Expositional Paper #1
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). When Isaiah prophesied of the coming of Jesus Christ the People of God were in fact going through very tough times. This prophecy was to fill God’s chosen people up with assurance and hope as they were treading through a harsh period. In this verse four titles or characteristics of Christ are given to the people through the prophet Isaiah. New Testament believers can still relate to this verse because it does inform us of Christ's eternal characteristics which are still alive, active and demonstrated to this day through the precious gift of the Holy Spirit.
Isaiah predicted the coming of Christ and His nature close to 800 years before his arrival. The name or characteristic of Christ being a Wonderful Counselor refers to Christ’s incomprehensible or limitless character. Isaiah also prophesied Christ as being a “El-Gibbor” which means Mighty God in the hebrew text and mentions Him as a powerful and mighty warrior. Everlasting Father refers to the Character of God himself manifested through His son Jesus Christ.
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Christ had no beginning and does not have an end. Christ is the image of the invisible God. Christ being called the father means of Him being the Head of those who are all within Him. Christ is the Father of those who believe in Him. Christ will always be our everlasting father. He is unchanging and eternal. He will always be the Father of the lost and hopeless. New testament believer can still relate to this because His power and His works are so obvious within the lives of those who give their hearts over to him. Christ will always be the same yesterday today and