Isaiah 9:6
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.

Application: 

Here we see another messianic prophecy. Its language is precise. Isaiah said a child will be born for us and a son will be given to us (emphasis added). This tells us that Jesus had to be born as a child to come to us, but he is also the preexistent Son of God who was given to us. 

The child would be born in time and space in Bethlehem, but the Son has existed from all eternity. Since the government will be on his shoulders, a reference to Jesus’s coming rule in the millennial kingdom, he rightly bears the great names ascribed to him: Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

Here again, we see the “near” and “far” aspects that frequently appear in Old Testament prophecy. Jesus was born two thousand years ago as a child, but the government of the universe has yet to be placed “on his shoulders.” This will occur at his coronation as King of kings and Lord of lords in the millennium.

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 643.

To God be the glory!

Our Lord Jesus Christ created everything! By Him, For Him!

“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26

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