said,Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts:the whole earth is full of his glory.4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.9 And he said, Go, and tell this people,Hear ye indeed, but understand not;and see ye indeed, but perceive not. According to Jewish tradition, Isaiah was executed by Manasseh only a few years after he ascended the throne. One source describes Isaiah as having been sawn asunder with a wooden saw (cf. ). This would mean Isaiah prophesied during a period of approximately fifty years (ca.739-690 B.C.). ISAIAH, THE TIMES It was a time of great political turmoil for the nation of Judah.Assyria was expanding its empire, attacking Israel and Syria to thenorth. When Judah refused to join a coalition with Israel and Syriato resist Assyria, Judah was attacked by Israel and Syria inretaliation. As Judah seriously considered inviting Assyria to help, Isaiah sought to encourage the king and the people to trust only inJehovah. King Ahaz of Judah rejected Isaiah's advice and asked Assyria to come to his aid. Assyria accepted, and the capital of Israel (Samaria) fell in 722 B.C. (Hendriksen) It soon became apparent that Judah was next on Assyria's hit list.Judah began looking to Egypt in the south for help. Once again, Isaiah counseled the nation to make no alliances but trust only in the Lord. King Hezekiah heeded Isaiah and God rewarded his faith by destroying the Assyrian host (). But in a moment of weakness Hezekiah showed the ambassadors from Babylon (Assyria's enemy) the house of his treasures (). This prompted Isaiah to foretell that the king's treasures and his descendants would be taken away to Babylon (Isa39:5-7). With this prophecy as an introduction, in chapters 40-66Isaiah speaks from the viewpoint of Babylonian exile and foretells ofcoming pardon, deliverance, and restoration. (ibid.) During this time God sent several prophets to Israel and Judah. Hosea(750-725 B.C.) prophesied mainly to Israel, the northern ten tribes.Micah (735-700 B.C.) together with Isaiah spoke primarily to Judah inthe south. The two major themes in Isaiah are "Trust in the Holy One of Israel" - "The Messiah to come and the glory of His age"

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

Jesus was not just an afterthought of God’s after He created man and saw that man sinned and He had to do something about it. Jesus has always been and will always be. Jesus is not a created being, He is Jesus, the Son of God.

: “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Concerning Jesus' ministry and death—: “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” : “Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.” Likely the clearest prophecy about Jesus is the entire 53rd chapter of Isaiah. is especially unmistakable: “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.” The “seventy sevens” prophecy in Daniel chapter 9 predicted the precise date that Jesus, the Messiah, would be “cut off.” accurately describes the beating that Jesus endured. :10predicts the “piercing” of the Messiah, which occurred after Jesus died on the cross. Many more examples could be provided, but these will suffice. The Old Testament most definitely prophesies the coming of Jesus as the Messiah.

And the government shall be upon his shoulder:

And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God,

Jesus was to come to earth in the flesh and live among men and be the final sacrifice for our and all mankind’s sins. God gave Isaiah a vision of the coming of the Savior of the world, Isaiah was to inform the Jewish people

The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

: Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign;

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,

Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,

Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,

and shall call his name Immanuel.

To order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,

From henceforth even for ever.

to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

from henceforth even forever.

: “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Concerning Jesus' ministry and death—: “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” : “Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.” Likely the clearest prophecy about Jesus is the entire 53rd chapter of Isaiah. is especially unmistakable: “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.” The “seventy sevens” prophecy in Daniel chapter 9 predicted the precise date that Jesus, the Messiah, would be “cut off.” accurately describes the beating that Jesus endured. :10predicts the “piercing” of the Messiah, which occurred after Jesus died on the cross. Many more examples could be provided, but these will suffice. The Old Testament most definitely prophesies the coming of Jesus as the Messiah.

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

: “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Concerning Jesus' ministry and death—: “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” : “Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.” Likely the clearest prophecy about Jesus is the entire 53rd chapter of Isaiah. is especially unmistakable: “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.” The “seventy sevens” prophecy in Daniel chapter 9 predicted the precise date that Jesus, the Messiah, would be “cut off.” accurately describes the beating that Jesus endured. :10predicts the “piercing” of the Messiah, which occurred after Jesus died on the cross. Many more examples could be provided, but these will suffice. The Old Testament most definitely prophesies the coming of Jesus as the Messiah.