Isaiah 9:7

"For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

Key Reflection

This verse foretells the birth of a child who will bring about profound spiritual transformation, symbolizing the union of divine wisdom and sovereignty with humanity. The names given—"Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace"—highlight his multifaceted role as both a divine and human savior, promising an era of divine guidance and peace.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Of the increase ... -The word rendered “government” here,משׂרהmis'râh, means properly his government as a prince - his principality, and is a continuation of the idea in the previous verse, ‘the Prince of Peace.’ It means that his reign as a prince of peace - in extending and promoting peace, shall be unlimited. And peace -This does not signify in the original, as our translation would seem to do, that there should be no end to the increase of his peace, but that there should be no limit to peace, that is, that his reign should be one of unlimited peace. The whole is a description of a prosperous, wide-extended, ever-growing and unlimited empire of peace.

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