After Isaiah

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will [a]rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6  NASB   AFTER ISAIAH   Can any name reveal my heart And not be stained like me? At…

A Marvelous Correction

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6  NASB (9:5 in the Hebrew text) Today’s word edition comes from a comment by Rodney…

The Government of God

“For I, the Lord, love justice,”   Isaiah 61:8  NASB Justice– Today the West is obsessed with democracy.  It so strongly believes in this Greek invention of self-governance that it celebrates when “democratically elected” officials are put into office even if those officials represent Islamic Jihadists.  Extending the Greek idea of populist power, the West sinks…

The Messiah and More

and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6  NASB Eternal Father – Handel made this verse familiar to all Christians.  His powerful musical presentation of the Messiah forever extolled the Name above all names.  But if Handel’s musical genius was so compelling, why don’t the Jews…

Prince of Peace

Some of you asked about the passage Isaiah 9:6 and the compound name in that verse.  Here is a look at that name, written around Christmas 2007. For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be…

The Help Desk

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6 Prince of Peace – The last title in Isaiah’s name for the child is the…

Irrevocable

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6 Eternal Father – Did you think that Jesus was the first to call God “Father”?…

Warrior, Champion and Hero

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6 Mighty God – Now we discover that this child is the champion of the universe,…

What’s In A Name

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6 Pele-yoez – So, you’re looking at these words in bold and thinking, “What is that? …

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:3

and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace   Isaiah 9:6 Prince of Peace –What does Isaiah’s incredible phrase sar-shalom (Prince of Peace) have to do with Paul’s statement about the man as the head of the woman (1 Corinthians 11:3)?  The answer lies in what Isaiah does not…